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Remembering Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky

Jun 6, 2025

The Ford School is deeply saddened to announce the passing of Ambassador Melvyn ‘Mel’ Levitsky, esteemed professor of international policy and practice. He passed away on May 17, 2025, at the age of 87.Ambassador Levitsky had a remarkable career in...

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Propelling global social science innovations: U-M launches International Research Hub

Jun 5, 2025

The Institute for Social Research’s Survey Research Center and the Population Studies Center are teaming up to launch the International Research Hub.This new resource will support and expand social research worldwide.Located at PSC, the hub will...

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Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky to retire from the University of Michigan’s Ford School

May 15, 2025

Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky will retire from his position as Professor of Practice at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan, effective June 1, 2025. When Ambassador Levitsky joined the Ford School in 2006, it was a...

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Undergrads meet with global leaders in Brussels, find resolve amid global uncertainty

Mar 28, 2025

When 15 public policy undergraduates touched down in Brussels, Belgium in March, they knew they were visiting Europe’s capital at a pivotal moment.“Our trip to Brussels came at a time of great uncertainty about the future of the transatlantic...

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Hassan awarded U-M anti-racism grant

Sep 10, 2024

Ford School assistant professor Yousif Hassan has been chosen for a University of Michigan research grant for his work that explores how AI innovations and data can center social justice and address racial and economic inequalities in African...

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Axinn and Lantz to lead Ford School’s International Policy Center

Jul 11, 2024

William Axinn will serve as interim director of the Ford School’s International Policy Center (IPC) beginning on August 1, 2024. Paula Lantz will serve as interim associate director of IPC and focus on overseeing and leading a review of the Ford...

Axinn and Lantz to lead Ford School’s International Policy Center

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Bold AI policy proposals awarded at Ford + Munk case competition

Apr 22, 2024

Fifty-one students engaged on pressing AI-related policy questions during this spring’s Ford+Munk case competition. Held annually, the Ford+Munk conference has students from the Ford School and the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global...

Bold AI policy proposals awarded at Ford + Munk case competition

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Javi Piñeiro (MPP/JD’24) participates in Next Milan Forum

Apr 16, 2024

I don't think if you had told me when I was a teenager growing up in a very rural small town in Puerto Rico that one day, still being young and a student, I would be in a position to go to a conference abroad and meet with people from all over the...

Javi Piñeiro (MPP/JD’24) participates in Next Milan Forum

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Amy Beck Harris helps students understand the “how” of international development

Apr 4, 2024

Before becoming an academic, Ford School Lecturer Amy Beck Harris worked in international development and foreign assistance implementation across Latin America with Chemonics International, the largest international development firm that implements...

Amy Beck Harris helps students understand the “how” of international development

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Stewart receives prestigious APSA book award

Apr 1, 2024

Associate professor and International Policy Center director Megan Stewart will be honored with the American Political Science Association’s (APSA) 2021-2022 Conflict Processes Section’s Best Book Award for her book, Governing for Revolution: Social...

Stewart receives prestigious APSA book award

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China’s 2024 Parliamentary meeting: Ford School experts can discuss

Mar 22, 2024

Ann Chih Lin is an associate professor of public policy at the Ford School of Public Policy and director of the Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies.“Compared to previous years, China’s Two Sessions meetings this year look inward, focusing on...

China’s 2024 Parliamentary meeting: Ford School experts can discuss

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Stacey Abrams, other policymakers and leading scholars to join Ford School symposium

Mar 12, 2024

The Ford School of Public Policy is happy to announce the Dean’s Symposium, which will take place April 11 and 12 at Weill Hall, with the theme, “Policy Innovation for Our Times.” The two days will feature keynote appearances by voting rights...

Stacey Abrams, other policymakers and leading scholars to join Ford School symposium

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Ford school faculty available to weigh in on 2024 elections

Jan 28, 2024

The University of Michigan has published an experts guide to the 2024 elections. Ford School faculty are available to offer insights on relevant issues impacting the elections, including the following: Economics Betsey Stevenson, professor of...

Ford school faculty available to weigh in on 2024 elections

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Ford School’s Ali and Ciorciari warn of escalation after Hamas attack on Israel

Oct 9, 2023

Ford School experts have been commenting on the Hamas attacks on Israel: John Ciorciari is a professor of public policy at the Ford School of Public Policy whose research focuses on international law and politics in the Global South. "The last...

Ford School’s Ali and Ciorciari warn of escalation after Hamas attack on Israel

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Ciorciari comments on India-Middle East rail link announcement

Sep 12, 2023

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Joe Biden and other G20 leaders announced plans to construct a rail and shipping corridor that would link India with the Middle East and Europe. The Ford School's John Ciorciari, whose research...

