2019-20 FA C T S & F I G U R E S
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Brief history
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Present profile
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Students Alumni in action
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Ford School leadership Awards
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Leadership history
13 Graduate programs (MPP/MPA/PhD)
15 Diversity, equity, and inclusion Our strategic DE&I priorities 16 Costs 17 Financial aid
(1979-present)
10 Research Rankings 12 Undergraduate program (BA)
18 Giving 19 Notes Contact info
ON THE COVER Front: Corey Fitzgerald (MPP ‘19) at the 2019 Gramlich Showcase of Student Work
Brief history In 1914... U-M launches America’s first graduate program in municipal administration for aspiring public servants. In 1968... the curriculum was refocused to provide students an analytic toolkit and cutting-edge problemsolving methods, giving way to IPPS, the Institute of Public Policy Studies, the nation’s first public policy degree program. In 1995... U-M established the School of Public Policy. In 1999... named in honor of Gerald R. Ford, the 38th President of the United States and a 1935 U-M graduate. In 2001... pioneered a joint-PhD program, a model that remains shared with just a handful of other universities. In 2006... moved into newly-constructed Joan and Sanford Weill Hall. In 2007... the Ford School launched its junior-senior undergraduate program with about 60 per class. In 2013... the school celebrated President Ford’s 100th birthday. In 2014... the Ford School celebrated its Centennial with a year-long slate of events around the world. In 2019... launched an innovative, powerful new Master of Public Affairs degree program. 3
STUDENTS INSIDE JOAN & SANFORD WEILL HALL Home of the Ford School
Present profile (As of August 2019) Total enrollment 446
Student Organizations 16
Faculty • 38 tenure/track • 25 lecturers • 18 courtesy faculty • 10 named professors • 3 professors of practice • 7 visiting appointments • 4 postdocs
Alumni Body 3,901
Staff 89 Degrees offered • BA • MPP/MPA • Joint master’s degrees with law, business, environment, education, and more • Joint PhD in Public Policy and Economics, Political Science, or Sociology • Science, Technology, and Public Policy graduate certificate
Operating Budget $22.7M (FY 2019) Endowment $48.307M (6/30/19) Facilities Weill Hall was designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects and opened in August 2006. The 85,000-square-foot building offers stateof-the-art classrooms, event spaces, and comfortable niches for student-faculty study and collaboration.
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Students (2019-20 demographics) BA • Incoming class: 80 • Students of color (U.S. only): 25% • Female: 58.8% • Male: 41.2% MPA • Incoming class: 22 • Average age: 37 • Age range: 27-53 • Non-U.S: 36% • Students of color (U.S. only): 21% • Female: 41% • Male: 59% • Years of work experience: 11.2 • Countries of origin: 11
MPP • Incoming class: 99 • Average age: 27 • Age range: 21-42 • Non-U.S: 17% • Students of color (U.S. only): 30% • Female: 58% • Male: 42% • Years of work experience: 3.7 • Countries of origin: 11 PhD • Current students: 35 • Non-U.S: 2.8% • Students of color (U.S. only): 22% • Female: 57% • Male: 43%
Alumni in action Ford School alumni work all around the world, addressing an amazing variety of policy issues. But Ford School alumni share this—a dedication to making a difference in our world.
→ Learn more: fordschool.umich.edu/careers-map 6
LEAH SQUIRES MPP/MA ‘20 Gramlich Showcase of Student Work
Ford School leadership Michael S. Barr Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of Public Policy (2017-present) Elisabeth Gerber Associate Dean for Research & Policy Engagement
Paula Lantz Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Our faculty The Ford School’s faculty is an interdisciplinary group, boasting 10 named professorships holding joint appointments with a wide range of schools and units including economics, political science, sociology, math, information, law, business, social work, history, education, environment and sustainability, social research, and urban planning. Learn more at fordschool.umich.edu/faculty
Select awards Shobita Parthasarathy • Robert K. Merton Book Award, 2018 Barry Rabe • Martha Derthick Best Book Award, APSA 2017 • Thurnau Professorship, 2010 8
Edie Goldenberg • U-M Staff Innovation and Collaboration Award, 2019 Brian Jacob • Rackham Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award, 2019
Leadership history (1979-present) Edward M. Gramlich • IPPS director, 1979-83 • IPPS director, 1991-95 • SPP dean, 1995-97 • Member of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve, 1997-2005
Rebecca M. Blank • SPP/Ford School dean, 1999-2007 • Acting U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 2012-13 • Chancellor, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2013-present
Paul Courant • IPPS director, 1983-87 • IPPS director, 1989-91 • U-M Provost, 2002-05 • U-M University Librarian and Dean of Libraries, 2007-13 • U-M Interim Provost, 2016-17
Susan M. Collins • Ford School dean, 2007-17 • APSIA president, 2013-15 • Board member of the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank, 2016-present (Detroit Branch, 2012-15)
Edie Goldenberg • IPPS director, 1987-89 • LS&A dean, 1989-98 • Michigan in Washington program founding director John Chamberlin • SPP interim dean, 1997-99 • Founder, Center for Ethics in Public Life
Michael S. Barr • Ford School dean, 2017-present • Asst. Secretary for Financial Institutions, U.S. Dept. of Treasury, 2009-2010 • Key architect of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act 9
Research The Ford School is home to or co-sponsor of a number of multi-disciplinary research centers and initiatives that focus on a range of pressing policy concerns, engaged across all levels of governance: local, state, national, and international. Research in action • Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) • Center on Finance, Law, and Policy • Education Policy Initiative • International Policy Center
• Poverty Solutions • Program in Practical Policy Engagement • Science, Technology, and Public Policy program • Weiser Diplomacy Center • Youth Policy Lab
Rankings
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SOCIAL POLICY
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PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS
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HEALTH POLICY
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PUBLIC AFFAIRS OVERALL
Source: U.S. News & World Report, ranked in 2019
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JOHN CIORCIARI Associate Professor of Public Policy; Director, International Policy Center; Director, Weiser Diplomacy Center
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Undergraduate program BA in Public Policy (Junior admission) The Ford School BA in Public Policy is a liberal arts degree, based in the social sciences, that gives students the knowledge and skills needed to analyze policy problems, understand the stakes, and create viable solutions. • Big university resources, small-school connectedness and flexibility. • Incoming class of 80, with an average classroom size of 24. • Ford School scholarship assistance available. Other financial assistance available for unpaid internships. • Alumni working at the Obama Foundation, Google, Urban Institute, Booz Allen Hamilton, U.S. Department of Justice, Michigan Department of Community Health, political campaigns, law firms, and more.
