Videos

Sheriff Almakki (MPP ‘24), a biochemist interested in national security, describes his career pivot and path to the Ford School.

Prior to the March 8 public event alongside CNN anchor Chris Wallace, Governor Gretchen Whitmer spoke with a small group of Ford School students about policy challenges and opportunities in Michigan and beyond. Learn more about the event and

This is the Instagram Story we made covering the 16th annual Gramlich Showcase of Student Work. 

Yuliya Yafimenka (MPP ‘24), an international student from Belarus with a focus on quantitative analysis focus explains why she chose the Ford School. 

Riya Cherian (MPP ‘24), an international student from India with a sustainability focus, talks about why she wanted to attend the Ford School.

This annual forum brings together Ford School economists for a discussion of the current state of the U.S. economy.

Meet Professor Catie Hausman! Hear why she loves to teach and why #FutureFordies should choose the Ford School and the University of Michigan.

Meet Amy Beck Harris - Hear why she loves to teach and why #FutureFordies should choose the Ford School and the University of Michigan.

Celeste Watkins-Hayes, Dean of the Ford School, and other Ford School staff, highlight our values, areas of expertise, and new faculty members.

P3E hosts a discussion of policy perspectives on women’s rights issues with Christie Baer, Mara Ostfeld, Tonya Burns, and Missy Stults.

Learn about the 2023 all-school Integrated Policy Exercise, which examined the annual State of the Union address. January, 2023

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Professor Sanjukta Paul will discuss her draft chapter, part of a larger book project, that the surrounding developments in the law, in economic thought, and in the organization of economic activity. March, 2023.

Paula Lantz, PhD, joins Michigan Minds to discuss the social determinants of declining birth rates, the role of public policy in improving population health and reducing social disparities in health, and the particular importance of recognizing Wo

Listen to an hour-long fireside chat between Governor Gretchen Whitmer and CNN Anchor Chris Wallace will focus on politics, public service, and the media, with opening remarks by University of Michigan President Santa Ono. March, 2023.

Abdul El-Sayed and Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib and Michigan Senator Stephanie Chang reflect on their work to address environmental injustice in Michigan and beyond, and the challenges and opportunities ahead. March, 2023.

Education policy researcher Kathy Michelmore addresses systemic inequities and educational disparities on the Michigan Minds podcast. 

Katherine Michelmore, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Public Policy at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, and core faculty of the Education Policy Initiative (EPI).

Alexander Vindman joins the Weiser Diplomacy Center for the WCEE Distinguished Lecture, moderated by Geneviève Zubrzycki and John Ciorciari. February, 2023.

In this preview of the "People, Technology and the Future of Mobility" massive open online course, Elisabeth R. Gerber, PhD, Jack L. Walker, Jr. Collegiate Professor of Public Policy from the University of Michigan Gerald R.

Jeffery Zhang presents his research, co-authored with Jeremy Kress, which argues that using the term “macroprudential” to describe modern financial regulation is a myth. February, 2023.

Learn about the new U-M online course centers equity and justice in technology policy taught by Shobita Parthasarathy. January, 2023.

EPI Co-Director and Principal Investigator for the Michigan Transitional Kindergarten Study, Dr. Chris Weiland, presents initial findings on Michigan two-year kindergarten program access and features across the state.

Seth Gershenson, Michael Hansen, and Constance Lindsay address the historic and contemporary factors that have kept people of color out of teaching. January, 2023.

Wallace House Presents journalist and educator Jelani Cobb looks at the historic challenges to democracy that centered around race, the impact of the media, and how this frames and informs the current moment.

“Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and on the Health of Our Nation“ An MLK Symposium event Wallace House Presents Linda Villarosa, journalist, educator and writer for The New York Times Magazine, as she examines racial in

With Dr. Celeste Watkins-Hayes, Angela Harrelson, aunt of George Floyd and author of Lift Your Voice will share her journey into racial justice activism and her work in this space. January, 2023.

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr Day, the Ford School welcomes former US Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson. January, 2023.    

Former Michigan Representatives Andy Levin (D-MI) and Peter Meijer (R-MI) and Amb (ret) Susan Page, Michigan Law and Ford School professor will explore the bipartisan challenge of restoring faith in o

Paul Courant delivers a plenary lecture at the Coalition for Networked Information conference in DC. December, 2022.

A new law that gives the state of Michigan's 32 ports tools to expand and grow the maritime economy started out as a community project for a handful of University of Michigan students.