Academics at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy

Our mission is to offer outstanding education for leadership in public

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policy analysis and public management and to excel in social science Speak with us We welcome your questions. Please find us at a graduate fair, come to Ann Arbor for a visitation day, call, or write. Details online: www.fordschool.umich.edu/prospective/admit_rep.php

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here may be no greater honor than to have a

research that illuminates public issues and promotes better public policy.

Admissions overview The Ford School seeks MPP/MPA applicants from a diversity of academic and professional backgrounds. We emphasize the applicant’s academic performance as an undergraduate, demonstrated commitment to public policy, and potential for graduate studies as evidenced by the results of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), the applicant’s statement of purpose, relevant work experience, the range of courses taken, and faculty and employer evaluations.

school bear your name.

Such recognition means all the more when it comes from an institution that you love, and when it is dedicated —

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stablished in 1914, the Ford School continues to thrive and grow, based on the strengths that have marked our reputation for decades: the excellence

Fellowships and financial assistance The Ford School offers financial assistance through merit-based fellowships. These fellowships — available to both domestic and international applicants — are awarded after admission. In previous years, about 60% of each entering class received some level of fellowship support. Ford School students have also been successful seeking university fellowships, graduate student instructor positions (teaching assistants), and research assistantships. The University of Michigan provides need-based financial support in the form of subsidized loans and work-study funding.

not to me personally — but to the cause of public service to which I have devoted most of my life.

Gerald R. Ford, 1913–2006

of our faculty, the firm grounding of our curriculum in social science research and quantitative analysis, the vitality of our research centers, and our interconnectedness with scholars, programs, and opportunities from all parts of the world-class University of Michigan.

On the occasion of the dedication of Joan and

Yet we remain a small and collegial community, a school

Joint PhD program Applicants to our joint PhD program submit an application directly to the Ford School.

We ensure that the relevant department reviews the application (Economics, Sociology, or Political Science).

Sanford Weill Hall, October 13, 2006 38th President of the United States AB ‘35 and HLLD ‘74, University of Michigan

where students matter and where our identity is shaped by active intellectual curiosity, a passion for public service, and a shared commitment to producing the leaders who will shape

Application deadlines for graduate programs December 15: PhD program January 15: MPP and MPA programs

the 21st century.

For those seeking to engage with the public policy challenges of our world, the Ford School can provide a rigorous, interdisciplinary, applied professional education.

We welcome your interest.

Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy University of Michigan Joan and Sanford Weill Hall 735 South State Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109-3091 734 764 3490 734 763 9181 fax Student and Academic Services: 734 764 0453 (p) Career Services: 734 615 9557 (p) Development and Alumni Relations: 734 615 3892 (p) Communications and Outreach: 734 615 3893 (p)

Susan M. Collins Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of Public Policy, Professor of Public Policy, and Professor of Economics Research: international economics including issues in both macroeconomics and trade; growth experiences in developed and developing countries, focusing recently on China, India, and Puerto Rico; and international economic integration.

Julia Donovan Darlow, Ann Arbor Laurence B. Deitch, Bingham Farms Denise Ilitch, Bingham Farms Olivia P. Maynard, Goodrich Andrea Fischer Newman, Ann Arbor Andrew C. Richner, Grosse Pointe Park S. Martin Taylor, Grosse Pointe Farms Katherine E. White, Ann Arbor Mary Sue Coleman (ex officio) © 2010 The Regents of the University of Michigan

www.fordschool.umich.edu

A Non-discriminatory, Affirmative Action Employer

Photo: Michael David Leiboff

Nonresident Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution; Secretary/Treasurer of the Executive Committee, Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA); Senior staff economist on the President’s Council of Economic Advisers, 1989–90.

Regents of the University of Michigan

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Our mission is to offer outstanding education for leadership in public

LEARN MORE

policy analysis and public management and to excel in social science Speak with us We welcome your questions. Please find us at a graduate fair, come to Ann Arbor for a visitation day, call, or write. Details online: www.fordschool.umich.edu/prospective/admit_rep.php

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here may be no greater honor than to have a

research that illuminates public issues and promotes better public policy.

Admissions overview The Ford School seeks MPP/MPA applicants from a diversity of academic and professional backgrounds. We emphasize the applicant’s academic performance as an undergraduate, demonstrated commitment to public policy, and potential for graduate studies as evidenced by the results of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), the applicant’s statement of purpose, relevant work experience, the range of courses taken, and faculty and employer evaluations.

school bear your name.

Such recognition means all the more when it comes from an institution that you love, and when it is dedicated —

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stablished in 1914, the Ford School continues to thrive and grow, based on the strengths that have marked our reputation for decades: the excellence

Fellowships and financial assistance The Ford School offers financial assistance through merit-based fellowships. These fellowships — available to both domestic and international applicants — are awarded after admission. In previous years, about 60% of each entering class received some level of fellowship support. Ford School students have also been successful seeking university fellowships, graduate student instructor positions (teaching assistants), and research assistantships. The University of Michigan provides need-based financial support in the form of subsidized loans and work-study funding.

not to me personally — but to the cause of public service to which I have devoted most of my life.

Gerald R. Ford, 1913–2006

of our faculty, the firm grounding of our curriculum in social science research and quantitative analysis, the vitality of our research centers, and our interconnectedness with scholars, programs, and opportunities from all parts of the world-class University of Michigan.

On the occasion of the dedication of Joan and

Yet we remain a small and collegial community, a school

Joint PhD program Applicants to our joint PhD program submit an application directly to the Ford School.

We ensure that the relevant department reviews the application (Economics, Sociology, or Political Science).

Sanford Weill Hall, October 13, 2006 38th President of the United States AB ‘35 and HLLD ‘74, University of Michigan

where students matter and where our identity is shaped by active intellectual curiosity, a passion for public service, and a shared commitment to producing the leaders who will shape

Application deadlines for graduate programs December 15: PhD program January 15: MPP and MPA programs

the 21st century.

For those seeking to engage with the public policy challenges of our world, the Ford School can provide a rigorous, interdisciplinary, applied professional education.

We welcome your interest.

Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy University of Michigan Joan and Sanford Weill Hall 735 South State Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109-3091 734 764 3490 734 763 9181 fax Student and Academic Services: 734 764 0453 (p) Career Services: 734 615 9557 (p) Development and Alumni Relations: 734 615 3892 (p) Communications and Outreach: 734 615 3893 (p)

Susan M. Collins Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of Public Policy, Professor of Public Policy, and Professor of Economics Research: international economics including issues in both macroeconomics and trade; growth experiences in developed and developing countries, focusing recently on China, India, and Puerto Rico; and international economic integration.

Julia Donovan Darlow, Ann Arbor Laurence B. Deitch, Bingham Farms Denise Ilitch, Bingham Farms Olivia P. Maynard, Goodrich Andrea Fischer Newman, Ann Arbor Andrew C. Richner, Grosse Pointe Park S. Martin Taylor, Grosse Pointe Farms Katherine E. White, Ann Arbor Mary Sue Coleman (ex officio) © 2010 The Regents of the University of Michigan

www.fordschool.umich.edu

A Non-discriminatory, Affirmative Action Employer

Photo: Michael David Leiboff

Nonresident Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution; Secretary/Treasurer of the Executive Committee, Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA); Senior staff economist on the President’s Council of Economic Advisers, 1989–90.

Regents of the University of Michigan

G R A D UAT E S T U D I E S AT T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F M I C H I G A N F R O M

T H E

D E A N

T H E

F O R D

S C H O O L

Our mission is to offer outstanding education for leadership in public

LEARN MORE

policy analysis and public management and to excel in social science Speak with us We welcome your questions. Please find us at a graduate fair, come to Ann Arbor for a visitation day, call, or write. Details online: www.fordschool.umich.edu/prospective/admit_rep.php

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here may be no greater honor than to have a

research that illuminates public issues and promotes better public policy.

Admissions overview The Ford School seeks MPP/MPA applicants from a diversity of academic and professional backgrounds. We emphasize the applicant’s academic performance as an undergraduate, demonstrated commitment to public policy, and potential for graduate studies as evidenced by the results of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), the applicant’s statement of purpose, relevant work experience, the range of courses taken, and faculty and employer evaluations.

school bear your name.

Such recognition means all the more when it comes from an institution that you love, and when it is dedicated —

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stablished in 1914, the Ford School continues to thrive and grow, based on the strengths that have marked our reputation for decades: the excellence

Fellowships and financial assistance The Ford School offers financial assistance through merit-based fellowships. These fellowships — available to both domestic and international applicants — are awarded after admission. In previous years, about 60% of each entering class received some level of fellowship support. Ford School students have also been successful seeking university fellowships, graduate student instructor positions (teaching assistants), and research assistantships. The University of Michigan provides need-based financial support in the form of subsidized loans and work-study funding.

not to me personally — but to the cause of public service to which I have devoted most of my life.

Gerald R. Ford, 1913–2006

of our faculty, the firm grounding of our curriculum in social science research and quantitative analysis, the vitality of our research centers, and our interconnectedness with scholars, programs, and opportunities from all parts of the world-class University of Michigan.

On the occasion of the dedication of Joan and

Yet we remain a small and collegial community, a school

Joint PhD program Applicants to our joint PhD program submit an application directly to the Ford School.

We ensure that the relevant department reviews the application (Economics, Sociology, or Political Science).

Sanford Weill Hall, October 13, 2006 38th President of the United States AB ‘35 and HLLD ‘74, University of Michigan

where students matter and where our identity is shaped by active intellectual curiosity, a passion for public service, and a shared commitment to producing the leaders who will shape

Application deadlines for graduate programs December 15: PhD program January 15: MPP and MPA programs

the 21st century.

For those seeking to engage with the public policy challenges of our world, the Ford School can provide a rigorous, interdisciplinary, applied professional education.

We welcome your interest.

Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy University of Michigan Joan and Sanford Weill Hall 735 South State Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109-3091 734 764 3490 734 763 9181 fax Student and Academic Services: 734 764 0453 (p) Career Services: 734 615 9557 (p) Development and Alumni Relations: 734 615 3892 (p) Communications and Outreach: 734 615 3893 (p)

Susan M. Collins Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of Public Policy, Professor of Public Policy, and Professor of Economics Research: international economics including issues in both macroeconomics and trade; growth experiences in developed and developing countries, focusing recently on China, India, and Puerto Rico; and international economic integration.

Julia Donovan Darlow, Ann Arbor Laurence B. Deitch, Bingham Farms Denise Ilitch, Bingham Farms Olivia P. Maynard, Goodrich Andrea Fischer Newman, Ann Arbor Andrew C. Richner, Grosse Pointe Park S. Martin Taylor, Grosse Pointe Farms Katherine E. White, Ann Arbor Mary Sue Coleman (ex officio) © 2010 The Regents of the University of Michigan

www.fordschool.umich.edu

A Non-discriminatory, Affirmative Action Employer

Photo: Michael David Leiboff

Nonresident Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution; Secretary/Treasurer of the Executive Committee, Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA); Senior staff economist on the President’s Council of Economic Advisers, 1989–90.

Regents of the University of Michigan

G R A D UAT E S T U D I E S AT T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F M I C H I G A N F R O M

T H E

D E A N

T H E

F O R D

S C H O O L

Photo: Michael David Leiboff

“The Ford School draws students who care about the greater good — both the Ford School and the larger University of Michigan campus foster this kind of idealism. The rigorous curriculum, coupled with opportunities to apply our course work in the real world, equips students with the necessary analytical and methodological skills required to become valuable public servants.”

Sukhi Dosanjh

WELL-TRAINED GRADUATES, FIRST-CLASS CAREERS

A C A D E M I C S : D E M A N D I N G & R E WA R D I N G

A L I V E LY A N D E N G A G E D E N V I R O N M E N T

T H E F O R D S C H O O L FA C U LT Y

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ur Masters level curriculum is designed to train students with a broad set of interests for a wide set of jobs. Core courses develop a foundation of skills, knowledge, and concepts in economics, statistics, political analysis, and public management. A particular strength of the Ford School is our requirement that all students receive serious quantitative training in data analysis and cost-benefit analysis. Students then choose from a variety of advanced classes in areas such as social policy, international trade, quantitative analysis, economic policy, and politics. Students often combine their policy courses with electives from elsewhere around the University of Michigan, including its 18 professional schools — such as law, business, education, and urban planning — or one of the top-ranked social science departments. For example, many students come to the Ford School to study social policy issues and take courses from Social Work, Education, or Public Health.

In addition to the rigorous coursework, the Ford School curriculum provides students with hands-on, practical policy experience. We require a policy-related summer internship, giving students the opportunity to develop and enhance their skills in a real-world setting. A school-wide integrated policy exercise is held for three days each January, enabling students to work intensively on a particular policy issue.

Our joint doctoral program combines the interdisciplinary strength and policy focus of the Ford School with a theoretical grounding from one of three internationally recognized social science departments at the University of Michigan: Economics, Sociology, or Political Science.

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he intellectual environment at the Ford School encourages active engagement with the critical policy issues of the day. Each year we host distinguished practitioners who give public lectures, teach a course, or meet with small groups of students to answer substantive and career-related questions.

The activities of our dynamic research centers give students access to policymakers and researchers from around the world. Our centers include the National Poverty Center; the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy; the International Policy Center; the Center for Public Policy in Diverse Societies; and the U-M’s Center for Ethics in Public Life.

We offer our students ready access to the intellectual, cultural, and social resources of the University of Michigan, one of America’s great public universities.

Ann Arbor, a vibrant college town with a rich cultural life, is easily accessible — just eighty minutes by air from New York and DC.

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ho chooses to pursue a public policy degree? Our students are passionately interested in public affairs and want to be active participants in public decisions — decisions that affect their neighborhoods, their countries, and people around the globe. Our students analyze problems, seek solutions, collaborate for change, and advocate for more effective policies.

The Ford School MPP degree provides an exceptionally flexible professional education, preparing students for careers in domestic and international affairs, and allowing them to focus on specific policy issues such as education, energy and sustainability, or global human rights. Our graduates conduct research on public policy issues, implement programs, or become advocates for certain issues or legislation. And since our curriculum provides a set of research, analytical, and management skills that are widely transferable across sectors and issue areas, graduates often move back and forth between the public, private, and nonprofit sectors — or between international and domestic work — over the course of their careers. Some pursue elective office in the years after graduation, while others become senior managers or analysts.

Professional degrees offered

“With a liberal arts undergraduate degree, I chose the Ford School because of its excellent quantitative coursework; I knew the work would challenge me and would round out my analytical skills. The Ford School provided me with the tools necessary to develop and advance solutions to complex policy — and political — issues around the health and mental health care needs of Los Angeles County residents.”

