William Lopez

News

Ann Arbor residents spend guaranteed income on food, household supplies, housing

Jan 21, 2026

A new report on the Guaranteed Income to Grow Ann Arbor (GIG A2) pilot program, which was designed and implemented by Poverty Solutions, found that the top ways that guaranteed income recipients spent the money in 2024 was food, household supplies, a...

Seefeldt and Emily Shupp Parker tabling outside for GIG A2

News

Immigration policies: U-M experts can discuss

Feb 6, 2025

Immigration continues to be a priority in U.S. politics, with the federal government intensifying enforcement efforts through large-scale raids and with the transfer of certain detained migrants to Guantanamo Bay. These actions have fueled ongoing de...

Mara Ostfeld speaking at a Poverty Solutions event.

State & Hill

Piloting guaranteed income in U-M’s backyard

Dec 12, 2023

U-M researchers play role in reimagining social safety net in Ann Arbor and beyond For the nearly three decades Kristin Seefeldt (MPP ’96, PhD ’10) has lived and worked in Ann Arbor, her professional life studying and teaching about poverty issues...

News

New website answers child care providers' questions about Michigan child care subsidy

Nov 16, 2022

A new website answers child care providers' frequently asked questions about Michigan's Child Development and Care Subsidy—an underused resource that can help families pay for child care. The University of Michigan's Poverty Solutions developed...

A parent/guardian and two young children in masks walking outdoors (Credit: Shutterstock)

In the Media

"A new emergency number is required in the post-Roe world" - Kleiman and Lopez

Jul 27, 2022 Michigan Advance

Legal confusion in the wake of the Supreme Court's overturn of Roe v. Wade is engendering fear in women who may have miscarriages, Molly Kleinman, managing director of the Science, Technology, and Public Policy program, and William Lopez, affiliate f...

Photo of the Supreme Court of the United States building

News

U-M virtual series to explore racialized health, economic disparities stemming from COVID-19

Mar 29, 2022

The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy is kicking off a virtual event series this week with a discussion about the local impact of safety nets on communities of color during the COVID-19 pandemic. Panelists at Friday's event, ...

Lightly styled graphic with text that says "COVID-19 reflections: A series on race, health, and economic justice"

Stories that Shape Policy: Immigrant Narratives in the Public Sphere

Oct 20, 2025, 11:30 am-1:00 pm EDT

Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium (Room 1120)

The Trotter Distinguished Leadership Series and the Center for Racial Justice invite you to a compelling lunchtime conversation with Michigan State Senator Stephanie Chang (MPP/MSW '14), and Dr. William D. Lopez.

Unpacking U.S. Immigration Policy: What's at Stake for Our Communities?

Oct 9, 2025, 11:45 am-1:00 pm EDT

Trotter Multicultural Center, large meeting room

Join the Ford School’s Center for Racial Justice and the Trotter Multicultural Center for Unpacking U.S. Immigration Policy: What’s at Stake for Our Communities? Lunch will be served promptly at 11:45 am.

Bill Lopez, Kristina Fullerton Rico, Irene Romulo

Anti-racist and community-centered research approaches for a more just and equitable society

Jan 25, 2022, 3:00-4:30 pm EST

The session features the inaugural cohort of the ARC research and community impact fellows—U-M faculty members who are engaged in cutting-edge research and scholarship on racial inequality and justice and who use a variety of community-centered approaches to affect change in multiple systems and settings.

Anti-racist and community-centered research approaches for a more just and equitable society

Jan 25, 2022 1:31:54

This community conversation further explores the principles and practices of academic responsibility and academic freedom, and how these are effectively exercised in a diverse, inclusive and equitable campus community. January, 2022.

One family's story: People, policy, & the politics of deportation

Jan 21, 2019 1:22:00

Rachel Woolf, Emilio Gutiérrez Soto (Knight-Wallace Fellow), Laura Sanders, William D. Lopez discuss "Deported: An American Division" moderated by Ann Lin. January, 2019.