Axelrod autobiography gives insight to his “Passion for Cooperation”
Ford School professor emeritus Robert Axelrod has had a 50-year career that has made him what some people have called “one of the most influential social scientists of his generation.”...
Shaefer anticipates major poverty reduction in upcoming Flint prenatal and infant cash program
“I can’t talk about this without smiling. We are getting ready to eliminate extreme poverty for families with babies in Flint.” ...
Majority of Flint residents support reparations for Black Americans, CRJ survey shows
More than half of Flint residents favor reparations for Black Americans, although levels of support vary depending on whether the proposal refers to reparations as a broad concept or specific…...
YPL supports New York City public school expanded early math program
The Youth Policy Lab (YPL) is partnering with the Bank Street Education Center in New York City as pa...
Lewis announces Inclusive History Project campus research directors
Faculty members Camron Michael Amin, James W. Cook, and Lisa M. Lapeyrouse will lead the Inclusive History Project’s research activities spanning the Ann Arbor, Dearborn, and Flint campuses. IHP is…...
Meet the '23-'24 HNC Student Bloggers!
Each year several students share their HNC experience on this blog, ranging in topics from their studies to their travels, and study tips to community member profiles. This year these three students below will be a window into the HNC with their photos......
Rabe examines developments in carbon border adjustments globally
The interplay between domestic and international climate politics "is a multilevel game," stated Barry Rabe, the J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Professor of Public Policy at the Ford School....
Corwin (MPP/SEAS '25) increases residential participation in energy efficiency programs
This past summer, Bridget Corwin (MPP/SEAS ‘25) was chosen to be one of nine Catalyst Leadership Circle Fellows, an annual program that provides Michigan communities statewide the resources needed to…...
Rising inequality isn’t driving mass public support for redistribution: Charlotte Cavaillé’s ‘Fair Enough? explains why not
In the past, excessive economic inequality has ended… badly. As Charlotte Cavaillé points out in her new book that studies the public’s reaction to rising inequality, “only mass warfare, a state…...
Lewis on the future of climate resilience in “haven” cities
Ann Arbor and other cities across the Midwest and Northeast have been referred to by climate specialists as “climate havens,” natural areas of refuge that are relatively safe from extreme weather…...
Lishaun Francis (MPP ‘09) on her journey into child advocacy
Upon graduating from the Ford School, Lishaun Francis (MPP ‘09) headed to DC to work as a Management and Program Analyst at the United States Department of Education (DoE). Although she felt she was…...