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January 26, 2017
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the Ford School feed: News for alumni and friends of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
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Keeping in Touch: Alumni News

RSVP now: Washington, DC alumni reception/student networking. Featuring Susan Collins and Keith Fudge (MPP '09). More »

Watch live: Janet Yellen, Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve. April 10, 2017. More »

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

Reverend Jesse Jackson: Hope and reflection Reverend Jesse Jackson: Hope and reflection (November 16, 2016). Watch »

Bipartisan panel: The future of U.S. Education policy Bipartisan panel: The future of U.S. Education policy (November 21, 2016). Watch »

U-M Bicentennial: Always leading, forever valiant. Watch »
Victors for Michigan

See your gifts in action. Read about the Ford School Graduate Centennial Fund.
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Our next century
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Susan Collins

Greetings from the Dean

Dean Susan M. Collins on faculty policy engagement, new anti-poverty and youth policy initiatives, and an invitation to our annual DC networking event. more »

Alumni News

DC Trip invitations

DC alums: RSVP now for annual DC event and networking reception (February 9, 2017)

Dean Collins on the past, present, and future of policy education, in conversation with Keith Fudge (MPP '09). Networking reception to follow. more »

You're welcome! Call for alumni-in-residence

Consider dropping by the Ford School on your next trip to Ann Arbor as part of our Alumni-in-Residence program. more »
Call for alumni to be in residence

Class Notes, fall 2016 ... more »

Six new members elected to Alumni Board ... more »

Faculty News

Deardorff, Whitman interviews on trade and tariffs Alan Deardorff Marina Whitman

Deardorff, Whitman speak with national press on Trump, trade, and tariffs

Alan Deardorff and Marina Whitman spoke with the LA Times and Associated Press as the new Administration's trade policies take shape. more » and more »

National Academy of Public Administration taps Barry Rabe for energy, environmental reviews

Three-person Expert Advisory Group is charged with conducting a performance review of the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement. more »
National Academy of Public Administration taps Barry Rabe for energy, environmental reviews

Courant to serve as interim U-M provost ... more »

Paula Lantz article on Pay for Success published in Health Affairs ... more »

School News

U-M announces first Poverty Solutions grants

U-M announces first Poverty Solutions grants

Nine projects will test creative interventions aimed at reducing poverty. more »

Hardy Vieux (JD/MPP '97) is 2017 Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence

Ford School alum Hardy Vieux, legal director for Human Rights First, returns to teach an undergraduate course, host event. more »
Hardy Vieux (JD/MPP '97) is 2017 Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence

Three Ford School Committee members provide generous support for future Fordies

David Fauri (MPA '64), Mike Staebler, and Martha Darling make endowed gifts that will support Ford School internships far into the future. more »

Year-long wrap up of diversity, equity and inclusion activities at the Ford School ... more »

Student News

Six Coverdell Fellows in first-year MPP class

Six Coverdell Fellows in first-year MPP class

Returned Peace Corps volunteers pursue graduate degrees to prepare themselves for the next step in service. more »

2017 Charity Auction to benefit 'Flint Kids Fund'

Fundraising initiatives are well underway for the annual student-led Charity Auction. The recipient organization makes grants to support the long-term needs of Flint children exposed to lead. more »
2017 Charity Auction to benefit Flint Kids Fund

Engaged learning in Ford School classrooms ... more »

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