Howard S. Bloom, Brian Jacob, Johnathon Matthews, and Michael F. Tenbusch discuss the new results of the NYC study as well as the ongoing efforts among the small school community in the Detroit area. January, 2011.
Thomas H. Howlett, Andy Jacob, Christopher Mullin, Richard Vedder and moderator Susan Dynarski discuss for-profit colleges in the latest in the Education Policy Initiative Seminar Series at CLOSUP. November, 2010.
Dr. Jessica Tuchman Mathews, President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, talks about the challenges facing America at home and abroad. November, 2010.
Dr. Marek Belka, president of the National Bank of Poland and former director of the IMF's European Department discusses the global economic crisis from a European perspective. October, 2010.
Jose Zalaquett speaks about accountability for human rights abuses, drawing significantly on his own experiences in a wide range of countries, including Chile. October, 2010.
John Bebow of the Center for Michigan, Lynn Jondahl of the Michigan Prospect, Michael Van Beek of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy and Chuck Wilbur discuss Michigan educational policy in the wake of the 2010 elections and beyond.
Ebonya Washington discusses how the purchases of welfare benefit recipients vary across the month and differ from the food choices of non-benefit recipients as well as store pricing patterns. September, 2010.
Matthew Springer discusses the impact of the POINT intervention on student achievement as well as teacher behavior and organizational dynamics. September, 2010.
Lord John Alderdice addresses the value and the limits of 'lessons learnt' from the Irish Peace Process and the problems of implementing them in the Middle East. September, 2010.
John Ciorciari talks about the first verdict to be issued by the United Nations-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal against Duch (or Kaing Guek Eav). June, 2010.
Abdulaziz Othman Al-Twaijri, the Director General of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), talks about the role of international Islamic organizations in international politics. April, 2010.
Shobita Parthasarathy's discusses the landmark gene patent case ACLU v. Myriad Genetics, the issues, her work, as well as long-term implications of the ruling. April, 2010.
Patricia L. Caruso, Peter Luke, John Proos, Alma Wheeler Smith & moderator Jeffrey D. Padden discuss the policy framework of the MPRI, the politics of the initiative in the legislature, and the effect of public criticism on its future.
The 3rd Annual Gramlich Showcase of Student Work took place March 17, 2010. At this event, students presented their faculty-nominated projects and answered questions. Here are a few students talking about their work. March, 2010.
Thomas Buchmueller, Joe Schwarz, Marianne Udow-Phillips and moderator Matthew Davis offer their perspectives on states' challenges and opportunities in the face of worsening health care dilemmas. March, 2010.
Eric Hanushek of the Hoover Institution talks about the societal and economic returns of long-term investment in schools, particularly problematic ones, as well as possible school reform policies that can help transform schools. March, 2010.
Scott Page talks about diversity in public policy decisionmaking and shows that as policy problems grow more difficult the benefits of diversity become even more pronounced, provided that we agree on fundamental ends. January, 2010.
