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A new $5 million gift from Joan and Sanford Weill and the Weill Family Foundation will provide endowed support for three new graduate fellowships in perpetuity. The gift brings to six the number of fellows at the Ford School funded by the Weills.
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A warm welcome to six newly-elected alumni board members.
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A decade-long partnership with the David Bohnett Foundation has provided 33 master's students with opportunities for public service learning in Detroit.
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Two Riecker Fellows will support Sen. Peters and Rep. Kildee in Washington, DC for the winter 2022 semester. More »
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Thirty-two Ford School graduate students simulated diplomatic negotiations to resolve a long-standing conflict. They were advised by former ambassadors and U.S. Army War College experts.
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Expert mentors are a key aspect of Elisabeth Gerber's Strategic Public Policy Consulting course.
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Road to economic recovery
An all-star lineup of Ford School economists will discuss inflation, wages, and changing labor force dynamics: Kathryn Dominguez, Josh Hausman, John Leahy, and Betsey Stevenson. Hosted by Associate Dean H. Luke Shaefer.
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From rage to reconciliation
John Ciorciari moderates a discussion with two Parents Circle-Families Forum members on opposite sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict about why they chose to engage in dialogue in this Conversations Across Differences event.
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In a Detroit Public TV special, Dean Michael S. Barr reflects on misinformation, ongoing attacks on our electoral system, the importance of a trusted media to a healthy democracy, and what this all means for the U.S. going forward. Watch »
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Associate Dean for Research and Policy Engagement Luke Shaefer delivers the inaugural Hermann and Amalie Kohn Professorship in Social Policy and Social Justice Lecture, "Lessons in using evidence to fight poverty." Watch »
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New research from Poverty Solutions suggests a significant population undercount in select neighborhoods—potentially shorting Detroit and Michigan of vital federal funds. More »
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Katherine Michelmore's latest study finds children of Earned Income Tax Credit beneficiaries delayed marriage and first births. More »
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Elisabeth Gerber and Arun Agrawal examine how human and social capital supported household and community recovery after Nepal's 2015 earthquake. More »
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Thank you to all of our donors for the support you provided the Ford School community last year. Your help makes our important work possible!
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Looking for other ways to give back to fellow Fordies?
Volunteer to help current students practice their interview skills. Sign up to do a mock interview or two in March 2022.
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