Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
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March 26, 2020
Regents approve Susan Collins to be interim provost
Susan M. Collins has been appointed U-M’s interim provost and executive vice president for academic affairs. She had been serving in an acting capacity since late January.
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February 5, 2020
Report finds gaps in access to career, technical ed programs
A new U-M report detailing access to career and technical education programs in Michigan has found that while CTE courses are popular among high school students, there’s unequal access.
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January 30, 2020
Susan M. Collins, former Ford School dean, named acting provost
Susan M. Collins, former dean of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, has been appointed U-M’s acting provost. She is stepping into the role because of the administrative leave of Provost Martin Philbert.
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January 27, 2020
Debate Steering Committee will guide U-M’s hosting efforts
Planning for the presidential debate that will be staged at U-M in October is well underway, with the Debate Steering Committee providing overall guidance for a long list of tasks and events being considered.
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January 13, 2020
Ford School to host former U.N. representative Susan Rice
Susan E. Rice, former national security adviser and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, will discuss her distinguished career and best-selling memoir.
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December 13, 2019
Faculty group to set academic agenda for 2020 presidential debate
As U-M prepares to host a presidential debate next October, a new faculty advisory committee will begin to explore related academic and civic experiences to take place in the preceding months.
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November 21, 2019
U-M to host ‘champions of democracy’ at debate symposium
In conjunction with next fall’s presidential debate, U-M will welcome representatives from across the globe for a symposium on political candidate debates and other key democratic principles and practices.
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October 14, 2019
Campus briefs
Short news items from around the university.
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October 11, 2019
U-M to host presidential debate next October
The university has been selected to host a presidential debate on Oct. 15, 2020. It will take place at Crisler Center, and is one of three presidential debates scheduled to take place before next year’s general election.
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October 5, 2019
Rice’s talk covers leadership, foreign policy, inclusion
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice shared her views on a wide range of topics that included leadership, foreign policy, inclusion and college athletics at a public conversation on campus.