Carol Kim

MPP ’01

MPP ‘99

Food for Peace Officer, USAID,

Health Deputy, Supervisor Zev

Southern Africa Region Internship: Analyst, Kaiser Permanente BA in Social Welfare and Community

MPP: Two-year Master of Public Policy MPA: One-year mid-career Master of Public Administration Dual degrees with other U-M schools and departments, including Law, Business, and Education

Health, UC Berkeley

Office of U.S. Senate Majority Leader

Doctoral degrees offered

Organization

Core MPP courses

Tom Daschle

Intern, National Asian Women’s Health

U.S. Treasury Department, National

Joint PhD in Public Policy & Economics, Sociology, or Political Science Undergraduate degree offered BA in Public Policy: a competitive-admission major for juniors and seniors, providing interdisciplinary social science training in the analysis of key policy issues

Angela Boatman MPP ’06, MA in Higher Education, ‘06 Internship: State Higher Education Executive Officers, Boulder, CO

Partners for Financial Empowerment

Calculus (PubPol 513) Statistics (PubPol 529) Microeconomics A (PubPol 555) and Microeconomics B (PubPol 558) Foreign Policy and the Management of International Relations (PubPol 560) OR Political Environment of Policymaking (PubPol 585) Values, Ethics, and Public Policy (PubPol 580) Public Management (PubPol 587) Integrated Policy Exercise (PubPol 638)

D I V E R S E , C L O S E - K N I T, A N D A C T I V E

BA in Journalism, University of Minnesota Amizade Service-Learning Program, Crown Point, NM Ford School’s South Africa Distance Learning Project

2009 MPP/MPA Class Profile

Supervisors BA in English, UC-Irvine

Researcher, Center for Health and Social Studies in South Africa

Yaroslavsky, Third District County of Los Angeles Board of

“My time at Michigan has provided me with a large and diverse professional network of supportive faculty and fellow alumni. These connections have already proven to be an invaluable career resource.”

Incoming class size: 102 Average age: 27 Age range: 22–41 Non-U.S.: 24% Students of color (U.S. only): 25% Female: 45% Male: 55%

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ith around 100 masters students and fewer than 10 PhD students admitted each year, the Ford School is large enough to offer a wide diversity of intellectual and political interests, but small enough to be friendly and comfortable.

Active student groups include: International Policy Students Association, Students of Color in Public Policy, Women and Gender in Public Policy, and the Michigan Journal of Public Affairs. Another student group, the Community Service Organization, leads school-wide public service initiatives, days of service, and fundraising events.

“The Ford School’s faculty is terrific. They are excellent scholars — experts in their fields, passionate about their work, and engaged with the policy world. But just as important from the student perspective, our faculty are also incredibly accessible.

They are dedicated teachers and mentors who are committed to the success of their students.”

Evan Enarson-Hering MPP ‘07 BA in International Political Economy, The Colorado College Co-Chair of the Ford School’s Domestic Policy Corps Internship: Global Exchange, San Francisco Research Fellow: The Bell Policy Center

S H E L D O N H . DA N Z I G E R , Henry J. Meyer Distinguished University Professor of Public Policy, Director of the National Poverty Center, and Research Professor, Institute for Social Research

Lloyd Grieger PhD in Sociology and Public Policy ’10, MPP ’04, MPP ’08 (Statistics) Postdoctoral Associate, Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, Yale University

Policy Research at Work in the World

BA in Political Science, St. John’s University Urban Institute, Income and Benefits Policy Center United Nations Fellowship, statistics and

“Having come from a small undergraduate college, I was worried about getting lost in the crowd of many graduate programs. The Ford School’s comfortable size and countless opportunities to become involved in student groups or advisory committees and assume leadership roles within the school allowed me to really make an impact.”

he Ford School is home to an interdisciplinary group of faculty who meet the criteria of academic excellence in the social science disciplines, who are enthusiastic teachers and mentors, and who take seriously the implications of their work for policy problems. Their broad research interests are demonstrated by the wide range of units with which they hold joint appointments — economics, political science, math, history, sociology, business, social work, education, natural resources, information, and urban planning.

demography PPIA Math Instructor, 2004–2010

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rofessor Danziger is one of the nation’s most respected researchers, mentors, and teachers on the causes and consequences of poverty, with a reputation for the careful application of social science research methods to pressing social problems. Danziger is the author and co-editor of numerous books and articles including: America Unequal; Detroit Divided; Working and Poor; and Changing Poverty, Changing Policies. He is an elected fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the 2010 J.K. Galbraith Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, and a John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Fellow. As Director of the Research and Training Program on Poverty and Public Policy, he teaches and mentors postdoctoral fellows from backgrounds underrepresented in the social sciences.

Research: Social welfare policies and the effects of economic, demographic, and public policy changes on trends in poverty and inequality.

Courses taught: Social Welfare Policy (PubPol 746) and Policy Seminar: Poverty and Social Welfare Policy in the U.S. (PubPol 495)

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P R O F E S S I O N A L

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Photo: Michael David Leiboff

“The Ford School draws students who care about the greater good — both the Ford School and the larger University of Michigan campus foster this kind of idealism. The rigorous curriculum, coupled with opportunities to apply our course work in the real world, equips students with the necessary analytical and methodological skills required to become valuable public servants.”

Sukhi Dosanjh

WELL-TRAINED GRADUATES, FIRST-CLASS CAREERS

A C A D E M I C S : D E M A N D I N G & R E WA R D I N G

A L I V E LY A N D E N G A G E D E N V I R O N M E N T

T H E F O R D S C H O O L FA C U LT Y

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ur Masters level curriculum is designed to train students with a broad set of interests for a wide set of jobs. Core courses develop a foundation of skills, knowledge, and concepts in economics, statistics, political analysis, and public management. A particular strength of the Ford School is our requirement that all students receive serious quantitative training in data analysis and cost-benefit analysis. Students then choose from a variety of advanced classes in areas such as social policy, international trade, quantitative analysis, economic policy, and politics. Students often combine their policy courses with electives from elsewhere around the University of Michigan, including its 18 professional schools — such as law, business, education, and urban planning — or one of the top-ranked social science departments. For example, many students come to the Ford School to study social policy issues and take courses from Social Work, Education, or Public Health.

In addition to the rigorous coursework, the Ford School curriculum provides students with hands-on, practical policy experience. We require a policy-related summer internship, giving students the opportunity to develop and enhance their skills in a real-world setting. A school-wide integrated policy exercise is held for three days each January, enabling students to work intensively on a particular policy issue.

Our joint doctoral program combines the interdisciplinary strength and policy focus of the Ford School with a theoretical grounding from one of three internationally recognized social science departments at the University of Michigan: Economics, Sociology, or Political Science.

O

he intellectual environment at the Ford School encourages active engagement with the critical policy issues of the day. Each year we host distinguished practitioners who give public lectures, teach a course, or meet with small groups of students to answer substantive and career-related questions.

The activities of our dynamic research centers give students access to policymakers and researchers from around the world. Our centers include the National Poverty Center; the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy; the International Policy Center; the Center for Public Policy in Diverse Societies; and the U-M’s Center for Ethics in Public Life.

We offer our students ready access to the intellectual, cultural, and social resources of the University of Michigan, one of America’s great public universities.

Ann Arbor, a vibrant college town with a rich cultural life, is easily accessible — just eighty minutes by air from New York and DC.

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ho chooses to pursue a public policy degree? Our students are passionately interested in public affairs and want to be active participants in public decisions — decisions that affect their neighborhoods, their countries, and people around the globe. Our students analyze problems, seek solutions, collaborate for change, and advocate for more effective policies.

The Ford School MPP degree provides an exceptionally flexible professional education, preparing students for careers in domestic and international affairs, and allowing them to focus on specific policy issues such as education, energy and sustainability, or global human rights. Our graduates conduct research on public policy issues, implement programs, or become advocates for certain issues or legislation. And since our curriculum provides a set of research, analytical, and management skills that are widely transferable across sectors and issue areas, graduates often move back and forth between the public, private, and nonprofit sectors — or between international and domestic work — over the course of their careers. Some pursue elective office in the years after graduation, while others become senior managers or analysts.

Professional degrees offered

“With a liberal arts undergraduate degree, I chose the Ford School because of its excellent quantitative coursework; I knew the work would challenge me and would round out my analytical skills. The Ford School provided me with the tools necessary to develop and advance solutions to complex policy — and political — issues around the health and mental health care needs of Los Angeles County residents.”

Carol Kim

MPP ’01

MPP ‘99

Food for Peace Officer, USAID,

Health Deputy, Supervisor Zev

Southern Africa Region Internship: Analyst, Kaiser Permanente BA in Social Welfare and Community

MPP: Two-year Master of Public Policy MPA: One-year mid-career Master of Public Administration Dual degrees with other U-M schools and departments, including Law, Business, and Education

Health, UC Berkeley

Office of U.S. Senate Majority Leader

Doctoral degrees offered

Organization

Core MPP courses

Tom Daschle

Intern, National Asian Women’s Health

U.S. Treasury Department, National

Joint PhD in Public Policy & Economics, Sociology, or Political Science Undergraduate degree offered BA in Public Policy: a competitive-admission major for juniors and seniors, providing interdisciplinary social science training in the analysis of key policy issues

Angela Boatman MPP ’06, MA in Higher Education, ‘06 Internship: State Higher Education Executive Officers, Boulder, CO

Partners for Financial Empowerment

Calculus (PubPol 513) Statistics (PubPol 529) Microeconomics A (PubPol 555) and Microeconomics B (PubPol 558) Foreign Policy and the Management of International Relations (PubPol 560) OR Political Environment of Policymaking (PubPol 585) Values, Ethics, and Public Policy (PubPol 580) Public Management (PubPol 587) Integrated Policy Exercise (PubPol 638)

D I V E R S E , C L O S E - K N I T, A N D A C T I V E

BA in Journalism, University of Minnesota Amizade Service-Learning Program, Crown Point, NM Ford School’s South Africa Distance Learning Project

2009 MPP/MPA Class Profile

Supervisors BA in English, UC-Irvine

Researcher, Center for Health and Social Studies in South Africa

Yaroslavsky, Third District County of Los Angeles Board of

“My time at Michigan has provided me with a large and diverse professional network of supportive faculty and fellow alumni. These connections have already proven to be an invaluable career resource.”

Incoming class size: 102 Average age: 27 Age range: 22–41 Non-U.S.: 24% Students of color (U.S. only): 25% Female: 45% Male: 55%

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ith around 100 masters students and fewer than 10 PhD students admitted each year, the Ford School is large enough to offer a wide diversity of intellectual and political interests, but small enough to be friendly and comfortable.

Active student groups include: International Policy Students Association, Students of Color in Public Policy, Women and Gender in Public Policy, and the Michigan Journal of Public Affairs. Another student group, the Community Service Organization, leads school-wide public service initiatives, days of service, and fundraising events.

“The Ford School’s faculty is terrific. They are excellent scholars — experts in their fields, passionate about their work, and engaged with the policy world. But just as important from the student perspective, our faculty are also incredibly accessible.

They are dedicated teachers and mentors who are committed to the success of their students.”

Evan Enarson-Hering MPP ‘07 BA in International Political Economy, The Colorado College Co-Chair of the Ford School’s Domestic Policy Corps Internship: Global Exchange, San Francisco Research Fellow: The Bell Policy Center

S H E L D O N H . DA N Z I G E R , Henry J. Meyer Distinguished University Professor of Public Policy, Director of the National Poverty Center, and Research Professor, Institute for Social Research

Lloyd Grieger PhD in Sociology and Public Policy ’10, MPP ’04, MPP ’08 (Statistics) Postdoctoral Associate, Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, Yale University

Policy Research at Work in the World

BA in Political Science, St. John’s University Urban Institute, Income and Benefits Policy Center United Nations Fellowship, statistics and

“Having come from a small undergraduate college, I was worried about getting lost in the crowd of many graduate programs. The Ford School’s comfortable size and countless opportunities to become involved in student groups or advisory committees and assume leadership roles within the school allowed me to really make an impact.”

he Ford School is home to an interdisciplinary group of faculty who meet the criteria of academic excellence in the social science disciplines, who are enthusiastic teachers and mentors, and who take seriously the implications of their work for policy problems. Their broad research interests are demonstrated by the wide range of units with which they hold joint appointments — economics, political science, math, history, sociology, business, social work, education, natural resources, information, and urban planning.

demography PPIA Math Instructor, 2004–2010

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rofessor Danziger is one of the nation’s most respected researchers, mentors, and teachers on the causes and consequences of poverty, with a reputation for the careful application of social science research methods to pressing social problems. Danziger is the author and co-editor of numerous books and articles including: America Unequal; Detroit Divided; Working and Poor; and Changing Poverty, Changing Policies. He is an elected fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the 2010 J.K. Galbraith Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, and a John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Fellow. As Director of the Research and Training Program on Poverty and Public Policy, he teaches and mentors postdoctoral fellows from backgrounds underrepresented in the social sciences.

Research: Social welfare policies and the effects of economic, demographic, and public policy changes on trends in poverty and inequality.

Courses taught: Social Welfare Policy (PubPol 746) and Policy Seminar: Poverty and Social Welfare Policy in the U.S. (PubPol 495)

P U B L I C

S E R V I C E

P R O F E S S I O N A L

E D U C A T I O N

R E S E A R C H

Photo: Michael David Leiboff

“The Ford School draws students who care about the greater good — both the Ford School and the larger University of Michigan campus foster this kind of idealism. The rigorous curriculum, coupled with opportunities to apply our course work in the real world, equips students with the necessary analytical and methodological skills required to become valuable public servants.”

Sukhi Dosanjh

WELL-TRAINED GRADUATES, FIRST-CLASS CAREERS

A C A D E M I C S : D E M A N D I N G & R E WA R D I N G

A L I V E LY A N D E N G A G E D E N V I R O N M E N T

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ur Masters level curriculum is designed to train students with a broad set of interests for a wide set of jobs. Core courses develop a foundation of skills, knowledge, and concepts in economics, statistics, political analysis, and public management. A particular strength of the Ford School is our requirement that all students receive serious quantitative training in data analysis and cost-benefit analysis. Students then choose from a variety of advanced classes in areas such as social policy, international trade, quantitative analysis, economic policy, and politics. Students often combine their policy courses with electives from elsewhere around the University of Michigan, including its 18 professional schools — such as law, business, education, and urban planning — or one of the top-ranked social science departments. For example, many students come to the Ford School to study social policy issues and take courses from Social Work, Education, or Public Health.

In addition to the rigorous coursework, the Ford School curriculum provides students with hands-on, practical policy experience. We require a policy-related summer internship, giving students the opportunity to develop and enhance their skills in a real-world setting. A school-wide integrated policy exercise is held for three days each January, enabling students to work intensively on a particular policy issue.

Our joint doctoral program combines the interdisciplinary strength and policy focus of the Ford School with a theoretical grounding from one of three internationally recognized social science departments at the University of Michigan: Economics, Sociology, or Political Science.

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he intellectual environment at the Ford School encourages active engagement with the critical policy issues of the day. Each year we host distinguished practitioners who give public lectures, teach a course, or meet with small groups of students to answer substantive and career-related questions.

The activities of our dynamic research centers give students access to policymakers and researchers from around the world. Our centers include the National Poverty Center; the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy; the International Policy Center; the Center for Public Policy in Diverse Societies; and the U-M’s Center for Ethics in Public Life.

We offer our students ready access to the intellectual, cultural, and social resources of the University of Michigan, one of America’s great public universities.

Ann Arbor, a vibrant college town with a rich cultural life, is easily accessible — just eighty minutes by air from New York and DC.

