Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
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May 1, 2023
Accolades — May 2023
Awards and honors for U-M faculty and staff.
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April 26, 2023
Youth Policy Lab to evaluate state child welfare program
In an effort to reduce child maltreatment recidivism and foster care placement, U-M’s Youth Policy Lab will evaluate a new Michigan Department of Health and Human Services program called SafeCare.
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April 12, 2023
Ford School junior is named U-M’s 30th Truman Scholar
Yasmine Elkharssa, a junior at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy with a passion for fighting injustice through law and policy, has been selected as U-M’s 30th Truman Scholar.
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March 6, 2023
Ford School fellow finds outlet in music
Kaj Althaus, a Michigan Data and Policy Fellow with the Ford School’s Youth Policy Lab, performs in a band called Toed in the Ann Arbor and metro Detroit areas.
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March 1, 2023
Whitmer to speak at U-M event with CNN’s Wallace
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will visit the Ann Arbor campus March 8 for a special event with CNN anchor Chris Wallace at Rackham Auditorium, part of the series “Democracy in crisis: Views from the press.”
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February 13, 2023
Lecturer brings personal touch to cherry farm
Attia Qureshi, a lecturer at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, helps operate a cherry and apple orchard at Wunsch Farms in northern Michigan.
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February 9, 2023
U-M launches three online courses using extended reality
The Center for Academic Innovation and Coursera have launched the first three in a set of 10 planned online learning opportunities that integrate extended-reality technologies into the learning experience.
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January 31, 2023
Stevenson, Cortina receive 2022 public engagement awards
President Santa J. Ono is honoring faculty members Betsey Stevenson and Lilia Cortina with the 2022 presidential public engagement awards for their commitment to public service and impact on society through national and state leadership.
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January 26, 2023
Transitional kindergarten widely available, supported
New findings by U-M’s Education Policy Initiative provide the first systematic description of transitional kindergarten, one of the largest early learning options the state funds.
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January 9, 2023
Ports set to grow state economy thanks to U-M students’ work
A new law that gives the state of Michigan’s 32 ports tools to expand and grow the maritime economy started out as a community project for a handful of U-M students.
