Michigan's Controversial Emergency Manager Law: A panel discussion on...
Free and open to the public. Auditorium doors will open at 3:30 PM on March 19. This event will be live web-streamed; a link to the web-stream will be posted here on the day of the event at least 30...
View ArticleA conversation on leadership and foreign policy
Free and open to the public. Reception to follow. Join the conversation on Twitter: #FordPolicyUnion About the speaker In more than forty years of distinguished public service Ambassador (ret) John...
View ArticleUsing information disclosure to achieve policy goals: How experience with the...
**** Watch the video **** Free and open to the public. Abstract The federal Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) is the premier national example of a non-regulatory environmental policy, and it illustrates...
View ArticleFord Policy Union: Pros and cons of free trade
Free and open to the public. Preceded by a reception in the Great Hall at the Ford School at 5:00 PM. Join the conversation on Twitter: #FordPolicyUnion. About the event This Ford Policy Union event...
View ArticleThe City After Abandonment
Presenters: Margaret Dewar , Professor, Urban and Regional Planning, University of Michigan June Manning Thomas , Centennial Professor, Urban and Regional Planning, University of Michigan Commentator:...
View ArticleWar in Afghanistan: Costs of Failure and Costs of Success
Free and open to the public. The war in Afghanistan is entering its eleventh year with the debate over continuing or withdrawing often reduced to little more than bumper sticker phrases. Former US...
View ArticleGerald R. Ford School of Public Policy 2014 Commencement
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. The Charge to the Class will be delivered by U.S. Senator Carl Levin (D-MI). This event is to be web...
View ArticleManaging global borders: In defense of big data
Lecture by Alan Bersin , Assistant Secretary of International Affairs and Chief Diplomatic Officer for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
View ArticleLecture by Dick Costolo (BS '85), CEO of Twitter
Free and open to the public. Join the conversation on Twitter: #twitteratumich About the lecture: Twitter CEO Dick Costolo (BS '85) will discuss how he went from the trenches of computer science at the...
View ArticleWhat has gone so wrong with Congress?
Free and open to the public. Reception to follow. Join the conversation on Twitter: #fordschooldingell Hosted by: Richard L. Hall , Professor of Public Policy, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy;...
View ArticleMetropolitan areas, regionalism, and the politics of intergovernmental...
Free and open to the public. Reception to follow. Continue the conversation on Twitter: #policytalks About the event: The Ford School's distinguished Jack L. Walker, Jr. Professor of Public Policy...
View ArticleWhat's gone wrong in Washington, and why it doesn't have to be this way
With more than three decades of policy experience and knowing how Washington does – and doesn't – work, recently retired U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe has keen and contemporary insights on what...
View ArticleFord Policy Union - US-China Relations: Cooperation or Conflict?
Free and open to the public. Screening of Death by China will begin after the debate in the same room. About the event In this inaugural Ford Policy Union debate, Peter Navarro, the director and...
View ArticleKids v. Adults: How Politics and Policy Conspire to Leave Children Behind
Free and open to the public. Join the conversation: #fordschoolspellings Lecture by the Honorable Margaret Spellings , Former U.S. Secretary of Education (2005-2009) Abstract: The seminal education law...
View ArticleLegacies of the war on poverty, lessons for the future
The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy will host this event as one of the highlights of the school's year-long centennial celebrations. Join the conversation on Twitter: #TalkPoverty About the...
View ArticleInformation and college attendance: Evidence from a randomized trial
Free and open to the public. About the Presentation: Improving students' access to information about college attendance and affordability is a simple, inexpensive intervention which has received much...
View ArticleIncome inequality and educational outcomes
Sean F. Reardon, Professor of Education, Stanford University Income inequality among the families of school-age children in the US has grown sharply in the last 40 years. In this talk Dr. Reardon will...
View ArticleHow do schools respond to differences in teacher effectiveness?
Teachers are the most important in-school contributors to student achievement, but there is widespread concern that the rigidities of the public school system make it unresponsive to teacher quality....
View ArticleCauses, consequences & potential solutions to the problem of educational...
Free and open to the public. Join in the conversation on Twitter #eddispartiites About the roundtable: This seminar will feature speakers from sociology, psychology and economics giving their...
View ArticleFederal student aid and college pricing: Do Pell Grants supplement or...
Free and open to the public. From the speaker's abstract: The federal Pell Grant Program provides billions of dollars in subsidies to low-income college students to increase affordability and access to...
View ArticleThe battle over climate change
Anthrax scares, nuisance lawsuits and political attacks and are all in a day's work for some climate scientists. In his July 2012 feature story in Popular Science, journalist Tom Clynes investigated...
View ArticleWhat does it mean to work in a system that fails you and your kids?: A...
Free and open to the public Join the conversation on Twitter #ateachersjourney About the performance: This ethnodramatic performance tells the story of a beginning teacher's first year in the Chicago...
View ArticleUsing evidence to guide education policy and practice
Free and open to the public. About the lecture: The presentation will address four topics: (1) why it is important to step up our use of evidence if we are to improve education outcomes; (2) strategies...
View ArticleFractious federalism and the future of Medicaid
Free and Open to the Public Frank J. Thompson , Professor, School of Public Affairs and Administration, Rutgers University-Newark. Author of Medicaid Politics: Federalism, Policy Durability, and Health...
View ArticleCuba in the new millennium: Reforming orthodoxy and generational change
Alberto Trejos examines ongoing changes within Cuba's government and society and their implications for the future Cuban economy.