Ciorciari comments on India-Middle East rail link announcement

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Ford School welcomes new faculty that bridge research and policy engagement

Aug 21, 2023

A former foreign minister to Mali, a leading educational economist, a tech entrepreneur who explores indigenous technoscience are among the outstanding new faculty that add depth to the Ford School and connect student education, rigorous academic...

Ford School welcomes new faculty that bridge research and policy engagement

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International Policy Center starts the year with new faces and initiatives

Aug 21, 2023

The Ford School’s International Policy Center (IPC) welcomes a new director, Profesor Megan Stewart, for the 2023-2024 academic year. IPC will expand its efforts to support cutting-edge research related to pressing global phenomena while maintaining...

International Policy Center starts the year with new faces and initiatives

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PPIA students reflect on their summer of study and social life

Aug 2, 2023

What are the dynamics of inequity in labor markets? How do we determine appropriate categories for people in a multicultural society? How is the U.S. approach to ethnicity and nationality different from what they are doing in Europe? These were...

PPIA students reflect on their summer of study and social life

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Engaged Learning Student Projects Catalog: Preparing Ford School students for leadership

Jun 29, 2023

During the Winter Term 2023, Ford School students were involved in projects with federal, state, county, city, and township governments, school districts, non-profit organizations, and commissions. They worked with the school’s numerous research...

Engaged Learning Student Projects Catalog: Preparing Ford School students for leadership

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Ford School delegation meets U.S. State Department on Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation

Jun 26, 2023

Transportation and trade ministers, and senior officials from all Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) countries gathered in Detroit to discuss 2023 priorities for the bloc – inclusive trade, green transportation, and energy transitions. The...

Ford School delegation meets U.S. State Department on Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation

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International media tap Ali’s wide-ranging expertise on cybersecurity, domestic terrorism, and global security

Jun 20, 2023

Ford School professor Javed Ali has called upon his experience from years in the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to give insights into many of the world’s most pressing...

International media tap Ali’s wide-ranging expertise on cybersecurity, domestic terrorism, and global security

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Ciorciari discusses Indian Prime Minister Modi's visit to the US

Jun 15, 2023

John Ciorciari, associate dean for research and policy engagement at the Ford School of Public Policy and director of the Ford School's International Policy Center and Weiser Diplomacy Center, comments on the relevance of Indian Prime Minister...

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Ambassador Page widely sought for Sudan insights

May 10, 2023

As two rival generals continue their deadly feud for control of the Sudanese capital Khartoum, fears are rising of of another major regional conflagration. Ambassador Susan D. Page, Ford School Professor of Practice in International Diplomacy, has...

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Susan D. Page: Peace elusive in Sudan, with intractable generals and real risks of worsening conflict

Apr 24, 2023

As foreigners flee the continued fighting in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, and the death toll rises, there are fears of full-blown civil war breaking out. At least 400 people have been killed and 3,500 injured since fighting broke out April 15,...

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Ford School hosts alum, Korean governor Kim Dong Yeon

Apr 13, 2023

The Ford School hosted Kim Dong Yeon (MPP ‘91, PhD ‘93), governor of the Gyeonggi province — the largest province in South Korea. His visit to Ann Arbor included signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the University that will send South Korean...

Ford School hosts alum, Korean governor Kim Dong Yeon

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Ali provides insight into leaked Pentagon documents

Apr 12, 2023

Documents leaked from the Pentagon created a media firestorm, leaving many questions in the minds of Americans. With over 20 years of experience in intelligence, Javed Ali, associate professor of practice, provided analysis on some of the biggest...

Ali provides insight into leaked Pentagon documents

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Indian opposition leader imprisoned after defamation conviction: U-M experts can discuss

Mar 29, 2023

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has been sentenced to two years in prison and lost his parliamentary seat after a court found him guilty of defamation over his remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surname in 2019. University of...

Info session: 2022 BA Global Engagement Seminar

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Declaring Mexican cartels as terrorists could help combat threats to US national security

Mar 9, 2023

Republican attorneys general from 21 states are calling on President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken to declare Mexican drug cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations. They argue that the cartels pose a threat to U.S. national...

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President Ono salutes the Ford School, Luke Shaefer, in Inauguration address

Mar 8, 2023

As President Santa. J. Ono was inaugurated as the 15th president of the University of Michigan on March 8, he laid out a vision for change and challenge to continue to address the world’s greatest problems. In his address to an audience of students,...

President Ono salutes the Ford School, Luke Shaefer, in Inauguration address

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Russia-Ukraine, one year later: Ford School experts can discuss

Feb 23, 2023

University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy experts can discuss Russia's full-scale attack on Ukraine and the ensuing war as the one-year anniversary approaches. Javed Ali, associate professor of practice at the Ford School, is a former...

Russia-Ukraine, one year later: Ford School experts can discuss