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Keeping in Touch: Alumni News

RSVP today: Alumni policy event & reception: Thursday, February 7, 2013 in Washington, DC. More »

Know your LinkedIn: Best-kept secrets Open to all alums. February 11, 2013 More »

Save the date: Gramlich Showcase of Student Work. March 26, 2013 More »

State & Hill: Read Fall 2012 issue online. More »

Stay connected: Join other alumni on Facebook, LinkedIn, and InCircle. More »
Multimedia

Black and Blue: The Story of Gerald Ford, Willis Ward, and the 1934 Michigan-Georgia Tech Football Game Black and Blue: The Story of Gerald Ford, Willis Ward, and the 1934 Michigan-Georgia Tech Football Game. Watch »

Thomas Mann and Norman Ornstein: 
It's even worse than it looks Thomas Mann and Norman Ornstein: It's even worse than it looks. Watch »

Thea Lee and Alan Deardorff:
Pros & cons of free trade Thea Lee and Alan Deardorff: Pros & cons of free trade.
Watch »


Shale gas and fracking: Issues for state and local governance panel. Watch »

Dick Costolo: The power of Twitter as a communication tool. Watch »

Policy Points - Barry Rabe:
A majority of Americans say the federal government should address climate change.
Watch »


Matthew Chingos: How do schools respond to differences in teacher effectiveness? Watch »
Giving

Gifts to the Ford School support realists and idealists deeply committed to a better world. Join us and make a gift today. Learn How »

Meet 2012 annual fund intern Mackenzie Knowling (MPP '13)
Meet 2012 annual fund intern Mackenzie Knowling (MPP '13) to see your gifts in action. Read More »
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Susan Collins

Greetings from the Dean

Dean Susan M. Collins on Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke at the Ford School, how one alumna is lobbying Congress for Sandy relief, and Gerald Ford Centennial events. more »

Around the School

Ford School welcomed Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke in January

Ford School welcomed Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke in January

Ben Bernanke's conversation with Dean Susan Collins was the biggest ever Policy Talks @ the Ford School event, with a packed auditorium and nearly 11,000 online viewers. more »

2013 Integrated Policy Exercise takes on Regional Transit Authority

Students role play as stakeholders in annual intensive simulation of a real policy issue. more »
2013 Integrated Policy Exercise takes on Regional Transit Authority

President Ford 2013 Centennial starts with "Black and Blue"; year-long celebration planned ... more »

Alumni News

DC alums: RSVP now for annual DC event and reception

DC alums: RSVP now for annual DC event and reception

Marina Whitman, Susan Collins, and Ted Truman to headline February 7 policy event. Networking reception to follow. more »

The storm after the superstorm: alumna lobbies for forward-thinking relief

Molly Maguire (MPP '11), analyst for New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, lobbies Congress after Sandy. more »

An alum to watch: Naomi Goldberg (MPP '08) researches LGBT policy at Movement Advancement Project ... more »

Manny Teodoro (PhD '07) receives 2013 ASPA Book Award from American Society for Public Administration ... more »

Faculty News

Education Week ranks Ford School faculty members among most influential academics

Education Week ranks Ford School faculty members among most influential academics

David K. Cohen, Susan M. Dynarski, and Brian A. Jacob made significant contributions to education debates in 2012, says Rick Hess. more »

Elisabeth Gerber to represent Washtenaw County on Regional Transit Authority

In December Gerber and Richard Murphy, program director of Michigan Suburbs Alliance, were named the two Washtenaw County representatives for the RTA. more »

Kristin Seefeldt speaks with New York Times, NPR on debt among low-income women ... more »

Justin Wolfers discusses non-fiscal cliff economic news on NPR's All Things Considered ... more »

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