Kamissa Camara: Bridging Worlds and Narratives
Ford School Professor Kamissa Camara is a World Economic Forum "Young Global Leader" and an Aliko Dangote Fellow. The Forum called on its YGLs as the world's top representatives from government,…...
Greetings from the Dean - The Briefing, January 2024
Dear friends, Happy New Year! Campus continues to buzz after the thrilling national football championship win over the University of Washington....
“Do what makes you come alive, do it with courage” Martin Luther King Jr. panelists discuss his legacy, implications for today’s world
On Monday, January 15th, hundreds of community members, students, and U-M affiliates filled Hill Auditorium to attend the 38th annual memorial keynote lecture in tribute to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther…...
Olivia Morris (MPP ‘24) reaches final round of the Michigan Health Equity Challenge
Copeland Fellow Olivia Morris (MPP ‘24) was one of 10 University of Michigan graduate students selected for the University of Michigan’s inaugural Michigan Health Equity Challenge...
Welcome newly-elected 2024 Alumni Board members
Six Ford School alumni have been elected to serve on the Alumni Board by their peers. These engaged alumni bring diverse experience in international finance, criminal law, health reform, and more.…...
Consulting practice: students gain experience working with policy clients
“Research and consulting projects rarely go as planned,” Professor Jefferey Morenoff reassured his PubPol578 students as they prepared to present a semester’s worth of findings. ...
Flint high school students glimpse college life with 23Express
Michael Williams describes himself as a “closeted nerd.” Growing up in Flint, Michigan, he felt like he had to disguise his love of learning in order to blend in with his peers. “It wasn’t ‘cool’ to…...
Poverty Solutions partners to launch Rx Kids in Flint, offering relief from extreme poverty among families with infants
Enrollment for pregnant moms and newborns in Flint began Wednesday, January 10, as Rx Kids officially launched – the first citywide maternal and infant cash prescription program in the nation....
Communicating about climate change more effective when stories about those displaced hit 'close to home'
Concern for climate change grows—along with support for policies to reduce emissions—when people read about Americans being forced to move within the U.S. because of it. That's in sharp contrast to…...
Congratulations to our winter 2023 graduates
Twenty-one Ford School students were honored at the University of Michigan’s Winter Commencement on December 17, 2023. Ten MPPs, two MPAs, and nine BAs were conferred at Crisler Arena on December…...
Rabe comments on COP28 climate deal
At the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, nearly 200 nations approved a global pact that calls for transitioning away from fossil fuels—a first. The deal also calls for tripling the use of renewable…...
Yurtayeva calls for action against Russian cyber attacks
Russia is using “cyberaggression” as an essential element in its invasion of Ukraine. Cyber attacks have been targeted at critical infrastructure, at Ukrainian government agencies, and have been used…...