This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. The Charge to the Class was delivered by U.S. Senator Carl Levin. May, 2014.
Robert Axelrod is the Walgreen Professor for the Study of Human Understanding; professor of political science, College of Literature, Science and the Arts; and professor of public policy, Gerald R.
Barry Rabe is an environmental policy professor at the University of Michigan’s Ford School of Public Policy and director of the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy at the Ford School.
The 2013 Charge to the Class was be delivered by Paul O'Neill. Also includes Susan Collins, Carl Simon, Amazin' Blue, Eli Day (BA'13) & Cynthia Rathinasamy (MPP'13). May, 2013.
Mark Funkhouser describes how government and citizens working together can produce positive outcomes, including in community economic development and the tools and techniques of deliberative democracy. April, 2013.
The Ford School's Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP ) discusses findings from the Michigan Public Policy Survey and the solutions suggested by these leaders. April, 2013.
Black and Blue documentary film screening and panel discussion featuring former Senator Buzz Thomas (grandson of Willis Ward) and Steve Ford. January, 2013.
Matthew Chingos will discusses three studies of how schools respond to differences in teacher effectiveness, all of which are based on administrative data from the state of Florida. December, 2012.
Christopher Borick, Jacquelyn Pless, Erich Schwartzel and moderator Barry Rabe review emerging patterns in policy development in these two states as well as nationally. November 2012.
Howard S. Bloom, Brian Jacob, Johnathon Matthews, and Michael F. Tenbusch discuss the new results of the NYC study as well as the ongoing efforts among the small school community in the Detroit area. January, 2011.
Thomas H. Howlett, Andy Jacob, Christopher Mullin, Richard Vedder and moderator Susan Dynarski discuss for-profit colleges in the latest in the Education Policy Initiative Seminar Series at CLOSUP. November, 2010.
Matthew Springer discusses the impact of the POINT intervention on student achievement as well as teacher behavior and organizational dynamics. September, 2010.
Patricia L. Caruso, Peter Luke, John Proos, Alma Wheeler Smith & moderator Jeffrey D. Padden discuss the policy framework of the MPRI, the politics of the initiative in the legislature, and the effect of public criticism on its future.
Thomas Buchmueller, Joe Schwarz, Marianne Udow-Phillips and moderator Matthew Davis offer their perspectives on states' challenges and opportunities in the face of worsening health care dilemmas. March, 2010.
Eric Hanushek of the Hoover Institution talks about the societal and economic returns of long-term investment in schools, particularly problematic ones, as well as possible school reform policies that can help transform schools. March, 2010.
Scott Page talks about diversity in public policy decisionmaking and shows that as policy problems grow more difficult the benefits of diversity become even more pronounced, provided that we agree on fundamental ends. January, 2010.
Harvard education economist Roland Fryer describes the positive impact of the Harlem Children's Zone (HCZ) on school achievement. Fryer also discusses whether schools alone can eliminate the achievement gap. January, 2010.
Olga Savic Stella, Margaret Garry, Brad Wilson, Dan Carmody, and moderator Larissa Larsen discuss urban food retail, including past, current and future approaches to improving access to fresh food in urban areas like Detroit, Michigan.
Patricia L. Caruso, Robert Brown & Dennis Schrantz discuss changes in Michigan crime & corrections policies at "Rightsizing Michigan's Prison Population: Policy-driven Expansion and Reduction in an Era of Mass Incarceration" panel.
Panelists John C. Austin, Charles L. Ballard, Kim Hill, Christopher Hayter, with moderator Paul Courant discuss the current and future state of the Michigan economy. February 2009. Hosted by the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy.
Marc Spitzer, Federal Energy Regulatory Commissioner, discusses renewable energy and competition. His lecture is followed by a panel to further the discussion consisting Rob Gramlich, Barry Rabe and Meredith Fowlie. March, 2008.
