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January 15, 2015
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Keeping in Touch: Alumni News

RSVP now: Washington, DC, alumni reception/student networking. Featuring Bob Axelrod. More »

Save the date: Ford School to host four MLK Symposium events (livestreams available). More »

Stay connected: Join other alumni on Facebook and LinkedIn. More »
Multimedia

Barry Rabe: Taxes on fracking? Politics in the shale era Barry Rabe: Taxes on fracking? Politics in the shale era.
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Dean Susan Collins: A Toast to the Next Century #fordschool100 Dean Susan Collins: A Toast to the Next Century #fordschool100.
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Watch as President Obama awards Axelrod the National Medal of Science Robert Axelrod: Watch as President Obama awards Axelrod the National Medal of Science.
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Gerald R. Ford Centennial Centennial Reunion: Photo collection of our centennial celebrations #fordschool100
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New: Expanded edition of our historical timeline. View »
Victors for Michigan

Gerald R. Ford Presidential Fellowship Fund – gifts matched dollar-for-dollar by the Meijer Foundation. Read More »

Our next century

Thank you for Giving Blueday. Read More »

Our next century
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Susan Collins

Greetings from the Dean

Dean Susan M. Collins on Jim Hackett scoring Jim Harbaugh, alumni election wins, faculty honors, and continuing the conversation about race and police brutality. more »

Alumni News

DC alums: RSVP now for annual DC event and reception

DC alums: RSVP now for annual DC event and reception (February 5)

Bob Axelrod and Susan Collins to headline. Networking reception to follow. more »

Election Day went well for local candidates with Ford School ties

Two incumbent state representatives with Ford School ties were reelected to the legislature. more »
Election Day went well for local candidates with Ford School ties

New Alumni Board members seated

Six newly elected members began their term on January 1. more »

Alumni then and now ... more »

Faculty News

Ruth Browne (MPP/MPH '83) is our Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence

Ruth Browne (MPP/MPH '83) is our Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence

Current CEO of the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health teaching a seminar on health disparities. more »

Dynarski attends White House College Opportunity Day of Action

Susan Dynarski and alum Brandy Johnson (MPP '09) traveled to DC for the Obama Administration's College Opportunity Day of Action. more »
Dynarski attends White House College Opportunity Day of Action

Tompkins-Stange: How foundation-funded 'advocacy research' makes its way into policy proposals ... more »

Q & A with Ann Lin on immigration reform executive action ... more »

School News

We celebrated a century of impact!

We celebrated a century of impact!

Rich multimedia scrapbook documents The Centennial Reunion. more »

Longtime school committee member Jim Hackett appointed interim athletic director

Hackett notes two lifelong heroes he met through U-M—Bo Schembechler and President Gerald R. Ford. more »
Longtime school committee member Jim Hackett appointed interim athletic director

Michigan Daily interviews Susan Collins on the value of dialogue about race and police brutality ... more »

Sound policy decisions, real-world time constraints and pressures, the Integrated Policy Exercise ... more »

First Bohnett Fellows Summit in Detroit ... more »

Read the Fall 2014 issue of our magazine, State & Hill ... more »

Student News

Students host first Ford School case competition

Students host first Ford School case competition

Students tasked with helping to resolve East Lansing's parking issues pitched solutions to city administrators and faculty.
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2015 Charity Auction to benefit Girls on the Run of Southeastern Michigan

The Ford School Charity Auction is a student-led initiative that raises money for a different non-profit organization each year. more »
2015 Charity Auction to benefit Girls on the Run of Southeastern Michigan

Where in the world did Ford School MPPs Intern in 2014? ... more »

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