View ArticleHelene Gayle, president and CEO of CARE
Please join us for a conversation with President and CEO of CARE USA Helene D. Gayle and Ford School faculty Marina Whitman and Sharon Maccini on current trends in international development aid,...
View ArticleShale Gas and Fracking: Issues for State and Local Governance
Free and Open to the Public Panelists: Christopher Borick , Director, Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion Jacquelyn Pless , Energy Policy Associate, National Conference of State Legislatures...
View ArticleAnn Arbor 2014 Mayoral Candidates Town Hall
The event is free and open to the public. Scroll to the bottom of this page for the event video. About the event The students of Ford School's Public Policy 456/756 class, along with their instructor...
View ArticleFaith, the White House, and the Public Square
Noting the federal government's long history of partnering with religious and secular charities to serve communities in need, Joshua DuBois , Spiritual Advisor to President Obama and former Executive...
View ArticleU.S.-China relations in the second Obama Administration
Free and open to the public Join the conversation on Twitter: #policytalks About the event: Please join us as Kenneth Lieberthal returns to the University of Michigan for a lecture on current U.S-China...
View Article25% by 2025: Michigan's renewable energy ballot proposition
Free and Open to the Public Panelists: Eric Lupher , Director of Local Affairs, Citizens Research Council of Michigan Sanya Carley , Assistant Professor, School of Public and Environmental Affairs,...
View ArticleKhmer Rouge Trials: Serving to End or Compound Cambodia's Culture of Impunity?
About the event In a conversation moderated by Susan Waltz, Margo Picken and John Ciorciari will discuss the positive and negative effects of the UN-backed Khmer Rouge trials that began several years...
View ArticleFord Policy Union: International drug treaties
Free and open to the public. Join in on the conversation!
View ArticleGerald R. Ford School of Public Policy 2013 Commencement
This year marks the 100th Anniversary of President Gerald R. Ford's birth. To honor President Ford's legacy, the Charge to the Class will be delivered by Paul H. O'Neill, 72nd U.S. Secretary of the...
View ArticleThe University of Michigan tribute to Mrs. Betty Ford
Join the conversation: #umbettyford A trailblazing First Lady who brought candor and integrity to our national conversation. A passionate advocate of women's rights, Mrs. Ford engaged challenging...
View ArticleArmed with Expertise: The Militarization of American Social Research during...
Free and open to the public. Reception and book signing to follow. About the book Armed with Expertise: The Militarization of American Social Research during the Cold War During the height of the wars...
View ArticleThe need for commonsense immigration reform
Free and open to the public. Reception to follow. Join the conversation on Twitter: #policytalks About Cecilia Muñoz Cecilia Muñoz (AB '84) is the Assistant to the President and Director of the...
View ArticleGlobal repercussions: The impact of today's U.S. economy
A conversation with Edwin (Ted) Truman, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute; the Ford School's Marina v.N. Whitman , a professor of public policy; and Susan M. Collins, Joan and Sanford Weill Dean...
View ArticleAmerica's retirement crisis
Free and open to the public. Join the conversation on Twitter: #policytalks Lecture by Roger Ferguson , president and chief executive officer of TIAA-CREF. About the lecture Despite our sluggish...
View ArticleInequality in America
Rebecca Blank will deliver the Citi Foundation Policy Talks @ the Ford School keynote of the two-day Poverty, Policy, and People: 25 Years of Research and Training at the University of Michigan .
View ArticleSupplying Disadvantaged Schools with Effective Teachers: Experimental...
Free and open to the public Teach For America (TFA) is an important but controversial source of teachers for hard-to-staff subjects in high-poverty U.S. schools. We present findings from the first...
View ArticleFord Policy Union: Debate on Cyber Security
Free and open to the public. Preceded by a reception in the Great Hall at the Ford School at 5:00 PM. Join the conversation on Twitter: #FordPolicyUnion. About the event This Ford Policy Union event...
View ArticleDriving the future: Combating climate change with cleaner, smarter cars
In recognition of Earth Day, please join us for a very special lecture about what it takes to pass historic air quality legislation. Margo Oge served at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for 32...
View ArticleListening to Terrorists
Jessica Stern is a nationally recognized expert on the motivations and causes behind terrorist movements.
View ArticlePope Francis' challenge to policy makers: Mend the Gaps!
Sister Simone Campbell has led three cross-country “ Nuns on the Bus ” trips, focused on economic justice, comprehensive immigration reform, and (most recently) voter turnout. She will discuss these...
View ArticleWeathering an Era of Persistent Conflict
Join the Ford School for a Citi Foundation Lecture with General George W. Casey, Jr.
View ArticleWhat works in early childhood education: A discussion with four scholars
The Education Policy Initiative and School of Education welcomes four key scholars to discuss what works - and doesn’t - in early childhood education. Panelists include Daphna Bassok, education policy...
View ArticleDe Facto & De Jure Apartheid: A failure in international humanitarian law; A...
The International Policy Center presents a conversation between Heidi Grunebaum and Yazier Henry on the politics, philosophy, and morality of guilt, denial, complicity and responsibility in the context...
View ArticleThe Great Surge: The Ascent of the Developing World
Never before have so many people in so many developing countries made so much progress in reducing poverty, improving health, increasing incomes, expanding health, reducing conflict, and encouraging...
View ArticleRace, violence, public policy and social trauma: Restoring community in...
This lecture will explore the relationship of public policy to the impact of social trauma in communities of color in the urban context. It will discuss how oppressive social conditions and militarized...
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