Global warming and the green transition pose the world's greatest challenge - Wolfers
Justin Wolfers, The Economic Times: Q. What do you consider the world’s greatest economic challenge today? A. The most immediate one encompasses the tremendous disruptions of global warming and…...
Hanson: Next House speaker will face same problems as McCarthy
Jonathan Hanson, The National Desk: “It doesn't really matter who it is. There's not a single person who can unify that caucus in a way that they have a solid grasp of control,” said Jonathan Hanson…...
Undergraduate workshop prepares students for the future of work
This October, the Ford School’s Leadership Initiative and Career Services team hosted the second annual Deloitte Future of Work Institute (FoWI). Undergraduate students from the Ford School and the…...
Page selected as Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration
The Ford School’s Susan D. Page has been selected by the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) for inclusion in its 2023 Class of Academy Fellows, in recognition of her years of public…...
Michigan’s smaller local governments need help accessing state and federal grants
As unprecedented state and federal funding opportunities have emerged over the past 18 months with the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, Michigan local…...
Michigan Governor Whitmer cites her time at the Ford School
In an editorial for Education Week, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer urges teachers to move to Michigan, promoting what she calls, "a state with a positive vision for public education." She begins…...
Sandy Su (MPA '20) on charting her career path
Sandy Su (MPA ‘21) was an experienced non-profit professional working in the humanitarian and development sectors in her home country of Myanmar. With aspirations to work internationally, she needed…...
Stevenson salutes her mentor, Economics Nobel Prize winner Claudia Goldin
Noting that the field of economics is still a male-dominated profession with women comprising only 1 in 8 full professors in 2022, Ford School economics professor Betsey Stevenson hailed the ”…...
Inflation and the labor market since 2020: A successful soft landing?
The threat of inflation seems to be receding and the possibility of a 'soft landing' is improving, according to a panel of economists at the Ford School. ...
Returning students practice leadership skills
On an overcast morning in late August, 38 continuing Ford School MPP students gathered in the Dixboro Woods to strategize, communicate, and achieve a shared objective. But it wasn’t to fulfill a…...
Ford School’s Ali and Ciorciari warn of escalation after Hamas attack on Israel
Ford School experts have been commenting on the Hamas attacks on Israel: ...
Shaefer praises Minnesota child tax credit
Luke Shaefer, Minneapolis Star Tribune: Minnesota's initiative appears to be one of the most ambitious child tax credits in the nation. It covers one of the broadest age ranges — through age 17 — and…...