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.
Performances by the School of Music, Theatre and Dance at the 50 Years of Civil Rights Leadership: A U-M Symposium in honor of Rev. Jesse Jackson. November, 2016.
Bankole Thompson interviews Reverend Jesse Jackson about his run for office in 1988 and 1984 and how those campaigns impact contemporary campaigns and elections. November, 2016.
Bankole Thompson talks with Reverend Jesse Jackson about his thoughts on his presidential campaign, student activism, current civil right struggles, and the 2016 election. October, 2016.
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.
For half a century, the Reverend Jesse Jackson has courageously advanced civil rights across racial, gender, and economic boundaries in the United States and around the world.
