Safiya Merchant (MPP ‘21) examined one issue while at the City of Detroit Housing and Revitalization Department: How to design an inclusive community that preserves affordable housing and improves the quality of life for the most vulnerable even i
Paul Abbate, Associate Deputy Director of the FBI, and David Levy, Vice President of Amazon Web Services, discuss current cybersecurity threats, formulating policy, and calibrating responses.
ctober 19th is the last day to register to vote in Michigan online or by mail. In-person registration is available for Michigan residents currently through November 3rd at your clerk's office.
Professor Macdonald discusses his new book, Carbon Province, Hydro Province, on the challenge of Canadian energy and climate federalism. This event is part of the 2020-2021 North American Colloquium Climate Series.
Catherine Hausman, PhD, Associate Professor of Public Policy at the University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy and a faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economics Research, explains the concept and arguments for and against
Consequences of Inaction on COVID Tax LegislationBetsey Stevenson: Select Revenue Measures (SRM) Subcommittee Hearing | Consequences of Inaction on COVID Tax Legislation. September 2020.
Among the many issues thrust to the forefront of U.S. national consciousness in 2020 has been state use of violence, particularly police murders of Black Americans.
Welcome! Our students, staff, and faculty share their hopes for the 2020-2021 academic year at the University of Michigan and thoughts on why public policy is important, now more than ever.
This annual event celebrates the beginning of the year and generally features an ice cream social. We've redesigned it a bit this year: the ice cream will be virtual but the excitement of a new school year is real!
"Delivering Credit to Entrepreneurs of Color Impacted by COVID-19: Why Community Financial Institutions Are Essential", Aspen Institute, Economic Opportunities Program, featuring Dean Michael Barr
Luke Shaefer, Alford A. Young Jr., and Michael S. Barr, discuss some of the ways that policymakers and communities are attempting to combat poverty during this crisis. July 2020.
The Ford School Program in Practical Policy Engagement and Student Affairs Committee host a virtual brown bag with Representative Debbie Dingell. July 2020.
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
10th annual Worldwide Ford School Spirit Day A Ford School conversation with alumni about the Black Lives Matter Movement: From Understanding to Action. July 2020.
Featuring University of Michigan Faculty: Pauline Jones, Elizabeth King, Ann Chih Lin, Laura Rozek, and Twila Tardif The International Institute and Ford School of Public Policy are excited to present a webinar on brand new research on COVID-19 an
On June 30, the Center on Regulations and Markets at the Brookings Institution and the Center on Finance, Law & Policy at the University of Michigan hosted an event to examine the difficult choices made in drafting Dodd-Frank, its impact on sy
Michael Barr, University of Michigan Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of Public Policy and one of the architects of Dodd-Frank, says there are more risks to come in the financial system and that the Federal Reserve’s recent stress tests of U.S.
Information and the Acquisition of Social Network Connections: A Randomized Experiment among New U.S. Immigrants with Toman Barsbai, Victoria Licuanan, Andreas Steinmayr and Erwin Tiongson.
Ann Lin, associate professor at the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, explains what the Supreme Court's DACA ruling means for the young people affected by the program.
