Tom Ivacko discusses Michigan's innovative approach to political redistricting by a citizens' commission instead of by the legislature. September, 2022.
With an emphasis on minority and women-owned businesses, the University of Michigan’s Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurship Project brings together students and faculty from across campus to provide comprehensive services to entrepreneurs in the M
Panelists Jocelyn Benson, Connie Malloy, Chris Lamar, Christopher Thomas, & moderator Nancy Wang discuss Michigan's approach to redistricting via an Independent Citizens Commission. November, 2019.
John D. Dingell, Jr., Mara Cecilia Ostfeld, Betsey Stevenson, Marina v.N. Whitman, Ambassador Ronald Weiser and moderator Paul Courant discuss the 2016 elections and their impact. November, 2016.
E. Hill De Loney, Kent Key, Nayyirah Shariff, Chris Kolb, and moderator Donald Vereen and host Paula Lantz discuss how the local public can engage in policy-focused dialogue. October, 2016.
Susan Demas, editor and publisher of Inside Michigan Politics, explains the role that interest groups are playing in Michigan Politics. September, 2016.
Ford School faculty member Gretchen Whitmer opens her class to the community & welcomes special guests Judge Steven W. Rhodes, Judge Gerald E. Rosen, Judge Mike Gadola, Sen. Randy Richardville, Chad Livengood, & Rep. Tommy Stallworth.
Former Mayor for the City of Ann Arbor John Hieftje, and the students of the Ford School’s Public Policy Course 456/756 moderate an Ann Arbor City Council candidate debate.
Chastity Pratt Dawsey, Diana Preciado, Lamont D. Satchel, and Tawana Petty aka Honeycomb discuss the unexamined realities and untold triumphs of leading, educating, organizing, and reporting from within the Detroit education system.
How bad are the roads? The University of Michigan surveyed top elected and appointed officials in Michigan's 1,856 units of government on a wide range of road related issues.
Over the last decade, K-12 education in Detroit has undergone unprecedented change with the establishment of the Education Achievement Authority in 2012, the surge of charter school enrollment, and the influence
Ann C. Lin is an associate professor of public policy at the Ford School. Her research focuses on immigration policies, such as guest worker programs and legalization, and the political beliefs of American immigrants.
The students of Ford School's Public Policy 456/756 class along with their instructor and current Ann Arbor Mayor John Hieftje host a mayoral candidate debate. April, 2014.
Ian Beniston, Hunter Morrison, John Russo and moderators June Manning Thomas and Margaret Dewar talk about Youngstown's innovative "2010 Plan" and possible applications for Michigan. March, 2014.
Barry Rabe is an environmental policy professor at the University of Michigan’s Ford School of Public Policy and director of the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy at the Ford School.
Barbara Schneider introduces the Michigan Consortium for Educational Research Presenters' conference, College Going in Michigan: A First Look at Impacts of the Michigan Merit Curriculum
Thomas Ivacko is the administrator and program manager of the Ford School's Center for Local, State and Urban Policy. He oversees the Michigan Public Policy Survey program.
Thomas Ivacko is the administrator and program manager of the Ford School's Center for Local, State and Urban Policy. He oversees the Michigan Public Policy Survey program.