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ho chooses to pursue a public policy degree? Our students are passionately interested in public affairs and want to be active participants in public decisions — decisions that affect their neighborhoods, their countries, and people around the globe. Our students analyze problems, seek solutions, collaborate for change, and advocate for more effective policies.

The Ford School MPP degree provides an exceptionally flexible professional education, preparing students for careers in domestic and international affairs, and allowing them to focus on specific policy issues such as education, energy and sustainability, or global human rights. Our graduates conduct research on public policy issues, implement programs, or become advocates for certain issues or legislation. And since our curriculum provides a set of research, analytical, and management skills that are widely transferable across sectors and issue areas, graduates often move back and forth between the public, private, and nonprofit sectors — or between international and domestic work — over the course of their careers. Some pursue elective office in the years after graduation, while others become senior managers or analysts.

Professional degrees offered

“With a liberal arts undergraduate degree, I chose the Ford School because of its excellent quantitative coursework; I knew the work would challenge me and would round out my analytical skills. The Ford School provided me with the tools necessary to develop and advance solutions to complex policy — and political — issues around the health and mental health care needs of Los Angeles County residents.”

Carol Kim

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Food for Peace Officer, USAID,

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Health, UC Berkeley

Office of U.S. Senate Majority Leader

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Tom Daschle

Intern, National Asian Women’s Health

U.S. Treasury Department, National

Joint PhD in Public Policy & Economics, Sociology, or Political Science Undergraduate degree offered BA in Public Policy: a competitive-admission major for juniors and seniors, providing interdisciplinary social science training in the analysis of key policy issues

Angela Boatman MPP ’06, MA in Higher Education, ‘06 Internship: State Higher Education Executive Officers, Boulder, CO

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Calculus (PubPol 513) Statistics (PubPol 529) Microeconomics A (PubPol 555) and Microeconomics B (PubPol 558) Foreign Policy and the Management of International Relations (PubPol 560) OR Political Environment of Policymaking (PubPol 585) Values, Ethics, and Public Policy (PubPol 580) Public Management (PubPol 587) Integrated Policy Exercise (PubPol 638)

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BA in Journalism, University of Minnesota Amizade Service-Learning Program, Crown Point, NM Ford School’s South Africa Distance Learning Project

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Supervisors BA in English, UC-Irvine

Researcher, Center for Health and Social Studies in South Africa

Yaroslavsky, Third District County of Los Angeles Board of

“My time at Michigan has provided me with a large and diverse professional network of supportive faculty and fellow alumni. These connections have already proven to be an invaluable career resource.”

Incoming class size: 102 Average age: 27 Age range: 22–41 Non-U.S.: 24% Students of color (U.S. only): 25% Female: 45% Male: 55%

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ith around 100 masters students and fewer than 10 PhD students admitted each year, the Ford School is large enough to offer a wide diversity of intellectual and political interests, but small enough to be friendly and comfortable.

Active student groups include: International Policy Students Association, Students of Color in Public Policy, Women and Gender in Public Policy, and the Michigan Journal of Public Affairs. Another student group, the Community Service Organization, leads school-wide public service initiatives, days of service, and fundraising events.

“The Ford School’s faculty is terrific. They are excellent scholars — experts in their fields, passionate about their work, and engaged with the policy world. But just as important from the student perspective, our faculty are also incredibly accessible.

They are dedicated teachers and mentors who are committed to the success of their students.”

Evan Enarson-Hering MPP ‘07 BA in International Political Economy, The Colorado College Co-Chair of the Ford School’s Domestic Policy Corps Internship: Global Exchange, San Francisco Research Fellow: The Bell Policy Center

S H E L D O N H . DA N Z I G E R , Henry J. Meyer Distinguished University Professor of Public Policy, Director of the National Poverty Center, and Research Professor, Institute for Social Research

Lloyd Grieger PhD in Sociology and Public Policy ’10, MPP ’04, MPP ’08 (Statistics) Postdoctoral Associate, Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, Yale University

Policy Research at Work in the World

BA in Political Science, St. John’s University Urban Institute, Income and Benefits Policy Center United Nations Fellowship, statistics and

“Having come from a small undergraduate college, I was worried about getting lost in the crowd of many graduate programs. The Ford School’s comfortable size and countless opportunities to become involved in student groups or advisory committees and assume leadership roles within the school allowed me to really make an impact.”

he Ford School is home to an interdisciplinary group of faculty who meet the criteria of academic excellence in the social science disciplines, who are enthusiastic teachers and mentors, and who take seriously the implications of their work for policy problems. Their broad research interests are demonstrated by the wide range of units with which they hold joint appointments — economics, political science, math, history, sociology, business, social work, education, natural resources, information, and urban planning.

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rofessor Danziger is one of the nation’s most respected researchers, mentors, and teachers on the causes and consequences of poverty, with a reputation for the careful application of social science research methods to pressing social problems. Danziger is the author and co-editor of numerous books and articles including: America Unequal; Detroit Divided; Working and Poor; and Changing Poverty, Changing Policies. He is an elected fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the 2010 J.K. Galbraith Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, and a John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Fellow. As Director of the Research and Training Program on Poverty and Public Policy, he teaches and mentors postdoctoral fellows from backgrounds underrepresented in the social sciences.

Research: Social welfare policies and the effects of economic, demographic, and public policy changes on trends in poverty and inequality.

Courses taught: Social Welfare Policy (PubPol 746) and Policy Seminar: Poverty and Social Welfare Policy in the U.S. (PubPol 495)

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“The Ford School draws students who care about the greater good — both the Ford School and the larger University of Michigan campus foster this kind of idealism. The rigorous curriculum, coupled with opportunities to apply our course work in the real world, equips students with the necessary analytical and methodological skills required to become valuable public servants.”

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ur Masters level curriculum is designed to train students with a broad set of interests for a wide set of jobs. Core courses develop a foundation of skills, knowledge, and concepts in economics, statistics, political analysis, and public management. A particular strength of the Ford School is our requirement that all students receive serious quantitative training in data analysis and cost-benefit analysis. Students then choose from a variety of advanced classes in areas such as social policy, international trade, quantitative analysis, economic policy, and politics. Students often combine their policy courses with electives from elsewhere around the University of Michigan, including its 18 professional schools — such as law, business, education, and urban planning — or one of the top-ranked social science departments. For example, many students come to the Ford School to study social policy issues and take courses from Social Work, Education, or Public Health.

In addition to the rigorous coursework, the Ford School curriculum provides students with hands-on, practical policy experience. We require a policy-related summer internship, giving students the opportunity to develop and enhance their skills in a real-world setting. A school-wide integrated policy exercise is held for three days each January, enabling students to work intensively on a particular policy issue.

Our joint doctoral program combines the interdisciplinary strength and policy focus of the Ford School with a theoretical grounding from one of three internationally recognized social science departments at the University of Michigan: Economics, Sociology, or Political Science.

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he intellectual environment at the Ford School encourages active engagement with the critical policy issues of the day. Each year we host distinguished practitioners who give public lectures, teach a course, or meet with small groups of students to answer substantive and career-related questions.

The activities of our dynamic research centers give students access to policymakers and researchers from around the world. Our centers include the National Poverty Center; the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy; the International Policy Center; the Center for Public Policy in Diverse Societies; and the U-M’s Center for Ethics in Public Life.

We offer our students ready access to the intellectual, cultural, and social resources of the University of Michigan, one of America’s great public universities.

Ann Arbor, a vibrant college town with a rich cultural life, is easily accessible — just eighty minutes by air from New York and DC.

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ho chooses to pursue a public policy degree? Our students are passionately interested in public affairs and want to be active participants in public decisions — decisions that affect their neighborhoods, their countries, and people around the globe. Our students analyze problems, seek solutions, collaborate for change, and advocate for more effective policies.

The Ford School MPP degree provides an exceptionally flexible professional education, preparing students for careers in domestic and international affairs, and allowing them to focus on specific policy issues such as education, energy and sustainability, or global human rights. Our graduates conduct research on public policy issues, implement programs, or become advocates for certain issues or legislation. And since our curriculum provides a set of research, analytical, and management skills that are widely transferable across sectors and issue areas, graduates often move back and forth between the public, private, and nonprofit sectors — or between international and domestic work — over the course of their careers. Some pursue elective office in the years after graduation, while others become senior managers or analysts.

Professional degrees offered

“With a liberal arts undergraduate degree, I chose the Ford School because of its excellent quantitative coursework; I knew the work would challenge me and would round out my analytical skills. The Ford School provided me with the tools necessary to develop and advance solutions to complex policy — and political — issues around the health and mental health care needs of Los Angeles County residents.”

Carol Kim

MPP ’01

MPP ‘99

Food for Peace Officer, USAID,

Health Deputy, Supervisor Zev

Southern Africa Region Internship: Analyst, Kaiser Permanente BA in Social Welfare and Community

MPP: Two-year Master of Public Policy MPA: One-year mid-career Master of Public Administration Dual degrees with other U-M schools and departments, including Law, Business, and Education

Health, UC Berkeley

Office of U.S. Senate Majority Leader

Doctoral degrees offered

Organization

Core MPP courses

Tom Daschle

Intern, National Asian Women’s Health

U.S. Treasury Department, National

Joint PhD in Public Policy & Economics, Sociology, or Political Science Undergraduate degree offered BA in Public Policy: a competitive-admission major for juniors and seniors, providing interdisciplinary social science training in the analysis of key policy issues

Angela Boatman MPP ’06, MA in Higher Education, ‘06 Internship: State Higher Education Executive Officers, Boulder, CO

Partners for Financial Empowerment

Calculus (PubPol 513) Statistics (PubPol 529) Microeconomics A (PubPol 555) and Microeconomics B (PubPol 558) Foreign Policy and the Management of International Relations (PubPol 560) OR Political Environment of Policymaking (PubPol 585) Values, Ethics, and Public Policy (PubPol 580) Public Management (PubPol 587) Integrated Policy Exercise (PubPol 638)

D I V E R S E , C L O S E - K N I T, A N D A C T I V E

BA in Journalism, University of Minnesota Amizade Service-Learning Program, Crown Point, NM Ford School’s South Africa Distance Learning Project

2009 MPP/MPA Class Profile

Supervisors BA in English, UC-Irvine

Researcher, Center for Health and Social Studies in South Africa

Yaroslavsky, Third District County of Los Angeles Board of

“My time at Michigan has provided me with a large and diverse professional network of supportive faculty and fellow alumni. These connections have already proven to be an invaluable career resource.”

Incoming class size: 102 Average age: 27 Age range: 22–41 Non-U.S.: 24% Students of color (U.S. only): 25% Female: 45% Male: 55%

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ith around 100 masters students and fewer than 10 PhD students admitted each year, the Ford School is large enough to offer a wide diversity of intellectual and political interests, but small enough to be friendly and comfortable.

Active student groups include: International Policy Students Association, Students of Color in Public Policy, Women and Gender in Public Policy, and the Michigan Journal of Public Affairs. Another student group, the Community Service Organization, leads school-wide public service initiatives, days of service, and fundraising events.

“The Ford School’s faculty is terrific. They are excellent scholars — experts in their fields, passionate about their work, and engaged with the policy world. But just as important from the student perspective, our faculty are also incredibly accessible.

They are dedicated teachers and mentors who are committed to the success of their students.”

Evan Enarson-Hering MPP ‘07 BA in International Political Economy, The Colorado College Co-Chair of the Ford School’s Domestic Policy Corps Internship: Global Exchange, San Francisco Research Fellow: The Bell Policy Center

S H E L D O N H . DA N Z I G E R , Henry J. Meyer Distinguished University Professor of Public Policy, Director of the National Poverty Center, and Research Professor, Institute for Social Research

Lloyd Grieger PhD in Sociology and Public Policy ’10, MPP ’04, MPP ’08 (Statistics) Postdoctoral Associate, Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, Yale University

Policy Research at Work in the World

BA in Political Science, St. John’s University Urban Institute, Income and Benefits Policy Center United Nations Fellowship, statistics and

“Having come from a small undergraduate college, I was worried about getting lost in the crowd of many graduate programs. The Ford School’s comfortable size and countless opportunities to become involved in student groups or advisory committees and assume leadership roles within the school allowed me to really make an impact.”

he Ford School is home to an interdisciplinary group of faculty who meet the criteria of academic excellence in the social science disciplines, who are enthusiastic teachers and mentors, and who take seriously the implications of their work for policy problems. Their broad research interests are demonstrated by the wide range of units with which they hold joint appointments — economics, political science, math, history, sociology, business, social work, education, natural resources, information, and urban planning.

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rofessor Danziger is one of the nation’s most respected researchers, mentors, and teachers on the causes and consequences of poverty, with a reputation for the careful application of social science research methods to pressing social problems. Danziger is the author and co-editor of numerous books and articles including: America Unequal; Detroit Divided; Working and Poor; and Changing Poverty, Changing Policies. He is an elected fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the 2010 J.K. Galbraith Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, and a John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Fellow. As Director of the Research and Training Program on Poverty and Public Policy, he teaches and mentors postdoctoral fellows from backgrounds underrepresented in the social sciences.

Research: Social welfare policies and the effects of economic, demographic, and public policy changes on trends in poverty and inequality.

Courses taught: Social Welfare Policy (PubPol 746) and Policy Seminar: Poverty and Social Welfare Policy in the U.S. (PubPol 495)

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research that illuminates public issues and promotes better public policy.

Admissions overview The Ford School seeks MPP/MPA applicants from a diversity of academic and professional backgrounds. We emphasize the applicant’s academic performance as an undergraduate, demonstrated commitment to public policy, and potential for graduate studies as evidenced by the results of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), the applicant’s statement of purpose, relevant work experience, the range of courses taken, and faculty and employer evaluations.

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stablished in 1914, the Ford School continues to thrive and grow, based on the strengths that have marked our reputation for decades: the excellence

Fellowships and financial assistance The Ford School offers financial assistance through merit-based fellowships. These fellowships — available to both domestic and international applicants — are awarded after admission. In previous years, about 60% of each entering class received some level of fellowship support. Ford School students have also been successful seeking university fellowships, graduate student instructor positions (teaching assistants), and research assistantships. The University of Michigan provides need-based financial support in the form of subsidized loans and work-study funding.

not to me personally — but to the cause of public service to which I have devoted most of my life.

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of our faculty, the firm grounding of our curriculum in social science research and quantitative analysis, the vitality of our research centers, and our interconnectedness with scholars, programs, and opportunities from all parts of the world-class University of Michigan.

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Yet we remain a small and collegial community, a school

Joint PhD program Applicants to our joint PhD program submit an application directly to the Ford School.

We ensure that the relevant department reviews the application (Economics, Sociology, or Political Science).

Sanford Weill Hall, October 13, 2006 38th President of the United States AB ‘35 and HLLD ‘74, University of Michigan

where students matter and where our identity is shaped by active intellectual curiosity, a passion for public service, and a shared commitment to producing the leaders who will shape

Application deadlines for graduate programs December 15: PhD program January 15: MPP and MPA programs

the 21st century.

For those seeking to engage with the public policy challenges of our world, the Ford School can provide a rigorous, interdisciplinary, applied professional education.

We welcome your interest.

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Susan M. Collins Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of Public Policy, Professor of Public Policy, and Professor of Economics Research: international economics including issues in both macroeconomics and trade; growth experiences in developed and developing countries, focusing recently on China, India, and Puerto Rico; and international economic integration.

