Watkins-Hayes joins inaugural Center for Academic Innovation advisory council
Deans group will inform center’s overall strategic focus while associate deans group will focus on impacting student success, equity and learning innovation Two strategic advisory councils made up…...
Shaefer on simplifying access to cash assistance
Luke Shaefer, Detroit Free Press: “In a lot of our programs, especially cash assistance, some states make it much much much much harder to get benefits and some states make it easier,” said H. Luke…...
Kleinman on safe Ann Arbor streets
Molly Kleinman, WEMU: Molly Kleinman is a member of the Ann Arbor Transportation Commission. "As it turns out, people want to live on streets that are safe and where they are not experiencing cars…...
Wolfers insights on U.S. economic performance
Over this past summer, Justin Wolfers, professor of public policy and economics at the Ford School, was widely interviewed on the state of the economy and the American public's reactions to its…...
Ivacko on trust in local government
Tom Ivacko, Democrat & Chronicle: Political scandals have long contributed to declining trust in all levels of government, stretching back to the days of Watergate, said Tom Ivacko, who heads the…...
Ford School teams receive Boost support from U-M Bold Challenges Initiative
Three research teams with Ford School affiliations have been selected among eight programs across the U-M campus to participate in the first cycle of the Bold Challenges Initiative's newly-launched…...
Ford School announces 2023 Rebecca A. Copeland Fellows
The Ford School is proud to recognize Olivia Morris (MPP/MSW ‘25) and Jennie Scheerer (MPP/MPH ‘24) as the 2023 Rebecca A. Copeland Fellows. They were chosen for their commitment to public service…...
Swonk’s gift supports underrepresented PhD students in economics
With a generous commitment from U-M alumna and influential macro-economist Diane Swonk (BA ‘84, MAE ‘85), the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy has established the Diane Swonk Research…...
Wolfers: ‘It’s Almost Pointless’ to Poll Republicans on the Economy
Justin Wolfers, CNN: “So I will tell you as an economist, I believe the hard numbers. The hard numbers tell us that the economy’s growing and it’s growing at a healthy rate. If you’d fallen asleep in…...
Women's workforce participation encouraging - Stevenson
Betsey Stevenson, Marketplace: “Men’s labor force participation has been growing, but women’s has been growing by just a tiny bit more,” noted Betsey Stevenson, an economist at the University of…...
"Appropriative" patents a long-term problem - Parthasarathy
Shobita Parthasarathy, NPR Planet Money: :"Shobita Parthasarathy is a professor of public policy at the University of Michigan. She says this practice had been going on for a long time."…...
Dean Watkins-Hayes salutes her mentor, editing the Speechifying compendium
Ford School Dean Celeste Watkins-Hayes is honoring one of her great mentors, Dr....