What 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
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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...
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