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S U M M E R I N T E R N S H I P : P O L I C Y AT W O R K “The Ford School equipped me with a comprehensive array of analytical tools and offered the ideal environments in which to apply these skills. For instance, I was able to participate in a distance learning project in South Africa, land a competitive internship with the U.S. Department of Commerce which eventually led to my current job, and secure two policy related off-campus jobs. In addition, the Ford School afforded me opportunities to contribute to the school’s vibrant community through leadership positions on the Executive Committee and Students of Color in Public Policy. I could not have been more pleased with my Ford School experience.”

Mihir Torsekar MPP ‘08, MAE ‘08 International Trade Analyst, U.S. International Trade Commission

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he Ford School MPP curriculum requires a policy-related internship, giving students the opportunity to apply their knowledge to significant problems in the public, private, or non-profit sectors and develop and enhance skills in areas of professional interest. The internship — completed over the summer following the first year of coursework — helps students clarify their career direction, gives perspective on the selection of second-year electives, and enables students to establish networks of great value in securing post-graduation employment.

Ford School students secure internships with an incredibly wide range of employers, including all levels of government, financial institutions, think tanks and research centers, private sector companies, non-profit organizations, and NGOs. Over 25% of Ford School students intern abroad each summer; another 20% do internship work on international issues within a U.S.-based organization.

Our career counselors work closely with each student to help identify and secure an internship that will advance the student’s individual career needs and goals. We have an extensive network of organizations interested in hosting Ford School interns. In addition, established (and funded) partnerships give our students direct access to highly-selective internships in key organizations such as: the Joint U.S.–China Cooperation on Clean Energy, Shanghai; Mercy Corps, Washington, DC; Innovations for Poverty Action, Malawi; the State of Michigan Governor’s Office; and the City of Detroit Mayor’s Office.

Sometimes the best internship for a student is unpaid. Through the generous contributions of Ford School alumni and donors, funding support is available to offset the cost of pursuing unpaid internships. In addition, staff help students weigh the benefits and costs of an unpaid internship, identify resources for funding support, and write effective funding proposals.

Internship: U.S. Department of Commerce Research Associate, Employment Research Corporation, Ann Arbor

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Washington DC 34%

Federal Government 30%

International 26%

State Government 4%

Michigan 11%

Local Government 7%

US Other 11%

Foreign Government 2%

Chicago 6%

Multilateral Organization 6%

California 6%

NFP/NGO 45%

New York 6%

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“My Ford School education gave me a highly transferable skill set.

I graduated prepared to work effectively in a variety of settings, including the state legislative arena and applied local economic development program creation and implementation.”

Olga Savic Stella MPP ‘99

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Vice President, Business Development, Detroit Economic Growth Corporation Chief of Staff to MI State Representative Steve Tobocman (D-Detroit) (2003–2007) Economic development assistant to Mayor of Detroit Dennis Archer BA in Political Science and Economics, University of Michigan

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ach year, all MPP students participate in a 3-day simulation known as the Integrated Policy Exercise (IPE), which tests these future leaders’ and policymakers’ abilities to make sound, responsible decisions under “real-world” time constraints and pressures. The annual IPE, a staple of the Ford School experience, alternates between issues of domestic and international significance. Topics have included an AIDS global forum, urban revitalization, reform of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, and immigration reform.

In 2008, Professor Elisabeth Gerber designed the IPE to evaluate options that provide affordable, accessible health coverage to low and moderate income families within the state of Michigan. After hearing organizations such as SinaiGrace Hospital, Washtenaw Community Health Organization, and the Urban Institute describing their stakes in the healthcare debate and giving strategic planning advice, students adopted the perspectives of their assigned stakeholder roles to negotiate a resolution that would ideally mimic what might occur in the real world.

“Having led the Integrated Policy Exercise three times now, I believe strongly in the curricular value of the program. It offers our students a terrific opportunity to integrate the knowledge and skills they are acquiring during their Master’s program in a realistic policy setting.”

Elisabeth R. Gerber Professor of Public Policy Research interests: intergovernmental cooperation, land use and economic development policy, local fiscal capacity, and local political accountability. Gerber has written articles on direct democracy, election reform, primary elections, legislative process, voter behavior, land use policy and political representation, and is the author of The Populist Paradox: Interest Group

Influence and the Promise of Direct Legislation (1999), co-author of Stealing the Initiative: How State Government Responds to Direct Democracy (2000), and co-editor of Voting at the Political Fault Line: California’s Experiment with the Blanket Primary (2001), and Michigan at the Millennium (2003). Courses taught: Program Evaluation (PubPol 636), State and Local Policy Analysis (PubPol 686), and PubPol 578 (Applied Policy Seminar).

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Brian A. Jacob Walter H. Annenberg Professor of Education Policy, Professor of Economics, and Director of the Center on Local, State and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) Professor Jacob is a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research and an Executive Committee Member of the National Poverty Center. He has previously served as a policy analyst in the NYC Mayor’s Office and taught middle school in East Harlem. His primary fields of interest are labor economics, program evaluation, and the economics of education.

His current research focuses on urban school reform and teacher labor markets. In recent work, he has examined school choice, education accountability programs, housing vouchers, and teacher labor markets.

Courses taught: Applied Policy Seminar (PubPol 578), Economics of Education (PubPol 631), and Practicum in Education Policy (PubPol 632)

APPLIED LEARNING FOR CREDIT: L O C A L LY A N D A R O U N D T H E W O R L D Applied Policy Seminar: Consulting for Credit Our Applied Policy Seminar is a graduate course that engages students in a supervised consulting project with a real-world client. Teams of 4–6 students work with a faculty coordinator and client representative to develop a project work plan, collect relevant materials and information, conduct research and analysis, prepare a written report, and present findings and recommendations to the client. Clients include local, state, and federal agencies; international NGOs; community development organizations, and more.

U.S.–China Relations: Coursework and Trip to Beijing The school is introducing a two-part course designed to improve students’ understanding of China. The course starts here at the Ford School with classroom education that engages Chinese students via teleconferencing.

Students work in cross-national groups on key U.S./China topics, such as trade, energy, and public health. For the second part of the course, the Ford School students travel to Beijing to learn more and apply their knowledge through coursework at Renmin University, meetings with business and government leaders, and exploration of Chinese culture.

Economic and Social Policies in a Selected Emerging Market Economy (PubPol 674) Each year, students work with a faculty member to plan a trip to a developing country during the late-February school break. The project, known as the International Economic Development Program (IEDP), begins with classroom study of the economics, politics, and culture of the country.

During the trip, students conduct interviews and discussions with policymakers, members of civil society, foreign development agencies, and university students. Destinations have included China, Cuba, Morocco, Venezuela, Czech Republic, Costa Rica, Jordan, Senegal, and the Philippines.

Students preparing to meet with Jordanian policymakers during IEDP trip, Winter 2008.

Speakers and visitors bring the policy world to Ann Arbor Cecilia Munoz, senior vice president for the Office of Research, Advocacy and Legislation at the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), giving a public lecture at the Ford School in Winter 2007.

A P R O F E S S I O N A L E D U C AT I O N , P R E PA R I N G S T U D E N T S T O M A K E A N I M M E D I AT E I M PA C T AND A LASTING DIFFERENCE The Ford School MPP/MPA program offers students an environment that develops the professional capacities needed for a successful policy career: Analytical skills: A strength of the Ford School is our requirement that all students receive serious quantitative training in data analysis and costbenefit analysis. One of our core classes explores strategies for analyzing and dealing effectively within a political environment in which power is widelyshared by participants with complex and conflicting goals. Another focuses on analyzing the ethical dimensions of policy analysis and management.

Management skills: Core classes also focus on the management and negotiation skills needed for effective public sector leadership. Tutorials, workshops, and coursework develop professional skills needed to persuasively articulate public policy positions via writing and oral presentations, and with support from software such as Excel and PowerPoint.

Munoz was the Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence, taught a course called “Policymaking in Context: Latinos, Immigrants, Tools of Civil Rights Organizations,” and delivered the Ford School’s 2008 Commencement address. Prior to joining NCLR Munoz worked for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago as head of the Legalization Outreach Program for Catholic Charities, operating 12 field offices focused on aiding undocumented immigrants obtain legal US citizenship.

She received her Masters degree from UC Berkeley in 1986 and her BA from the University of Michigan in 1984.

Her parents immigrated to the US from La Paz, Bolivia and settled in Detroit, Michigan where Cecilia was born in 1962.

Diversity: The University of Michigan's longstanding commitment to diversity ensures a learning environment comprised of students, faculty and staff with different backgrounds and a wide range of experiences. This diversity enhances opportunities for teaching and learning, producing graduates who are equipped to lead.

Collaboration: Our coursework fosters a collaborative spirit among our students, emphasizing team-based projects and teaching students the value of cooperation and a shared commitment to success.

Leadership: Students play an active role in the life of the school: learning to lead within student organizations, serving on school-wide committees, reaching out to prospective students, and organizing public service events.

Ford School Writing Instructors Elena Delbanco (left) and David Morse work individually with students on all forms of writing, from policy memos and proposals to resumes and cover letters.

Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy University of Michigan Joan and Sanford Weill Hall 735 South State Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109-3091 734 764 3490 734 763 9181 fax Student and Academic Services: 734 764 0453 (p) Graduate Career Services: 734 615 9557 (p) Development and Alumni Relations: 734 615 3892 (p) Communications and Outreach: 734 615 3893 (p) www.fordschool.umich.edu Degrees offered by the Ford School Masters in Public Policy (MPP)/Masters in Public Administration (MPA) Dual masters degrees with schools across the University of Michigan Joint PhDs with Economics, Political Science, or Sociology Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy

Regents of the University of Michigan Julia Donovan Darlow, Ann Arbor Laurence B. Deitch, Bingham Farms Denise Ilitch, Bingham Farms Olivia P. Maynard, Goodrich Andrea Fischer Newman, Ann Arbor Andrew C. Richner, Grosse Pointe Park S. Martin Taylor, Grosse Pointe Farms Katherine E. White, Ann Arbor Mary Sue Coleman (ex officio) Š 2010 The Regents of the University of Michigan A Non-discriminatory, Affirmative Action Employer

INTERDISCIPLINARY ACADEMICS AND DUAL DEGREES

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“Part of the reason that I chose the Ford School over other public policy programs was the large number of electives that can be taken in other schools at the University of Michigan.

With a little planning, I was able to add a Graduate Certificate from the School of Natural Resources and the Environment without adding any time to my Masters program.”

Andy Winkelman

A F I R S T - R AT E P O L I C Y S C H O O L , A WORLD-CLASS UNIVERSITY

MPP ’07 BS, Oceanography, University of Michigan Peace Corps, Niger Great Lakes research, U-M NOAA lab William E. and Carol G. Simon Fellow, ’05

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ne of the world’s premier research universities, the University of Michigan is home to eighteen graduate schools and colleges; topranked professional schools in Law, Business, Social Work, Natural Resources and Environment, Urban Planning, and more; and world-class academic departments and international area studies centers.

That makes the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy a small policy school with a big difference: housed at one of America’s great public universities, we offer our students ready access to the full breadth and depth of the University of Michigan’s intellectual, cultural, and social resources.

About 30% of Ford School masters students pursue dual degrees while on campus. And even for non- dual degree MPP students, fully one-quarter of Ford School credits can be taken outside of the school.

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he Ford School makes it easy for students to work across schools and departments. As a result of the U-M’s longstanding commitment to interdisciplinary education, administrative boundaries between units and schools are low, making it simple to select coursework from offerings across the campus.

Not sure whether a dual degree is in your future? No need to decide before coming to Michigan; our students can apply to other schools after enrollment in the Ford School. The application process is straightforward, and our academic advisors — who work closely throughout the year with colleagues from the other schools — are here to help.

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E S TA B L I S H E D D UA L D E G R E E P R O G R A M S The Ford School has formalized dual degree programs with many schools and departments, enabling students to complete work on two degrees simultaneously in less time than it would take to pursue each degree separately.

Applied Economics and Public Policy (MAE/MPP) Business Administration and Public Policy (MBA/MPP) Chinese Studies and Public Policy (MA/MPP) Health Services Administration and Public Policy (MHSA/MPP) Higher Education and Public Policy (MA/MPP) Information and Public Policy (MSI/MPP) Law and Public Policy (JD/MPP) Medical Degree and Public Policy (MD/MPP) Natural Resources and Environment and Public Policy (MS/MPP) Public Health and Public Policy (MPH/MPP or MHSA/MPP) Russian and East European Studies and Public Policy (MA/MPP) Social Work and Public Policy (MSW/MPP) Southeast Asian Studies and Public Policy (MA/MPP) Urban and Regional Planning and Public Policy (MUP/MPP)

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ou cannot solve any of today’s major policy problems with one discipline alone. To say something is a purely technical, economic, social, or political problem is to spoil the solution before you have even tried to solve the problem. Our students are encouraged to integrate the perspectives of multiple disciplines into their work.”

Shobita Parthasarathy Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Co-Director of the Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program.

Professor Parthasarathy works in the area of science and technology policy, integrating comparative and international perspectives. Her research program focuses on analyzing the governance challenges posed by science and technology, particularly in new and transformative areas that have uncertain social, ethical, legal, political, environmental, and health implications.

Courses taught: Political Environment of Policymaking (PubPol 585), Introduction to Science and Technology Policy Analysis (PubPol 650), and Genetics and Biotechnology Policy (PubPol 759)

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“The University of Michigan is renowned for the number of top-notch graduate programs it offers, and the ease with which a dual-degree may be pursued.

These were important factors in my decision to attend the Ford School. As an MPP/MBA student I enjoyed access to two amazing networks of friends and future colleagues, brilliant faculty, and career development staff with far-reaching policy and industry connections.”

2008 Gramlich Showcase of Student Work

S E L F - I N I T I AT E D D UA L D E G R E E S

Jomo A. Thorne Manager, Renewable and Clean Energy Strategy, Pacific Gas and Electric Company MPP/MBA ‘08 Harvard University, BA in History ‘97

We encourage students to create individualized dual degree programs if their interests fall outside our formal offerings. In recent years, student initiated dual degrees have included: Statistics (MA in Statistics/MPP) Mechanical Engineering (MS in Mechanical Engineering/MPP)

C E RT I F I C AT E S The U-M hosts a wide variety of non-degree certificate programs that can enhance a graduate degree. Among those our students have pursued in recent years: The Graduate Certificate in Science, Technology & Public Policy (STPP).

This innovative program is housed at the Ford School.

Real Estate Development Latin American and Caribbean Studies Women’s Studies Survey Methodology

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ur public management course reflects our growing diversity of perspectives as a school. The class is being modified and expanded to reflect the fact that our students are no longer as primarily focused on U.S. federal institutions. Instead, the range of course options and case materials mirror our widened reach across national boundaries, sectors, and disciplines.”

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Barry G. Rabe Professor of Public Policy, Ford School; Professor of the Environment, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts; Nonresident Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution.

Professor Rabe has done pioneering work on state and regional innovations in climate policy and models for integrating that experience into federal and international efforts. Rabe’s latest book is Greenhouse Governance:

Addressing Climate Change in America (Brooking Institution Press, 2010).

