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Keeping in Touch: Alumni News

RSVP now: Worldwide Ford School Spirit Day. A city near you - July 12, 2018. More »

Save the date: Lisa McCubbin talk, author of new Betty Ford biography – October 5, 2018. More »

Save the date: Homecoming: U-M vs. Maryland, Ann Arbor, MI
– October 6, 2018. More »

Save the date: APPAM reception. Washington DC
– November 9, 2018. More »

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

Multimedia

Commencement 2018 speeches Commencement 2018: Watch each terrific speech on YouTube. Watch »

Kumi Naidoo - Incoming president of Amnesty International Kumi Naidoo inspires: Incoming president of Amnesty International – March 22.
Watch »

Luke Shaefer delivers poverty State of the Union Luke Shaefer delivers poverty 'State of the Union': Stanford conference – May 2.
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Ford School photo album Picture this! Check out our Flickr for images from commencement, Coach Beilein’s visit, winter events, and more. Browse »
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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Greetings from the Dean Dean Michael Barr on our growing faculty, a new program in practical policy engagement, and the upcoming Worldwide Spirit Day gatherings. more »

Alumni News

8th annual Worldwide Ford School Spirit Day

Raise a glass: 8th annual Worldwide Ford School Spirit Day

Coming July 12th to a festive spot near you. Friends, students, alumni: RSVP now for a celebration of President Ford's birthday. more »

Class Notes, spring 2018

Jobs, weddings, babies! Check in on classmates and friends with the latest edition of Class Notes. more »
Class Notes, spring 2018

Villanova fan Meghan Klaric (MPP ‘18) raises funds for Flint ... more »

Faculty News

Faculty appointments grow and strengthen the school

Faculty appointments grow and strengthen the school

Promotions for Partharathy, Rohde, and Seefeldt, and intellectual powerhouse Brendan Nyhan joins the faculty. more »

A Q & A with newly-promoted Professor Parthasarathy

Shobita Partharathy sat down with Michigan News to reflect on her career journey. more »
 Q & A with newly-promoted Professor Parthasarathy

Tompkins-Stange earns 2018 Provost's Teaching Innovation Prize ... more »

Gerber, Morenoff, colleagues earn major grant to seek community perspectives in Detroit ... more »

Corcoran to retire, celebration planned for September 27, 2018 ... more »

CFLP publishes summary from conference on behavioral finance ... more »

School News

Ford School launches program in practical policy engagement

Ford School launches program in practical policy engagement

A generous gift from the Phil and Kathy Power Foundation will encourage partnerships between university and community leaders. more »

Betty Ford's legacy celebrated on 100th anniversary of her birth

Mike Ford, Congressman Debbie Dingell, Susan Rogel, and Nadine Jawad (BA '18) spoke. Pictures and story more »
Betty Ford's legacy celebrated on 100th anniversary of her birth

Coach Beilein visits the Ford School days after national title game ... more »

International Policy Center hosts U.S. and Chinese scholars ... more »

Student News

PhD candidate Jessica Gillooly offers a prescription for racially-motivated 911 calls

PhD candidate Jessica Gillooly offers a prescription for racially-motivated 911 calls

Her Washington Post op-ed, "Want to stop more Starbucks scenarios? Train these people." suggests that 911 operators have a key role to play. more »

Jackson Voss serves as 2018 Riecker Fellow

Voss reflects on the work he's doing in the Washington, DC office of U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI). more »
Jackson Voss serves as 2018 Riecker Fellow

PhD candidate Christina Cross wins dissertation award ... more »

WeListen students profiled by WDIV's ClickOnDetroit ... more »

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