BA applications due Feb. 1 (sophomore year) at U-M → fordschool.umich.edu/ba/admissions Contact for all degree programs: Office of Student and Academic Services 734-764-0453 | fspp-admissions@umich.edu 12
MPP
MPA
PhD
Graduate programs Master’s programs (MPP/MPA) • 2-year MPP with required internship. • 9-month MPA for professionals with at least five years of work experience in a policy-related field. • Provides an analytic toolkit that is highly transferable across a broad range of policy areas, sectors, places. • Interdisciplinary, applied nature; flexibility in electives. • Collaborative work environment at the Ford School, within the greater U-M, which offers a broad range of resources and networks. • Alumni working at USAID, World Bank, GAO, UN Refugee Agency, Human Rights First, Direct Relief, EPA, Detroit Mayor’s Office, Federal Reserve Board, OMB, Deloitte, and more. Doctoral program Offering three degrees, joint with other disciplines: • PhD in Public Policy and Economics • PhD in Public Policy and Political Science • PhD in Public Policy and Sociology MPP/MPA applications due Jan. 15. → fordschool.umich.edu/mpp-mpa/admissions PhD applications due Dec. 15. → fordschool.umich.edu/phd/admissions
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STEPHANIE SANDERS Lecturer; Ford School Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer
A leader building on decades of commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion At the Ford School and U-M, our dedication to the public good is inseparable from our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are a community that values the diversity of its members, believing that diversity enriches the educational environment and the experience for all of us. Our goal? An inclusive campus in which every individual has the opportunity to be heard, to contribute, and to excel. The university’s strategic plan serves as an umbrella over 51 plans, and more than 2,100 action items developed by individual school, college, and campus units. The Ford School developed and launched its own five-year plan with tremendous enthusiasm—and with pride in the school’s long-standing strength in this area.
→ Learn more: fordschool.umich.edu/dei
Our strategic DE&I priorities • Promoting an equitable and inclusive climate • Diversifying who we are
• Diversifying what and how we teach • Diversifying our research and policy engagement activities 15
Costs at the Ford School Undergraduate programs* In-state
Out-of-state
Tuition and fees
$17,522
$54,794
Housing and food
$11,996
$11,996
Books and supplies
$1,048
$1,048
Personal and misc.
$2,454
$2,454
Total cost
$33,020
$70,292
Graduate programs* In-state
Out-of-state
Tuition and fees
$27,936
$49,624
Housing and food
$14,600
$14,600
Books and supplies
$1,200
$1,200
Personal and misc.
$4,720
$4,720
Total cost
$48,456
$70,144
* Full-time enrollment per academic year, based on 2019-20 figures
100%
of our PhD students receive funding from the Ford School
>60%
of our incoming MPP/MPA students received fellowship support from the Ford School in 2019-20
Sources: Rackham, Financial Aid, Ford School
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Financial aid In 1960, state support made up 78 percent of the University of Michigan’s General Fund; today, it has dwindled to 15 percent. University of Michigan General Fund (FY 2019)
Source: Office of Budget and Planning
To remain affordable, U-M is committed to keeping its costs low, limiting tuition increases, and investing heavily in financial support for students. Donor-named endowments for student support are vital. At the Ford School, student support is our top campaign priority, and gifts to faculty research and policy engagement benefit students as well.
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Giving to the Ford School The Ford School trains our world’s most promising future leaders. Donor support helps students from all backgrounds choose a Ford School degree. Students who choose the Ford School are diverse and talented, active and engaged, creative and passionate, and eager to find innovative solutions to our world’s most pressing challenges. Too often, our students graduate with a debt burden that limits their choices and hinders potential. Giving to the Ford School opens opportunities for engaged learning that translate into practical policy action leaving a lasting impact on our world. The reach of a gift to the Ford School, like the reach of our students, extends beyond campus to serve the greater good. Contributions to the Ford School have a lasting impact. Gifts enable us to: • train and inspire exceptional citizens, public servants, and leaders. • launch and lead game-changing research projects that transform how we address society’s most intractable challenges. • equip policy communities in the state of Michigan, in Washington, DC, and around the world with first-rate academic insights and discoveries.
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Notes
CONTACT Admissions Beth Soboleski Associate Director
Development Sue Johnson Director
734-615-9877 bsobo@umich.edu
734-615-4001 suejohn@umich.edu
Our Mission The Ford School at the University of Michigan is a community dedicated to the public good. We inspire and prepare diverse leaders grounded in service, conduct transformational research, and collaborate on evidencebased policymaking to take on our communities’ and our world’s most pressing challenges.
Our Values We value community, integrity, respect, service, inclusion, diversity, and equity. We aspire for our work to be excellent, relevant, rigorous, collaborative, engaged, and impactful.
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