Rabe was named a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration in 2009 and has recently been named to an academy panel that has been charged with a review of the proposed creation of a National Climate Service under the auspices of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. He co-directs the National Survey of Public Opinion on Climate Change. In 2006, he became the first social scientist to receive the Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

LEARN MORE Please visit us online: www.fordschool.umich.edu Student and Academic Services: 734 764 0453 (p) Degrees offered by the Ford School Masters in Public Policy (MPP)/Masters in Public Administration (MPA) Dual masters degrees with schools across the University of Michigan Joint PhDs with Economics, Political Science, or Sociology Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy About the University of Michigan U-M Gateway: www.umich.edu Professional degree programs: www.umich.edu/professional.php Dual Degree programs through the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies: www.rackham.umich.edu/Programs/dual.html

Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy University of Michigan Joan and Sanford Weill Hall 735 South State Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109-3091 734 764 3490 734 763 9181 fax Student and Academic Services: 734 764 0453 (p) Graduate Career Services: 734 615 9557 (p) Development and Alumni Relations: 734 615 3892 (p) Communications and Outreach: 734 615 3893 (p)

Regents of the University of Michigan Julia Donovan Darlow, Ann Arbor Laurence B. Deitch, Bingham Farms Denise Ilitch, Bingham Farms Olivia P. Maynard, Goodrich Andrea Fischer Newman, Ann Arbor Andrew C. Richner, Grosse Pointe Park S. Martin Taylor, Grosse Pointe Farms Katherine E. White, Ann Arbor Mary Sue Coleman (ex officio) Š 2010 The Regents of the University of Michigan

www.fordschool.umich.edu

A Non-discriminatory, Affirmative Action Employer

INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

M I C H I GA N

D I V E R S E A N D I N T E R N AT I O N A L LY E N G A G E D “I returned to graduate school eight years after earning an economics degree in Peru, and it was a great experience. The Ford School provided me with enriching interdisciplinary opportunities — not just the academics, but also the opportunity to explore global and local issues with colleagues from a wide variety of different backgrounds and professions.”

Fernando Prada MPP ’07 Research Fellow, Office of Strategic Planning, Inter-American Development Bank, Washington DC

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oughly 20% of the Ford School’s graduate student body comes from abroad. We regularly attract Fulbright scholars and also work with the Ford Foundation fellows programs; these programs have recently brought students from Turkey, China, France, India, South Korea, and Spain to the Ford School. In addition, several Japanese government officials attend the Ford School each year, the result of a partnership with Japan’s Government Ministries. A faculty exchange is also in place with Renmin University in China.

One of the Ford School’s most active student groups is the International Policy Students Association (IPSA). Each year, IPSA students work with a faculty member to plan a trip to a developing country during the late-February school break. The project, known as the International Economic Development Program (IEDP), begins with classroom study of the economics, politics, and culture of the country. During the trip, students conduct interviews and discussions with policymakers, members of civil society, foreign development agencies, and university students. Destinations have included China, Cuba, Morocco, Venezuela, Czech Republic, Costa Rica, Jordan, Senegal, and the Philippines.

BA in Economics, Catholic University, Lima, Peru Research Associate, Foro Nacional/Internacional, Lima

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Advisor to the Prime Minister’s Office,

Walgreen Professor for the Study of Human Understanding at the University of Michigan; Professor of Political Science and Public Policy

Lima Alumni Fellow, ’05

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rofessor Axelrod is best known for his interdisciplinary work on the evolution of cooperation, including work on issues highly relevant to international diplomatic negotiations.

His books include Harnessing Complexity (with Michael D. Cohen), Conflict of Interest, The Structure of Decision, The Evolution of Cooperation, and The Complexity of Cooperation.

Axelrod’s research has implications for an enormous range of issues, from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to the fight against cancer, and he has consulted and lectured for the United Nations, the World Bank, the U.S. Department of Defense, and various organizations serving health care professionals, business leaders, and K–12 educators.

Among his honors and awards are membership in the National Academy of Sciences, a MacArthur Prize Fellowship, the Newcomb Cleveland Prize of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences for an outstanding contribution to science, and the National Academy of Sciences Award for Behavioral Research Relevant to the Prevention of Nuclear War.

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“The wealth of international resources at the Ford School and the larger U-M community are amazing, from ready access to our professors and those in other departments to the seminars and events that complement the coursework. I was also able to apply theories of international development policy to real-world challenges through our schoolwide exercise on AIDS medicines; our class study trip to Morocco, where I focused on economic development and trade; and my internship in Geneva with the U.S. Office of the Trade Representative — Permanent Mission to the WTO.”

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he Ford School’s core courses lay the analytical groundwork necessary to understand international affairs, institutions, economic systems, and politics. Advanced electives include classes on international trade, human rights, economic development, national security, and diplomacy.

Through the Ford School’s required summer internship, many of our students gain practical international experience working at NGOs, private sector firms, and government agencies in the U.S. and abroad. The number of opportunities for students to take internationally-focused internships continues to grow.

Over 25% of students intern outside of the U.S. each year in organizations such as the EastWest Institute, U.S. State Department, U.S. Agency for International Development, the World Bank, and Amnesty International; another 20% do internship work on international issues within a U.S.-based agency.

FA C U LT Y W I T H A N I N T E R N AT I O N A L F O C U S Robert Axelrod: international security,

Philip B.K. Potter: interdependence and

formal models, complex adaptive systems

international conflict, transnational terror-

Bulbul Gupta

John D. Ciorciari: international politics,

ism, public opinion and media

MPP ‘04

law, and finance, particularly in Asia

Robert M. Stern: economic effects of

Assistant Director, Programs & Private

Susan M. Collins: international econom-

multilateral, regional, and bilateral trading

ics, growth experiences in developed

arrangements, computational trade mod-

and developing countries, international

eling; international services issues, trade

economic integration. Dean, Ford School.

and labor standards

Alan V. Deardorff: international trade

Jan Svejnar: economic development

and trade policy, Michigan Model of

and transition, labor economics, entre-

World Production and Trade, theoretical

preneurship, and behavior of the firm.

work on international trade, trade poli-

Director of the Ford School’s

cies, and trade institutions. Associate

International Policy Center.

Dean, Ford School.

Susan E. Waltz: international policy

Kathryn M. Dominguez: international

issues related to human rights, human

financial markets, macroeconomics,

security, and the small arms trade

foreign exchange rate behavior

Marina v.N. Whitman: international

Mel Levitsky: retired Career Minister in

trade and investment, changing relation-

the U.S. Foreign Service, Ambassador to

ships between firms and their various

Brazil, 1994–98. Reelected by United

constituencies, and current issues in cor-

Nations as member of the International

porate governance and global corporate

Narcotics Control Board (INCB), 2006.

social responsibility

Sharon Maccini: econometric evaluation

Dean Yang: international migration and

of public health policies in developing

remittances, microfinance, international

countries

trade, health and development, crime

Philanthropy, The Asia Foundation, San Francisco, CA BA International Affairs, George Washington University Policy Associate, NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund (now Legal Momentum) Presidential Management Fellow, Bureau for Program and Policy Coordination, USAID Strategy Consultant, David & Lucile Packard Foundation, Los Altos, CA

and corruption, disasters and risk

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“One of the Ford School’s strengths is accessible faculty who are actively engaged with international policy issues. Our students are often able to benefit from those faculty connections by actually participating in our research. For example, students have worked with me on fieldbased research projects in microfinance in Sub-Saharan Africa, and in migration and development policy in Central America.”

Dean Yang Associate Professor, Ford School of Public Policy and Department of Economics, LSA

THE WORLD ON CAMPUS Other Ford School and U-M resources: The Ford School’s International Policy Center (IPC) conducts and promotes research in the areas of international trade and finance, international political economy, comparative economic development, and global health issues. The IPC brings renowned speakers to campus for public lectures and small-group student discussions.

Courses taught: The Economics of Developing Countries (PubPol 534) and Microeconomics (PubPol 555) Research: international migration and remittances, microfinance, international trade, health and development, crime and corruption, disasters and risk

The U-M is host to eighteen Area Studies Centers and Programs, which provide classes, research opportunities, and events focused on specific regions of the world. The Centers are housed under the umbrella of the International Institute (II), which also provides our students with scholarship opportunities and funded international internships.

The Ford School is one of sixteen schools selected by the State Department to host a Diplomat in Residence, giving our students access to a current, active Foreign Service officer.

The U-M is one of just ten schools in the country to host a European Union Center of Excellence, making Ann Arbor one of the premier places to study and learn about modern Europe, Central and Eastern Europe, and the European Union.

Nearly fifty languages are taught at the University of Michigan, and Ford School students who are enrolled full-time can take undergraduate language classes without charge.

In addition to classes offered by the Area Studies Centers, Ford School students have access to cross-disciplinary international coursework at the U-M’s professional schools, including classes in international business from the Business School and on international law and affirmative action issues from the Law School.

“My Ford School education allowed me to enter the Foreign Service with a solid grasp of the international political arena and a fluent understanding of the quantitative underpinnings of trade, diplomacy, and development. The experience of my professors and peers at the Ford School played a huge part in preparing me for the challenges of representing America overseas.”

Walter Braunohler MPP ’02 Public Diplomacy Officer at the U.S. embassy in Khartoum, Sudan Previous State Department postings: Bangkok, Thailand; Baghdad, Iraq; and Sydney, Australia BA in Political Science, University of Michigan South Africa Distance Learning Project in Cape Town Analyst, Government Accountability Office Internship: nonprofit civil rights law firm, San Francisco

With a longstanding reputation for providing a rigorous professional education to leaders in public policy analysis and public management, the Ford School and the University of Michigan offer a rich and diverse set of academic and research resources to masters degree students seeking careers dedicated to cross-national and international issues.

LEARN MORE Please visit us online: www.fordschool.umich.edu Degrees offered by the Ford School Masters in Public Policy (MPP)/Masters in Public Administration (MPA) Dual masters degrees with schools and departments across the University of Michigan Joint PhDs with Economics, Political Science, or Sociology Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy International resources on campus International Policy Center: www.ipc.umich.edu International Institute: www.ii.umich.edu European Union Center of Excellence: www.ii.umich.edu/ces-euc International Center: www.internationalcenter.umich.edu Language Resource Center: www.umich.edu/~langres/ International Policy Students Association: www.umich.edu/~ipolicy/

Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy University of Michigan Joan and Sanford Weill Hall 735 South State Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109-3091 734 764 3490 734 763 9181 fax Student and Academic Services: 734 764 0453 (p) Graduate Career Services: 734 615 9557 (p) Development and Alumni Relations: 734 615 3892 (p) Communications and Outreach: 734 615 3893 (p)

Regents of the University of Michigan Julia Donovan Darlow, Ann Arbor Laurence B. Deitch, Bingham Farms Denise Ilitch, Bingham Farms Olivia P. Maynard, Goodrich Andrea Fischer Newman, Ann Arbor Andrew C. Richner, Grosse Pointe Park S. Martin Taylor, Grosse Pointe Farms Katherine E. White, Ann Arbor Mary Sue Coleman (ex officio) Š 2010 The Regents of the University of Michigan

www.fordschool.umich.edu

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FACULTY PROFILES

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he faculty of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy are an interdisciplinary group who meet the criteria of academic

excellence in the social science disciplines, are enthusiastic teachers and mentors, and take seriously the implications of their work for policy problems. Their broad research interests are demonstrated by the wide range of units with which they hold joint appointments – economics, political science, math, history, sociology, business, social work, education, natural resources, information, and urban planning.

For more information on each faculty member, please visit us online: www.fordschool.umich.edu.

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Jacob Avery is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Research and Training Program on Poverty and Public Policy at the National Poverty Center at the Ford School. His primary research interests include urban poverty and inequality, social service provision, culture, social interaction, and fieldwork methods. He received his doctorate in Sociology from the University of Pennsylvania. His dissertation research is an immersed ethnographic account of street life in Atlantic City, NJ. Specifically, he examines how a network of chronically homeless and chemically addicted individuals experience their precarious condition on a daily basis; and how/why they subsist without regular aid from formal systems of support.

While at Michigan, he will develop his dissertation research into a book manuscript and conduct fieldwork that explores the organizational and interpersonal dynamics of service provision for the newly homeless.

Robert Axelrod is the Walgreen Professor for the Study of Human Understanding at the University of Michigan. He has appointments in the Department of Political Science and the Ford School of Public Policy. His areas of specialization include international security, formal models, and complex adaptive systems. Bob’s books include Harnessing Complexity (with Michael D. Cohen), Conflict of Interest, The Structure of Decision, The Evolution of Cooperation, and The Complexity of Cooperation. His work focuses on questions of how patterns of social behavior emerge and draws on the current research in a wide range of disciplines, including biology, psychology, and computer science. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and former President of the American Political Science Association. He is also the winner of several national awards and was named a MacArthur Prize Fellow. He is a graduate of the University of Chicago and received his PhD from Yale University.

Paula Caproni is a Lecturer at the Ford School of Public Policy and at the Ross School of Business. In addition to teaching, she is the Director of the Day MBA program and the Professional Development Coach for the Executive MBA Program. She has taught Executive Education courses in the U.S., Hong Kong, Malaysia, Manila, Shanghai, and Vietnam, as well as Ross Global MBA programs in Hong Kong, Brazil, and South Korea. In 2008, Caproni received the Victor L. Bernard Teaching Leadership Award for “outstanding contributions in the areas of leadership, interpersonal skills, and team development.” Her book, Management Skills for Everyday Life: The Practical Coach, is in its second edition. At the Ford School, Caproni teaches the professional development class. She earned her PhD in Organizational Behavior from Yale University.

John R. Chamberlin is a Professor of Political Science and Public Policy. His research interests include ethics and public policy, nonprofit management, and methods of election and representation. He teaches the core course “Values, Ethics, and Public Policy” at the Ford School. He is the Director of the Ford School’s BA in Public Policy program and U-M’s Center for Ethics in Public Life. He is active with Common Cause in Michigan. John has a BS in Industrial Engineering from Lehigh University and a PhD in Decision Sciences from the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University.

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John D. Ciorciari is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy. His interests include international law, politics, and international finance. His current research projects focus primarily on the Asia-Pacific region and examine foreign policy strategies, human rights, and the reform of international economic institutions. Before coming to Michigan, he was a National Fellow at the Hoover Institution (Stanford University) and a Shorenstein Fellow at Stanford’s Asia-Pacific Research Center. From 2004–07, he served as a policy official in the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of International Affairs. Since 1999, he has been a legal advisor to the Documentation Center of Cambodia, which promotes historical memory and justice for the atrocities of the Pol Pot regime. He holds an AB and JD from Harvard and an M.Phil. and D.Phil. from Oxford, where he was a Fulbright Scholar.

David K. Cohen is the John Dewey Professor of Education in the School of Education and Professor of Public Policy at the Ford School. His research focuses on the relationships between education policy and classroom practice in K–12 education, and on efforts to improve schooling. He is co-director of a national study of efforts to improve teaching and learning in high-poverty elementary schools. A nationally recognized authority on educational reform, David taught at Harvard and Michigan State before coming to the University of Michigan. At the Ford School he teaches a class in education policy. David received his PhD from the University of Rochester.

