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.
Panelists Emmanuel Jimenez, Linda Lim, and John D. Ciorciari discuss key policy issues in Southeast Asian development including poverty, Chinese investment, and economic stability. Moderated by MPP student Kristine Chong. January, 2010.
Harvard education economist Roland Fryer describes the positive impact of the Harlem Children's Zone (HCZ) on school achievement. Fryer also discusses whether schools alone can eliminate the achievement gap. January, 2010.
John Beyrle, US Ambassador to Russia, discusses current relations between two global leaders: the US and Russia. Beyrle explains what the highly publicized "reset" means and in what areas the Obama administration intends to concent.
Barry Rabe discusses the recent Cape Wind panel held here at the Ford School as well as the status of wind power here in the state of Michigan. December, 2009.
Brian Jacob, who co-authored the first known rigorous national impact evaluation of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, talks about the mixed effects the legislation has had on student achievement. December, 2009.
John Cherry, Mary Sue Coleman, Michael Hansen, Mark Murray, and moderator John Austin address the past, present, and future of higher education and economic growth in Michigan. Edited video to be posted 12/14. December, 2009.
Robert Whitcomb along with Matthew Wagner, and Sally Churchill will discuss the controversial "Cape Wind" off-shore wind farm project in Nantucket Sound and talk about the challenges of siting wind turbine facilities in Michigan.
George Borjas & Gordon Hanson present their work on immigration policy, including the possible economic impacts of low-skill immigration & potential benefits of high-skill immigration to fill key employment gaps-Dean Yang moderator.
Doug Brook talks about reasonings of U.S. investment in national security, the history of defense budgets, and the sensitivity of budgets to historical events as well as discretionary programs and entitlements. November, 2009.
Peter Borish, Charles Evans, Matthew Shapiro, Allen Sinai and moderator Susan Collins discuss the current economic crisis and possible economic recovery paths. Sponsored by the Ford School and the Department of Economics. October, 2009.
Olga Savic Stella, Margaret Garry, Brad Wilson, Dan Carmody, and moderator Larissa Larsen discuss urban food retail, including past, current and future approaches to improving access to fresh food in urban areas like Detroit, Michigan.
James House, Matthew Davis, John Kingdon, Catherine McLaughlin, David Mechanic, and Marianne Udow-Phillips discuss what is needed in health care reform, why it has and continues to be difficult and the prospects for health care reform.
Barry Rabe explains that even though the U.K. and the U.S. have taken divergent paths since the Kyoto Protocol, cross-continental climate change learning and collaboration has still taken place. October, 2009.
