Public Engagement
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April 29, 2021
U-M task force aims to help corporations act responsibly
Corporations like to make statements about their responsibility to society, but follow-through is sometimes lacking. The Erb Institute has launched an effort to bridge that gap.
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April 20, 2021
Schlissel shares updates at annual Congressional Breakfast
President Mark Schlissel told a virtual audience at the recent U-M Congressional Breakfast about U-M’s operations during a pandemic, noting the university has been able to uphold its public mission.
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March 29, 2021
Rackham program marks 10 years of advancing public scholarship
During the 2020-21 academic year, the Rackham Program in Public Scholarship is celebrating 10 years under the auspices of Rackham Graduate School.
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March 11, 2021
17 faculty members chosen for Public Engagement Faculty Fellowship
Seventeen U-M faculty members have been named 2021 Public Engagement Faculty Fellows, and will spend the summer reflecting, building skills and planning projects with public engagement experts across campus.
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March 8, 2021
Mutual benefit guides U-M’s work with Detroit partners
U-M’s decades-long commitment to engagement in its founding city of Detroit has grown stronger in recent years, leading to the desire for a more cohesive approach to university engagement.
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March 8, 2021
Detroit partnerships, initiatives on the rise during pandemic
U-M ramped up its collaborations on a multitude of projects in the city of Detroit during the pandemic, including outreach to residents on issues ranging from unemployment to the COVID-19 vaccine.
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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 25, 2021
Faculty and students address health disparities, social inequities
As the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected Black communities, U-M faculty, students and staff have worked to explore these inequities and identify ways to advocate for and implement change.
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January 21, 2021
Robert Hampshire joins Biden administration to work in transportation
Robert Hampshire, a faculty member in the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, College of Engineering and U-M Transportation Research Institute, has joined the Biden administration’s Department of Transportation.
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January 18, 2021
Biden’s inauguration speech to set the tone for new leadership
In his inaugural address Jan. 20, a newly sworn-in President Joe Biden seeks to unite the country in the backdrop of a global pandemic, racial tensions and the second impeachment of his predecessor.