Michael D. Cohen is the William D. Hamilton Collegiate Professor of Complex Systems, Information, and Public Policy at the University of Michigan. He uses his research on theories of complex systems to study organizational learning and routines and their interactions with information technology. His teaching and research have been applied to the design of better information resources for social service, educational, and health organizations. He has a PhD in Social Science from the University of California, Irvine and a BA in History from Stanford University.

Susan M. Collins is the Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of Public Policy at the Ford School and a Professor of Public Policy and Economics. Before coming to Michigan, she was a professor of economics at Georgetown University and a senior fellow with the Brookings Institution, where she retains a nonresident affiliation. Her area of expertise is international economics, including issues in both macroeconomics and trade. Her current work explores understanding the recent financial crisis, as well as growth experiences in selected industrial and developing countries. She recently co-authored studies comparing experiences in China and India, and examined challenges to economic growth in Puerto Rico. She is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and in 2006–08 was an elected member of the American Economic Association (AEA) Executive Committee.

Collins served as a senior staff economist on the President's Council of Economic Advisers during 1989–90 and chaired the AEA Committee on the Status of Minority Groups during 1994–98. Collins received her BA in Economics from Harvard University and her PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Mary E. Corcoran is a Professor of Political Science, Public Policy, and Women's Studies.

Her research focuses on the effects of gender and race discrimination on economic status and earnings and on welfare and employment policies. Mary has published articles on intergenerational mobility, the underclass, and sex-based and race-based inequality. She teaches seminars on poverty and inequality and on women and employment. Mary directs the Ford School’s joint PhD programs and received her PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Paul N. Courant is the University Librarian and Dean of Libraries, Harold T. Shapiro Collegiate Professor of Public Policy, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Professor of Economics, and Professor of Information at the University of Michigan. From 2002–05 he served as Provost and Executive Vice-President for Academic Affairs—the chief academic and budget officers of the University. He has also served as the Associate Provost for Academic and Budgetary Affairs, Chair of the Department of Economics, and Director of the Institute of Public Policy Studies (which is now the Ford School). In 1979–80 he was a Senior Staff Economist at the Council of Economic Advisers. Courant has authored half a dozen books, and over seventy papers covering a broad range of topics in economics and public policy.

Most recently, his academic work has considered the economics of universities, the economics of libraries and archives, and the effects of new information technologies and other disruptions on scholarship, scholarly publication, and academic libraries. Courant holds a BA in History from Swarthmore College (1968), an MA in Economics from Princeton University (1973), and a PhD in Economics from Princeton University (1974).

Jason Marc Cross is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program. His research focuses on the role of science and technology in democratic governance, particularly in Latin America. His dissertation looks at the effect of monitoring procedures and techniques in the democratization of postwar El Salvador, examining cases in the areas of citizen participation, rule of law, and accountability reform. With a background in global health and intellectual property, Cross worked with El Salvador’s Ministry of Health in the reform of the country’s pharmaceutical sector. He earned his JD and completed PhD studies (ABD) in Cultural Anthropology at Duke University.

Sandra Danziger is the Director of the Michigan Program on Poverty and Social Welfare Policy at the Ford School. Her primary research interests are the effects of public programs and policies on the well-being of disadvantaged families, poverty policy and social service programs, demographic trends in child and family well-being, gender issues across the life course, program evaluation, and qualitative research methods. Her current research examines the role of welfare policy and programs in addressing barriers to work among single mothers. She is evaluating a family support program provided by Starfish Family Services and conducted an implementation study of Michigan's Jobs, Education, and Training pilot projects. She was a principal investigator on the Women's Employment Study.

Danziger previously researched how Michigan's General Assistance welfare recipients fared after Governor Engler terminated this income support program.

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Sheldon H. Danziger is the Henry J. Meyer Distinguished University Professor of Public Policy, Director of the National Poverty Center at the Ford School, and Research Professor at the Population Studies Center. Danziger studies the effects economic, demographic, and public policy changes on trends in poverty and inequality and the effects of social policy reforms on economic well-being. He is the co-author of American Unequal (1995) and Detroit Divided (2000) and co-editor of numerous books, including Understanding Poverty (2001), Working and Poor (2006), Price of Independence (2007), and Changing Poverty, Changing Policies (2009). Sheldon is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellow, the 2010 John Kenneth Galbraith Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, and Director of the Research and Training Program on Poverty and Public Policy. He received his PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Matthew Davis, MD, MAPP, is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at the Medical School, and Associate Professor of Public Policy at the Ford School. Dr. Davis' current work focuses on vaccination policy issues, child and family health insurance issues, and innovations in health care delivery. He is the faculty lead for the MD/MPP dual degree program at the U-M. He also serves as a mentor for research fellows and graduate students and as an active clinician within the U-M Health System. Dr. Davis earned his MD cum laude from Harvard Medical School and an MA in Public Policy from the Harris School at the University of Chicago.

Alan V. Deardorff is the Associate Dean of the Ford School, John W. Sweetland Professor of International Economics, and Professor of Public Policy. Alan's research focuses on international trade. With Bob Stern, he has developed the Michigan Model of World Production and Trade, which is used to estimate the effects of trade agreements. Alan is also doing theoretical work in international trade and trade policy. He has served as a consultant to the U.S. Departments of Commerce, Labor, State, and Treasury and to international organizations including the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and the World Bank. Alan received his PhD from Cornell University.

Elena Delbanco is a Lecturer in Expository Writing and has been teaching at the Ford School since 1987. Before that, she worked as a journalist, editor, and Associate Director of the Bennington Writing Workshops in Vermont. With a background in social work, she taught for Head Start and Mobilization for Youth in the 1960s and then directed educational programs at Phoenix House, New York City’s residential drug treatment program. At the Ford School, she joins her long-term interests in policy with her commitment to its excellent and persuasive articulation.

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John DiNardo is a Professor of Economics and Public Policy and a Visiting Professor at the Law School. His interests include applied econometrics, labor economics, health economics, political science, and econometrics. Most recently, his work has included a chapter on metastatistics for the Handbook of Applied Econometrics, a chapter on Program Evaluation Methods for the Handbook of Labor Economics, and writing on natural experiments for the New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics. John also wrote articles on the finite sample properties of semi-parametric treatment effect estimators and the effect of Hawaii's employer health insurance mandate on labor market outcomes. John received an MPP from the University of Michigan and his PhD from Princeton University.

Kathryn M. Dominguez is a Professor of Public Policy and Economics. Her research interests include topics in international financial markets and macroeconomics. She has written numerous articles on foreign exchange rate behavior and is author of Exchange Rate Efficiency and the Behavior of International Asset Markets and Does Foreign Exchange Intervention Work? (with Jeff Frankel). She is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. She has also worked as a research consultant for USAID, the Federal Reserve System, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank. Kathryn teaches macroeconomics, finance, and international economics at the Ford School. She received her PhD from Yale University.

Dr. James J. Duderstadt is President Emeritus and University Professor of Science and Engineering. A graduate of Yale (BSE in electrical engineering) and Caltech (MS and PhD in engineering science and physics), Dr. Duderstadt’s teaching, research, and publishing activities include nuclear science and engineering, applied physics, computer simulation, science policy, and higher education policy. He has served on and chaired numerous National Academy and federal commissions including the National Science Board; the National Academies' Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy; the DOE's Nuclear Energy Research Advisory Committee; and the NSF’s Advisory Committee on Cyberinfrastructure and the Intelligence Science Board. He has received numerous awards including the E. O. Lawrence Award for excellence in nuclear research, the Arthur Holly Compton Prize for outstanding teaching, the Reginald Wilson Award for national leadership in achieving diversity, and the National Medal of Technology for exemplary service to the nation. He is currently co-director of the program in Science, Technology, and Public Policy at the Ford School and director of the Millennium Project, a research center exploring the impact of over-the-horizon technologies on society, located in the James and Anne Duderstadt Center on the University's North Campus.

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Susan M. Dynarski is an Associate Professor of Education, Public Policy, and Economics at the University of Michigan. She is a Faculty Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and has been a Visiting Fellow at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and Princeton University. She is an editor of The Journal of Labor Economics and Education Finance and Policy. Dynarski's research focuses on charter schools, demand for private schooling, historical trends in inequality in educational attainment, and the optimal design of financial aid. Her past research explored the impact of grants and loans on educational attainment and the distributional consequences of tax incentives for college saving.

Dynarski has testified to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee, and the President's Commission on Tax Reform. She holds an AB and a Master's in Public Policy from Harvard and a PhD in economics from MIT.

Elisabeth R. Gerber is a Professor of Public Policy at the Ford School. Her current research focuses on intergovernmental cooperation, land use and economic development policy, local fiscal capacity, and local political accountability. She has written articles on direct democracy, election reform, primary elections, legislative process, voter behavior, land use policy and political representation, and is the author of The Populist Paradox: Interest Group Influence and the Promise of Direct Legislation (1999), co-author of Stealing the Initiative: How State Government Responds to Direct Democracy (2000), and co-editor of Voting at the Political Fault Line: California’s Experiment with the Blanket Primary (2001) and Michigan at the Millennium (2003). She received her PhD in Political Science from the University of Michigan.

Jamie Gillies is a Lecturer at the Ford School and a U-M Telluride House Faculty Fellow.

He returns to the Ford School where he taught a Public Management class in 2009 and 2010. In 2007, he was a Canada-United States Fulbright Scholar in Washington, D.C. and a Guest Scholar in the Brookings Institution Governance Studies Program and at the Georgetown University Public Policy Institute. His recent work has focused on presidents and their closest White House advisers and the creation of the Department of Homeland Security. Gillies is completing his PhD in Political Science at the University of British Columbia.

Edie N. Goldenberg is a Professor of Political Science and Public Policy. She served as Dean of the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts from 1989–98 and is the founding Director of the Michigan in Washington Program. Her research interests include the politics of higher education; her most recent book is Off-Track Profs: Nontenured Teachers in Higher Education (MIT Press, 2009), co-authored with John Cross. She is also author of Making the Papers: The Access of Resource Poor Groups to the Metropolitan Papers and co-author of Campaigning for Congress. Edie served in the federal Office of Personnel Management.

She is a member of the National Academy of Public Administration and a life member of the MIT Corporation. Edie served as Director of the Ford School from 1987–89.

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Robert Guenzel is a Lecturer at the Ford School. He is Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors for Ann Arbor SPARK, the public-private partnership to advance innovation-based economic development in the greater Ann Arbor region. He served as the Administrator for Washtenaw County, Michigan for 16 years and retired in 2010. Prior to that he practiced law for 25 years and served as a trial attorney for the National Labor Relations Board. Guenzel was a co-convener of the Washtenaw County Task Force on Homelessness and the community’s Blueprint to End Homelessness. He also served as Chair of the Washtenaw Development Council and is a board member of the Alliance for Innovation Group, the Criminal Justice Collaborative Council, Washtenaw Housing Alliance, and the Success by Six initiative. At the Ford School, he teaches “Local Government Leadership in Times of Change.” Guenzel earned his BBA and JD from the University of Michigan.

Neel Hajra is a Lecturer at the Ford School. He is the President & CEO of NEW (Nonprofit Enterprise at Work, Inc.), a nonprofit management support organization with offices in Ann Arbor and Detroit, Michigan. In 2009 Neel was named as an American Express NGen Fellow, and in 2010 he was honored with an Aspen Institute Fellowship for Emerging Nonprofit Leaders. He sits on the Steering Committee of the NonprofitCenters Network, a national community of nonprofits dedicated to supporting the creation and operation of quality nonprofit office and program space. Prior to joining NEW, Neel served as an attorney in Ford Motor Company’s Global Business Operations group. At the Ford School, he teaches about management and policy in the nonprofit sector. Neel received a BS in physics and JD from the University of Michigan.

Richard L. Hall is a Professor of Political Science and Public Policy. His research focuses on American national politics. He has studied participation and representation in Congress, campaign finance reform, congressional oversight, and he is currently writing a book on interest group lobbying and political money in national policymaking and beginning a project on political issue advertising. Rick is author of Participation in Congress (1996). Prior to coming to the Ford School, he served in a staff role on Capitol Hill. At the Ford School, Rick teaches the core course on the political environment of policy analysis; policy advocacy; the politics of health policy; and the core undergraduate course in political institutions. He received his PhD from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

David Harding is an Associate Professor of Public Policy and Sociology and a Research Associate Professor, Population Studies Center at the U-M Institute for Social Research. He studies urban poverty and inequality, incarceration and prisoner reentry, education, and statistical methods for causal inference. His book, Living the Drama: Community, Conflict, and Culture Among Inner-City Boys (University of Chicago Press, 2010), examines the role of neighborhoods in adolescent outcomes related to education and romantic and sexual behavior, focusing on exposure to violence and the cultural context of poor communities.

Harding is currently working on projects on prisoner reentry, the effects of community context on adolescent and young adult romantic relationships, and for-profit colleges and educational inequality. He employs both quantitative and qualitative methods.

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Yazier Henry is a Lecturer in Public Policy at the Ford School, the Center for Afroamerican and African Studies, and the African Studies Center. He is a professional human and social rights activist and has written and published on the politics of memory, trauma, identity, sustainable peace, and Truth Commissions. He has in-depth experience in strategic communications, political strategy, and tactics. Henry is a former anti-apartheid activist and the founding director of the Direct Action Centre for Peace and Memory in Cape Town, South Africa. His research interest is in how structural and administrative violence comes to be normalized after the inauguration of the post colonial state in the Global South. At the Ford School, Henry teaches ‘Social Activism, Democracy, and Globalization from the Perspective of the Global South,’ ‘The Politics of Official Apology, Reconciliation, Reparations and Public Policy,’ and the core course, ‘Values, Ethics and Public Policy.’

John Hieftje is a Lecturer in Public Policy at the Ford School. He has been the Mayor of Ann Arbor since 2000. John has served on the boards of numerous organizations, including the Huron River Watershed Council, the Lake Superior Conservancy, and Watershed Council. He is the Co-Chair of the Washtenaw Metro Alliance and has served as Chair of Recycle Ann Arbor and of the Urban Core Mayors of Michigan. He has received several environmental awards, including: Environmental Leadership Award from the Michigan League of Conservation Voters (2008), Local Elected Official of the Year Award from the Michigan Recreation and Parks Association (2004), and the Conservation Leadership Award from the Greater Detroit Audubon Society (2003). John was appointed to the Michigan Climate Action Council by Governor Granholm in 2008.

Rusty Hills is a Lecturer in Public Policy at the Ford School. He is currently Campaign Manager for Bill Schuette for Attorney General. Hills has spent the better part of two decades in public service and politics. He was twice elected unanimously to serve as Chair of the Michigan Republican Party. Before that, Hills served ten years as one of Governor John Engler's chief aides. Prior to politics, Hills worked as a reporter and anchorman for CBS and NBC television affiliates in Lansing, Jackson, and Flint, Michigan. Hills has a Bachelor of Arts in Telecommunications from Michigan State University and a Master of Government degree from the University of Notre Dame.

