Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
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May 7, 2021
New co-directors at CFLP expand its work in financial inclusion
The Gerald R. Ford School School of Public Policy’s Center on Finance, Law & Policy has expanded its leadership structure by naming Adrienne Harris and Jeremy Kress as co-faculty directors.
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May 3, 2021
Webinar series examines science, technology and the ‘carceral state’
The myriad issues playing a role in an exploding prison population in the United States and around the world will be addressed in a U-M webinar series “Behind Walls, Beyond Discipline: Science, Technology & the Carceral State.”
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April 12, 2021
Campus briefs
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April 8, 2021
Kohn gift to help Ford School expand work in social policy, equity
Gifts totaling $17 million from the Kohn Charitable Trust will establish a resource hub at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy to research policy promoting social equity and inclusion for all U.S. residents.
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March 22, 2021
Anti-racism faculty hiring moves forward
Eight new U-M faculty positions have been selected for funding in the first round of the Anti-Racism Faculty Hiring Initiative, a three-year effort that will add at least 20 new tenured or tenure-track faculty members.
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March 19, 2021
Ford School in partnership to diversify, support Ph.D. applicants
The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy is partnering with other leading policy schools to expand and broaden research fellowship and faculty mentorship opportunities for master’s degree graduates.
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March 10, 2021
U-M expert examines wealth inequality-reducing policies
To understand why rising wealth inequality does not equate to support for redistribution policies, the Ford School’s Charlotte Cavaillé says we must understand “the type of glasses that we wear to interpret the world.”
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March 8, 2021
Campus briefs
Short news items from around the University of Michigan.
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February 25, 2021
Ford School’s Shobita Parthasarathy testifies before House panel
Shobita Parthasarathy, professor of public policy at the Ford School, testified Feb. 25 before the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies.
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February 24, 2021
Many local leaders lack awareness of state’s redistricting plan
Michigan’s local government leaders reported mixed familiarity with the state’s new approach to redistricting, according to a 2020 survey by the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy at the Ford School.
