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…...
Institute Partnership Creates Pathway to Diverse Academic Leadership
The Academic Leadership Institute (ALI) Summer Residential Program offered by the University of Michigan (U-M) and Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) equips diverse individuals with the…...
Challenges continue for state-local relations, according to Michigan local government leaders
Over half of Michigan local officials currently rate their jurisdiction’s overall relationship with the State government as just fair or even poor, while 34% of local officials say it is either good…...
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...