Erick Lachapelle talks about efforts at developing a national carbon price framework at the federal level, implementation challenges, and the prospects for carbon pricing in the future. October, 2017.
Arthur Brooks, president of American Enterprise Institute, talks poverty & public policy followed by a conversation with Luke Shaefer, director of Poverty Solutions, and community Q&A. October, 2017.
Michelle Riba, Shervin Assari, Nancy Baum, Trish Cortes and moderator Paula Lantz discuss the personal/family mental health experiences and community policy responses. September, 2017.
Paul Nolette discusses the role of state AGs during the early months of the Trump Administration and provides an overview of the various tools AGs have used to gain national prominence. September, 2017.
2017 Ford School Commencement featuring the Charge to the Class by Sheldon H. Danziger. Also featuring, Susan Collins, Paul Courant, Jonathan Hanson, Bilal Baydoun & Joseph Shea. April, 2017.
U-M law professor Michael Barr says President Trump's executive order to reconsider Wall Street regulations "makes no sense" and will weaken safeguards put in place after the 2008 financial crisis
Jenna Bednar, Margaret Cook, Barry Rabe and moderator Sarah Mills discuss their research at the intersection of fracking and water policy. April, 2017.
Shobita Parthasarathy discusses her new book, Patent Politics: Life Forms, Markets, and the Public Interest in the United States and Europe, followed by discussion with Richard Hall, Professor of Political Science and Public Policy.
Rear Admiral John Dudley Hutson, Phil Klay, Ian Fishback (MA '12), and moderator Hardy Vieux (MPP/JD '97) discuss the intersection of human rights and U.S. national security. March, 2017.
Megan Tompkins-Stange: She will be presenting the findings of her recently-published book, Policy Patrons: Philanthropy, Education Reform, and the Politics of Influence. March, 2017.
William Axinn, Pamela Heatlie, Holly Rider-Milkovich, & Emma Zorfass provide a 360 view of the issue of sexual assault & misconduct on college campuses, and how research, awareness, community action & policy intersect a public health i
Riordan Frost discusses the preliminary results of his index, and talks about the challenges and hard decisions inherent in constructing such an index. February, 2017.
Lisa Gartner, Michael LaForgia, and Nathaniel Lash discuss "Failure Factories" - their Tampa Bay Times investigation of what happened after the Pinellas County School Board abandoned integration. February, 2017.
Jason Furman, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, discusses the current state of the U.S. economy and answers audience Q & A. November, 2016.
Deborah Loewenberg Ball, Alex Nock, David Cleary and moderator James Kvaal have a lively discussion on the current state of education in the U.S. and where it may go under a Trump administration. November, 2017.
Andra Gillespie, Leah Wright Rigueur, Lester Spence, Jerry Austin, and moderator Ann Lin talk about the impact of Reverend Jackson's run for president. November, 2016.
