Videos

Tawanna Dillahunt talks online technologies, entrepreneurship and income generation. October 2020.

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

Returning Ford School master's and BA students completing summer internship experiences answer questions from the audience.

Judges announce the winners of the 2020 Policy Pitch Competition. New this year is an audience prize, as selected by audience members.

Returning Ford School master's and BA students completing summer internship experiences will have the opportunity to reflect on their internship experience and celebrate the start of the upcoming school year.

Mariatu Santiago (MPP ‘21) used her passion for storytelling to help establish a blog series University of the Virgin Islands Research and Technology Park, to highlight to its target community the range of opportunities available to them.

Mariam Sayeed (MPP ‘21) chose to work at Direct Relief to learn how international organizations impact communities that are in the most need by sending resources and care to local organizations, especially as COVID-19 affects displaced communities

Karolina Ramos (MPP ‘21) contributed to The Aspen Institute’s Financial Security program by looking at how human-centered policies can help recipients of government aid better manage the process, happy that her social media skills can be policy-re

J'Taime Lyons (MPP/MBA ‘22) was able to apply the tools she has gained at the Ford School to make an impact in community engagement at the Durham Children's Initiative, which creates a pipeline high quality services from birth through high school

Hannah Rosenfeld (MPP ’21) said her background in science and technology had prepared for her internship at the U.S.

Emma Kern (MPP, ‘21) worked at the Hawai'i Appleseed Center for Law & Economic Justice on their poverty report, collecting both data and personal stories on how the COVID-19 pandemic has brought inequity to the forefront.

Eli Gold (MPP/MS ‘22) made a difference with Detroit-based Soulidarity, to help the people of Highland Park recover their street lights and have safer neighborhoods (and he made a true pitch for funding!)  

Dylan Horowitz (BA ‘21) said the COVID-19 interruption of his in-person internship at the U.S.

Clary Baudraz  (MPP '21) says her time at Save the Children allowed her to promote her concern for women’s and girls’ political participation, to make sure that girl's voices are being heard in the policy debates that affect their lives.&nbsp

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.

October 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

P3E and U-M Librarians Paul Barrow and Alexandra Rivera lead a workshop to examine the nonprofit funding landscape, investigate what funders are looking for, and survey tools and resources that nonprofit organiza

Cameras in the Classroom: Facial Recognition Technology in Schools is the first report from University of Michigan STPP Program's Technology Assessment Project (TAP).

P3E hosts Ginsberg Center Research Assistant Kari Rea (MPP '20) for a session to train students, staff & faculty to be able to assist in the voter registration process.

Join us for a virtual discussion with Larry Hogan, Governor of Maryland, about his new book, Still Standing. Barry Rabe, J.

Watch Betsey Stevenson's testimony at the Select Revenue Measures (SRM) Subcommittee hearing on the consequences of inaction on COVID tax legislation. September 2020.

Watch the full Select Revenue Measures (SRM) Subcommittee Hearing discussing the Consequences of Inaction on COVID Tax Legislation including Betsey Stevenson's testimony. September 2020.

Jeremy Kress details foreign bank history in the U.S. and how to better regulate them moving forward. 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!

Michigan Minds: Civic Engagement and the Big 10 Voting Challenge.

"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