Debra Horner is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) at the Ford School. Horner has experience with survey research projects in both academia and the private sector. Her primary areas of research center on political attitudes and political participation. Her dissertation research focused on the concept of political interest and the different ways to think about individuals’ engagement in political processes. She received her doctorate in Political Science from the University of Michigan.

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James S. House is the Angus Campbell Distinguished University Professor of Survey Research, Public Policy, and Sociology. His research has focused on the role of social and psychological factors in the etiology and course of health and illness, including the role of psychosocial factors in understanding and alleviating social disparities in health and the way health changes with age. He has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Academy of Sciences. At the Ford School he teaches courses in health policy. Recently, Jim co-edited Social and Economic Policy as Health Policy: Rethinking America's Approach to Improving Health (with Bob Schoeni of the Ford School and others) and A Telescope on Society: Survey Research & Social Science at the University of Michigan and Beyond. He received his PhD in Social Psychology from the University of Michigan.

Brian A. Jacob is the Walter H. Annenberg Professor of Education Policy, Professor of Economics, and Director of the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) at the Ford School. He is also a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Jacob comes to Michigan from Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government; he previously served as a policy analyst in the NYC Mayor's Office, and taught middle school in East Harlem. His primary fields of interest are labor economics, program evaluation, and the economics of education. Brian's current research focuses on urban school reform, with a particular emphasis on standards and accountability initiatives. At the Ford School, he teaches “Economics of Education” and classes focused on education policy. The Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) presented the David N. Kershaw Award to Brian in 2008 for his contributions to public policy analysis and management. He received a BA from Harvard University in 1992 and a PhD in Public Policy from the University of Chicago.

Ashley Langer is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy. Her research interests are in environmental economics, energy economics, and industrial organization. She is currently studying price discrimination based on consumer demographics in the new vehicle market; in particular she is investigating the role of demographic differences in consumer demand on pricing. She is also investigating vehicle manufacturers’ estimates of consumer demand for fuel economy, as evidenced by vehicle pricing decisions. Ashley previously worked at the Brookings Institution and received her PhD in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley.

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Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky, a retired senior American diplomat, is Professor of International Policy and Practice at the Ford School; a Senior Fellow of the School’s International Policy Center; a member of the Operating Committee of the U-M’s Substance Abuse Research Center (UMSARC); a member of the Steering Committee of the University’s Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies; and a Faculty Associate of the Center for Russian and East European Studies (CREES) and of the European Union Center—Center for European Studies (EUC-CES). In May 2006 he was re-elected by a vote in the United Nations Economic and Social Council to a seat on the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB), an independent body of international experts headquartered in Vienna, Austria.

During his 35-year career as a U.S. Foreign Service Officer, Mel was Ambassador to Brazil from 1994–98 and before that held such senior positions as Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Matters, Executive Secretary of the State Department, Ambassador to Bulgaria, Deputy Director of the Voice of America, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights. On his retirement he received the Secretary of State’s Distinguished Service Award.

Ann Chih Lin is an Associate Professor of Public Policy and Political Science. Ann is co-principal investigator on the Detroit Arab American Study, a landmark public opinion survey of Arab Americans in Detroit, and a co-author of a book on the study, Citizenship in Crisis: Arab Detroit after 9/11. She studies and teaches immigration policy and has a continuing interest in the design and implementation of policies to eradicate poverty and socio-economic disadvantage. With David Harris, she is the co-author of the collection, The Colors of Poverty: Why Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Poverty Continue to Exist. She is the author of Reform in the Making: The Implementation of Social Policy in Prison and the co-editor, with Sheldon Danziger, of Coping with Poverty: The Social Contexts of Neighborhood, Work, and Family in the African-American Community. Ann teaches courses on public policy implementation, gender and politics, qualitative research methods, and immigration.

She serves on national and local boards and was formerly a social worker with Covenant House in New York City. Ann received her PhD in Political Science from the University of Chicago.

Wei Liu is a Lecturer at the Ford School. She is a faculty member at the School of Public Administration, Renmin University of China. Her studies focus on decision making in international organizations and China politics. Liu has been working closely with China’s central and local governments for policy consulting and personnel training. At the Ford School, Liu teaches Chinese Foreign Policy. She got her PhD in political science from Arizona State University in 2009.

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Sharon Maccini is a Lecturer of Public Policy. She has taught courses in public health, public finance, and applied microeconomics. As a health economist, her overarching research interest is the econometric evaluation of public health policies in developing countries. Sharon’s research has focused on the impact of decentralization on health outcomes and public health, and the role of environmental conditions at birth on health and socioeconomic status in adulthood. Sharon holds a BA in Political Science from Brown University and a PhD in Health Policy from Harvard University.

Jeffrey K. MacKie-Mason is the U-M Dean of the School of Information and Arthur W. Burks Collegiate Professor of Information and Computer Science. He is also a Professor of Economics and a Professor of Public Policy. His research has examined such areas as digital information economics, information system design, information networks economics, and market structure and competition for the Internet, computing, and communications industries. He has served as a consultant to both private industry and public utilities. In 2010 he received the University of Michigan Rackham Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award. A Ford School graduate, Jeff received his PhD from MIT. He teaches courses on information economics, information networks policy, incentive-centered design, and the role of information in human choice and learning. He created and for its first eight years directed STIET, a multi-department, multi-disciplinary doctoral research and training program in incentive-centered design for information systems and technologies, which has received over $9 million in funding from the National Science Foundation, the University of Michigan, and Wayne State University.

Michael McClellan came to the Ford School as the Diplomat in Residence in the fall of 2009 and will continue his residency until May 2011. He is a Senior Foreign Service Officer in Public Diplomacy and a 25-year veteran of U.S. State Department. He has served in many countries including: Yemen, Egypt, Russia, Kosovo, Germany, Ireland, Iraq, and Ethiopia. McClellan’s book, Monasticism in Egypt: Images and Words of the Desert Fathers, was published in 1998 by the American University in Cairo Press. His photos from this monastery project have been published extensively in North American media and video productions. McClellan earned an MA in Photojournalism and International Relations from Syracuse University and completed PhD studies (ABD) in Communications and Government/Press Relations at Indiana University.

Isaac McFarlin is a Research Scientist at the Ford School. A labor economist focused on education policy, Isaac is a Research Associate with the Texas Schools Project at the University of Texas at Dallas. While in residence at the Ford School, he is conducting an evaluation of the efficacy of college remediation—also known as developmental education—in promoting educational attainment and successful labor market outcomes. Isaac received his undergraduate degree in Economics and Mathematics from Boston University and PhD in Economics from Northwestern University.

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Rowan Miranda is an Adjunct Professor in the Ford School and Associate Vice President (AVP) for finance at the University of Michigan. He teaches courses related to budgeting, urban policy, and public management. As AVP of Finance, he is responsible for the oversight of the university's central financial functions (accounts payable, accounts receivable, procurement, accounting, payroll, and sponsored programs), the external audited financial statements, financial analysis, internal controls, tax management, and treasury functions including cash, debt, and risk management. He reports to the University’s Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer. Rowan has served on the faculty of University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie-Mellon University, and the University of Chicago. He has also published on a broad range of topics including public budgeting, taxation, economic development finance, privatization, and enterprise systems. He holds a PhD in Public Policy Analysis from the University of Chicago.

David Morse is a Lecturer in Expository Writing at the Ford School, where he tutors both graduate and undergraduate students. For the past decade, he has been involved in the study and teaching of the use of language. Before completing a master’s degree in fiction writing from the University of Michigan, he edited for an educational non-profit organization in Washington, DC, and taught English as a Second Language in Iwakuni, Japan. His fiction has appeared in One Story, The Missouri Review, and Short Fiction magazines, as well as The O. Henry Prize Stories 2006. His first play will be performed in collaboration with the Takács Quartet and the Colorado Shakespeare Festival in Boulder in the fall of 2010.

Leah Nichols is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program at the Ford School of Public Policy. Her research examines the social mechanisms that direct and shape science. She focuses on how non-academic actors, e.g. government and industry actors, shape the research agendas of academic biologists. She was recently a Christine Mirzayan Science Policy Fellow at the National Academy of Sciences. At the Ford School, she teaches innovation policy and global environmental governance. She received her BS in Environmental Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and her PhD in Energy and Resources from the University of California, Berkeley.

Edward A. (Ted) Parson is the Joseph L. Sax Collegiate Professor of Law and Professor of Natural Resources and Environment at U-M. His research examines international environmental policy, the role of science and technology in public policy, and the political economy of regulation. Parson's recent articles have appeared in Nature, Science, Climatic Change, Issues in Science and Technology, the Journal of Economic Literature, and the Annual Review of Energy and the Environment. His most recent books are The Science and Politics of Global Climate Change (Cambridge, 2010, 2nd edition, with Andrew Dessler), and Protecting the Ozone Layer: Science and Strategy (Oxford, 2003), which won the 2004 Harold and Margaret Sprout Award of the International Studies Association. He teaches a course entitled “Thinking Analytically for Policy and Decisions” at the Ford School. He holds degrees in Physics from the University of Toronto, in Management Science from the University of British Columbia, and a PhD in Public Policy from Harvard.

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Shobita Parthasarathy is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Co-Director of the Ford School’s Science, Technology, and Public Policy program. Her research focuses on the governance of potentially transformative science and technology in comparative perspective. To date, much of her work has focused on the politics of genetics and biotechnology.

She is the author of multiple articles and a book, entitled Building Genetic Medicine: Breast Cancer, Technology, and the Comparative Politics of Health Care (MIT Press, 2007). Her second book will compare the controversies over patenting biotechnology and traditional knowledge in the United States and Europe. She has also started a new research project analyzing the governance challenges posed by geoengineering, large-scale technologies designed to mitigate climate change. Shobita teaches courses in genetics and biotechnology policy, science and technology policy, and the policy process. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago and PhD from Cornell University.

LaShawnDa Pittman-Gay is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Research and Training Program on Poverty and Public Policy at the National Poverty Center. Her primary research interests include intergenerational families, urban poverty, carework, and coping strategies. She received her doctorate in Sociology from Northwestern University and recently completed a Predoctoral Fellowship at Hiram College. Her dissertation research examines how low-income, urban, African-American caregiving grandmothers’ coping strategies are affected by their perceived stress, individual and child-rearing goals, availability and use of formal and informal resources, and laws and policies that influence their experience. While at Michigan, she will develop journal articles and book chapters for publication based on her dissertation research.

Philip B. K. Potter is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Political Science. His primary research interests are in international relations and U.S. foreign policy. His current research explores the relationship between interdependence and international conflict, the role of networks in transnational terrorism, and the effect of electoral cycles on foreign policy. Philip holds a BA from McGill University and a PhD from the University of California.

Barry Rabe is a Professor of Public Policy in the Ford School and a Professor of the Environment in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. He is also a non-resident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. Much of his recent research examines sub-federal development of policies to reduce greenhouse gases in the United States and other federal systems. In 2006, Barry became the first social scientist to receive a Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in recognition of his contribution to both scholarship and policymaking. He is the author of four books and the editor of Greenhouse Governance: Addressing Climate Change Policy in the United States, published in July 2010 by the Brookings Press. Barry is the president of the Federalism Section of the American Political Science Association (2008–2010) and was named a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration in 2009. He teaches public management, environmental policy, and a seminar on climate change at the Ford School.

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Craig Ruff is a Lecturer in Public Policy. He is a Senior Policy Fellow at Public Sector Consultants, a Lansing, Michigan firm specializing in health, education, economic, and environmental policy. He was President of the firm from 1986 to 2006. Prior to joining the firm, he served for eleven years in the executive office of the governor, working primarily on human services issues and serving as chief of staff to the lieutenant governor. He is a member of civic boards, including the University of Michigan Alumni Association, Eduguide, ArtServe Michigan, and the CLOSUP National Advisory Board. At the Ford School, he teaches courses on state politics and policies. Craig received his AB and MPP from the University of Michigan.

Bob Schoeni is a Professor of Economics and Public Policy and the Co-Director of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, a national panel survey of families assessing issues of poverty, income, family formation, wealth, and health since 1968. His teaching and research interests include program evaluation, welfare policy, economics and demographics of aging, labor economics, and immigration. He worked previously at RAND, where he was Associate Director of the Labor and Population Program and also served as Senior Economist on the President’s Council of Economic Advisers in Washington, DC. Bob received his PhD in Economics from the University of Michigan.

John J.H. “Joe” Schwarz received his undergraduate degree in history from the University of Michigan in 1959, and his medical degree from Wayne State University in 1964. Dr. Schwarz served his residency in otolaryngology at Harvard, finishing in 1973. He has been in private practice in Battle Creek, Michigan for 36 years. Schwarz served in Southeast Asia for five years, first with the U.S. Navy in Vietnam and as Assistant Naval Attaché in Indonesia. He then served with the Central Intelligence Agency in Laos and in Vietnam. Dr. Schwarz was a City Commissioner then Mayor of Battle Creek, from 1979 until 1986. He was in the Michigan Senate from 1987 until 2002, serving as President Pro Tempore of the Senate from 1993 until 2002. From 2005 to 2007 he was a Member of Congress. Dr. Schwarz was Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Alumni Association of the University of Michigan 2005–2007, and serves on numerous boards and commissions. He was a faculty member at Harvard for one year and holds 11 honorary degrees. In 2007, Dr. Schwarz served on the panel to investigate care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, appointed by the Secretary of Defense, and on the Governor’s Emergency Financial Advisory Panel. As a lecturer at the Ford School, he teaches “Topics in Public Policy: Congress & State Legislatures.”

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Charles R. Shipan is the J. Ira and Nicki Harris Professor of Social Sciences, Professor of Political Science in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, and a Professor of Public Policy at the Ford School. He is also Chair of the Political Science Department. Prior to joining the faculty at Michigan, Shipan served on the faculty at the University of Iowa and held positions as a research fellow at the Brookings Institution and as a Visiting Research Fellow at Trinity College in Dublin. He is the author of Designing Judicial Review, co-author of Deliberate Discretion?, and has written numerous articles and book chapters on political institutions and public policy. He is currently engaged in a large-scale study of antismoking laws in U.S. states and cities and an examination of why some public policies have longer lives than others. Shipan received a BA in Chemistry from Carleton College and an MA and PhD in Political Science from Stanford University.

Carl P. Simon is Professor of Mathematics, Economics, and Public Policy. From 1999– 2009, he was the founding Director of the University of Michigan Center for the Study of Complex Systems. He is Associate Director for Social Science and Policy for the University of Michigan Energy Institute. His research centers on the theory and application of dynamical systems: from economic systems in search of equilibrium, to political systems in search of optimal policies, the bio-demography of modern women, ecosystems responding to human interactions, and especially to the dynamics of the spread of contagious diseases.

He was named the LSA Distinguished Senior Lecturer for 2007. He received his PhD in Mathematics from Northwestern University.

Kevin Stange is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy. His research interests lie broadly in empirical labor and public economics, with a focus on higher education and health care. He is currently doing research on college choice and changes in the health care workforce. In the past, he has studied educational uncertainty, fertility timing, college quality, and the determinants of participation in social insurance programs. At the Ford School, Stange teaches microeconomics. Prior to joining the Ford School, he was a Robert Wood Johnson Scholar in Health Policy Research at the University of Michigan. He received undergraduate degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Economics from MIT and his PhD in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley.

