Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. October 14, 2019

    Campus briefs

    Short news items from around the university.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. September 24, 2019

    New gift will help U-M provide youth opportunities in Detroit

    A new $5 million gift to the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy from the Weill Family Foundation will help disadvantaged and underrepresented youth in Detroit.

  9. September 3, 2019

    New faces: Meet some of the university’s new faculty and staff

    The Record introduces you to eight new faculty and staff members and share their titles, start date, policy interests, education, a reason why they came to U-M and what they’re excited about. 

  10. September 3, 2019

    Passion projects: How schools and colleges plan to shape their year

    From planning new facilities to launching public engagement initiatives, U-M’s 19 schools and colleges have a wide variety of plans to further research, enhance learning and impact society.