Lourdes Rivera hosts eye-opening student session on pregnancy justice
In November, Pregnancy Justice president Lourdes Rivera delivered the 2023 Omenn-Darling Health Policy Keynote address about the landscape of reproductive rights in the United States....
Recap: John’s recruitment trip to East Asia
In late October and early November, I had the honor of representing Fletcher during a comprehensive recruitment tour across the...
#ElliottProud: Brevin Anderson
Brevin Anderson is a Management and Integration Specialist for the Office of Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean (ALAC) in the Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) at United States Office for International Development (USAID), providing office-wide program support. He holds an M.A. in International Affairs with a concentration in International Economic Affairs from George Washington … Continue reading #ElliottProud: Brevin Anderson...
Students research AI and surveillance regulation for pending Michigan legislation
This fall, Michigan State Representative Dylan Wegela tasked a group of Ford School students to research the implications of artificial intelligence and surveillance in the workplace. Their project…...
Government and Policy Networking at the HNC
One of the wonderful things about the Hopkins-Nanjing Center is that there are many opportunities to connect with professionals whose occupations revolve around China. As a career services student worker, Hailey McGleam 刘霖 (MAIS '23) has had the pleasu......
MPA grads continue to collaborate across differences
When Mallak Beydoun (MPA ‘22) and Jeff Pfeifer (MPA ‘22) met at the Ford School, they quickly bonded over their shared government and campaign experience....
Hanson on the rising threat of political violence in the U.S.
Jonathan Hanson, Folha de Sao Paulo: "The norms of what's acceptable in terms of political speech are eroding a little bit," says political scientist Jonathan Hanson of the University of Michigan. "…...
Rabe discusses the impact of environmental legislation on the political landscape
Barry Rabe, the J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Professor of Public Policy at the Ford School, has been widely quoted on the significance of recent environmental legislation for domestic politics and…...
New faculty, new courses for winter 2024 term
A former foreign minister to Mali, a leading educational economist, a former NYC mayor, and a tech entrepreneur who explores indigenous technoscience are among the outstanding new faculty that add…...
Lantz and Young among new senior fellows in Michigan Society of Fellows
The Michigan Society of Fellows is welcoming its newest cohort of 13 senior fellows, including the Ford School's Paula Lantz and Alford Young. The new senior fellows will join the 16 who were…...
Lyft Welcomes Betsey Stevenson to Board of Directors
Today, Lyft announced that Ford School economics professor Betsey Stevenson has joined Lyft’s Board of Directors, effective November 16, 2023. She will also serve as a member of the Nominating and…...
Former NYC mayor Bill de Blasio joins the Ford School as Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence
Former New York City mayor Bill de Blasio will join the Ford School faculty for winter 2024 as a Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence. De Blasio will teach a graduate…...