Robert M. Stern is a Professor Emeritus of Economics and Public Policy. His research focuses on multilateral trade agreements and the economic effects of regional trading arrangements. With Alan Deardorff, he has developed the Michigan Model of World Production and Trade, which is a computer-based model that has been used to analyze a variety of trade agreements. Bob is author of numerous articles and books on international trade and macroeconomic policies. He has served as a consultant to several U.S. Government and international organizations. At the Ford School, Bob teaches mini-seminars on international economic policies. He received his PhD from Columbia University.

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Jan Svejnar is Director of the International Policy Center at the Ford School, the Everett E. Berg Professor of Business Administration, Professor of Economics, and Professor of Public Policy. He is also a founder and Chairman of CERGE-EI in Prague (an American-style PhD program in economics that educates the new generation of economists for CentralEast Europe and the Newly Independent States). Jan has served as advisor to numerous policy makers, institutions and firms, including President Vaclav Havel and Prime Minister Vladimir Spidla of the Czech Republic, OECD, the World Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and GE Capital. In 2008, Svejnar was supported by a broad coalition of members of the Czech Parliament as a candidate for President of the Czech Republic. In the 1990s, he was one of the chief architects of the Czech Republic’s economic reforms. He received his BS with honors from Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations and his MA and PhD in Economics from Princeton University.

David Thacher is an Associate Professor of Public Policy and Urban Planning. His research aims to develop and apply humanistic approaches to policy research. He is particularly interested in the use of case study and narrative analysis to clarify the ethical foundations of public policy. He has carried out this research primarily in criminal justice policy, where he has undertaken studies of order maintenance policing, the local police role in homeland security, community policing reform, distribution of safety and security, and prisoner re-entry. Outside of criminal justice, he has also conducted research on urban planning and on adoption policy. He is currently writing a book about humanistic policy research. David received his PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Justin Thomas is a Lecturer in Public Policy. His general areas of interests include demography, social inequality, research methods, and statistics. His current work focuses on poverty, returns to education, and interracial marriage in South Africa. At the Ford School, Justin teaches courses in statistics and the analysis of household survey data. He received his BA from the University of Washington and is currently a doctoral candidate in Sociology at the University of Michigan.

Megan Tompkins-Stange is a Lecturer at the Ford School. She is completing her PhD at the Stanford University School of Education in Administration and Policy Analysis and Organization Studies. Her dissertation, titled “Philanthropic Foundations and Public Policy: Political Advocacy, Legal Regulation, and Democratic Legitimacy,” explores how foundations attempt to influence public policy in the context of legal restrictions on their policyrelated activities. She co-authored a recent study on the U.S. charter school movement and the central role of philanthropic funders in supporting charter school management organizations (CMOs). At the Ford School, she teaches a public management course. Megan received a BA with Honors from Stanford University and an EdM from Harvard University.

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Maris A. Vinovskis is the Bentley Professor of History, Professor of Public Policy, and a Research Professor at the Center for Political Studies in the Institute for Social Research.

He has authored or co-authored ten books, the most recent being From a Nation at Risk to No Child Left Behind: National Education Goals and the Creation of Federal Education Policy as well as edited or co-edited seven books. Maris was the Research Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) in both the Bush and Clinton Administrations in 1992 and 1993. He was a member of the congressionally-mandated Independent Review Panel for the U.S. Department of Education for Goals 2000 as well as No Child Left Behind. Maris is an elected member of the National Academy of Education, the International Academy of Education, the American Educational Research Association, and former President of the History of Education Society. He received his PhD in History from Harvard University.

Carrie Booth Walling is a postdoctoral fellow with the Michigan Society of Fellows (2008–11) and an Assistant Professor of Public Policy. Her general research interests are in the areas of international politics, human rights, norms, and international institutions. Her current work focuses on changing beliefs about the purposes of military force in the United Nations Security Council, how new democracies address past human rights violations, and the construction of human rights narratives by international human rights organizations.

Walling received her undergraduate degree from James Madison College, Michigan State University and masters degrees from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth and the University of Minnesota. Her PhD is in Political Science from the University of Minnesota.

Susan Waltz is a Professor of Public Policy and was the 2008–09 Human Rights Fellow at University of Michigan. She is a specialist in human rights and international affairs with regional expertise on North Africa. Susan is author of Human Rights and Reform: Changing the Face of North African Politics (1995) and a series of articles on the historical origins of international human rights instruments and the political processes that produced them. Her recent publications address U.S. policy on small arms transfers. From 1993–99 Susan served on Amnesty International's International Executive Committee and from 2000–08 served on the national board of the American Friends Service Committee. In 2010 she began a 3-year term on the board of Amnesty International-USA. For several years she has been involved with international efforts to promote an Arms Trade Treaty regulating the small arms trade. Susan received her PhD in International Studies from the University of Denver.

Janet Weiss is the Mary C. Bromage Collegiate Professor of Business and Public Policy and was founder and director of the Nonprofit and Public Management Center. She now serves full time as Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies. Her research interests focus on the management of public and non-profit organizations and education reform. Janet has served as consultant to local, state, and federal agencies on policy design and evaluation in the fields of policies for children, education, mental health, and social services. At the Ford School, she taught courses on public management. She received her PhD from Harvard University.

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Marina v.N. Whitman is Professor of Business Administration and Public Policy at the University of Michigan. From 1979 until 1992 she was an officer of the General Motors Corporation, first as Vice President and Chief Economist and later as Vice President and Group Executive for Public Affairs. Prior to her appointment at GM, Marina was a professor of economics at the University of Pittsburgh. She served as a member of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers in 1972–73, and has been an independent director of several major multinational corporations. Marina received a BA in government from Radcliffe College (now Harvard University) and her MA and PhD degrees in Economics from Columbia University. She is the recipient of numerous fellowships, honors and awards, and holds honorary degrees from over twenty colleges and universities. Her research interests include management of international trade and investment, the convergence of different styles of capitalism, and the changing role of multinational corporations, including the evolving concept of global corporate social responsibility (CSR).

Chuck Wilbur is a Lecturer in Public Policy at the Ford School. He was Governor Jennifer Granholm’s Senior Advisor for Education and Communication for seven years before leaving her administration in March 2010. Prior to serving the Governor, Chuck was an aide to Senator Carl Levin for ten years and managed Levin’s 1996 and 2002 re-election campaigns. He currently works as a consultant to ten Michigan communities creating universal college scholarship programs modeled after the Kalamazoo Promise. At the Ford School, he teaches courses on state politics and education policies. Chuck received AB and AM degrees from the University of Michigan.

Tamara Wilder is a Postdoctoral Fellow with the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) at the Ford School. She is a 2007–08 Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellow.

Her research focuses on equity issues, accountability, school choice, and parent and community involvement in schools. Prior to graduate school she worked as a community organizer in Oakland, CA. She received her MA in Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences from Columbia University and her PhD in Politics and Education from Columbia University.

Guangjian Xu is a Visiting Professor of Public Policy at the Ford School and Vice Dean and Professor of School of Public Administration at Renmin University of China. He is also a senior fellow of China Price Association and Beijing Public Finance Association. At the Ford School, he teaches “China's Economic Reforms.” His research interests include management of public budget and taxation, macroeconomic theory and policy, and government regulation economics. He received his PhD in economics from Renmin University.

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Dean Yang is an Associate Professor of Public Policy and Economics. His research is on the economic problems of developing countries. His specific areas of interest include: international migration, microfinance, health, corruption, and the economics of disasters.

Dean teaches Ford School courses in the economics of developing countries and in microeconomics, as well as a PhD course in development economics. He received his undergraduate and PhD degrees in Economics from Harvard University.

Marci Ybarra is a Postdoctoral Fellow with the Research and Training Program on Poverty and Public Policy. During her time at the National Poverty Center she will work on a project that investigates the role of caseworker training in welfare application outcomes. Part of her work will explore the potential influence of diversity training on application outcomes for welfare applicants of color. Her research interests include issues related to welfare reform and women of color, public program design and service delivery, and discretionary decisionmaking public programs. Marci received her MSW from Wayne State University and PhD in Social Welfare from the University of Wisconsin.

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Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy University of Michigan Joan and Sanford Weill Hall 735 South State Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109-3091 734 764 3490 734 763 9181 fax Student and Academic Services: 734 764 0453 (p) Graduate Career Services: 734 615 9557 (p) Development and Alumni Relations: 734 615 3892 (p) Communications and Outreach: 734 615 3893 (p) www.fordschool.umich.edu Degrees offered by the Ford School Masters in Public Policy (MPP)/Masters in Public Administration (MPA) Dual masters degrees with schools across the University of Michigan Joint PhDs with Economics, Political Science, or Sociology Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy

Regents of the University of Michigan Julia Donovan Darlow, Ann Arbor Laurence B. Deitch, Bingham Farms Denise Ilitch, Bingham Farms Olivia P. Maynard, Goodrich Andrea Fischer Newman, Ann Arbor Andrew C. Richner, Grosse Pointe Park S. Martin Taylor, Grosse Pointe Farms Katherine E. White, Ann Arbor Mary Sue Coleman (ex officio) Š 2010 The Regents of the University of Michigan A Non-discriminatory, Affirmative Action Employer

GRADUATE CAREER SERVICES

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THE FORD SCHOOL DIFFERENCE “Through alumni connections made during the Ford School’s annual DC trip, I secured an internship and subsequently a full-time position with the Government Accountability Office. Knowing Ford School students are equipped for the work at GAO and wanting to give back some of what I received, I now return to campus whenever possible to recruit current students to internship and full-time opportunities within GAO.”

Latesha Love,

MPP ‘02 Government Accountability Office, DC BA in Political Science, Virginia State University Internship: GAO Internet Policy Analyst Legislative Intern, Virginia General Assembly Delegate

“By tapping the school’s employer and alumni network, I secured several internship offers, worked with staff to narrow my options and accepted an internship in Mozambique with the UN World Food Programme (WFP). During my internship, I made invaluable connections which helped pave the way for my current position.”

Aaron Skrocki,

MPP ‘05 Emergency Preparedness & Response Program Manager Catholic Relief Services, Quito, Ecuador Internship: World Food Programme BA in Political Science and Latin American Studies, Kalamazoo College Fulbright Scholar, Bogota

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t the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, we place a strong emphasis on providing professional, personalized, and supportive career services to all of our MPP/MPA students. The Ford School’s Graduate Career Services department offers a wide and creative variety of programs, individualized services, and resources to help students explore careers and secure internships and jobs. Staff work with students throughout their time at the Ford School to help them find the best ways to put their policy skills and interests to work.

Individualized attention: With two professional career counselors on staff, we are able to work closely with each Ford School student. Our staff help students clarify career goals and create an individualized action plan. Early in the first semester, staff work with students to identify and pursue the summer internships that will best advance each student’s individual career needs and goals.

Active employer outreach & alumni involvement: We actively reach out to employers in the U.S. and abroad to build professional connections with the Ford School. Our employer development efforts and deeply committed alumni base provide our students with an extensive network of agencies and organizations eager to recruit them as interns and employees.

Funding support for student internships: Through the generous contributions of Ford School alumni and donors, significant funding support is available to offset the cost of pursuing low or unpaid internships. In addition, established and fully-funded partnerships give Ford School students direct access to highly selective internships in key organizations such as: International Organization for Migration, Geneva; Direct Relief International, Santa Barbara; EastWest Institute, Brussels; the State of Michigan Senate Fiscal Agency; and the William J. Clinton Foundation, New York.

Learn more about the Ford School difference: To meet some of our alumni and employers and hear about careers made possible by a Ford School professional education, visit www.fordschool.umich.edu/careers to subscribe to our careers podcast and browse our alumni profiles.

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“The Graduate Career Services team invests heavily in each student. They helped me face the hard questions about what I really expected out of a job and my career. They also provided truly substantial moral support throughout the job search process.”

Erica Bollerud,

MPP ’06 Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Transportation and Air Quality Washington, DC BA in English and Art History, Williams College Legislative Director & Press Secretary for Massachusetts State Senator Climate Change Intern with the New England Governors’ Conference Management Consultant Intern with the National Park Service Business Plan Initiative Wege Intern, ‘05 and Alumni Fellow ’04

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hen students ask me about careers in human rights, I advise them to develop practical skills that will be useful to human rights organizations — including planning, campaign work, and research and analysis. These are the kind of skills we develop in the Ford School MPP program. Many of our students arrive with a strong desire to make a difference; that’s an essential ingredient for effective policy work, but it’s not sufficient.

At the Ford School we help our students develop substantive mastery of the issues that concern them, but we also emphasize the practical tools they will need as policy professionals. And we take seriously our role in linking students with employers and giving them opportunities to put their classroom education to practice.”

SUSAN E. WALTZ, Professor of Public Policy, University of Michigan Human Rights Fellow, 2008–09 Susan Waltz has been active in international human rights work for more than 25 years. Early in her career she worked as an area expert and human rights advocate to stop torture and political imprisonment in Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, and Libya. She has testified before the U.S. Congress on human rights practices in North Africa, and she has testified as expert witness for North African refugees in U.S. immigration courts.

Waltz was elected to the Amnesty International-USA Board of Directors in 2010.

From 1993–1999, Waltz served on the International Executive Committee of Amnesty International and in 1996 became the first American to chair that governing board. For twelve years she headed a working group on military transfers for Amnesty International–USA and remains involved with international efforts to promote a small arms trade treaty.

Waltz’s publications include Human Rights and Reform: Changing the Face of North African Politics (1995), a series of articles on the origins of international human rights standards, and an analysis of U.S. policy on small arms transfers.

Courses taught: Foreign Policy (PubPol 560), Human Rights (PubPol 675) and International Poverty (PubPol 676). In Winter 2011 she will teach a seven week seminar followed by a study trip to Grenada (PubPol 674).

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I N F O R M AT I O N We provide students with information about career choices available with a policy degree.

• Career panels and programs • Print and web resources • Individual career counseling • Career podcasts CONNECTIONS We connect students and policy employers.

• Active employer outreach to enhance the visibility of the Ford School • Web-based job posting and resume collection services • Access to the Ford School alumni network • On-campus recruiting opportunities • Small-group career meetings with distinguished visitors and guests • DC-based networking events S T R AT E G Y We help students create an individual strategy to pursue their career goals, and we help them develop the skills and tools necessary to: • Write effective resumes and cover letters • Map out career paths • Evaluate career opportunities • Negotiate offers S U P P O RT We provide support for students through the inevitable highs, lows, and plateaus that accompany career planning and the job search process.

C A R E E R S E RV I C E S A N D R E S O U R C E S F O R M P P / M PA S T U D E N T S Individualized career counseling Available to help students think through how their interests and skills match with job opportunities, explore the variety of career options available, map out a plan of action for identifying and securing internships, and evaluate and negotiate offers.

The Ford School alumni network Ford School alums are one of the best resources for career information, advice, and leads to internships and jobs. We offer several alumni networking opportunities (including a DC recruiting trip, alumni career roundtables, and networking receptions) throughout the year.

Programs and workshops A series of workshops and alumni brown bag discussions that explore career options in public policy and provide advice on the job search and professional skills needed throughout a career.

On-campus interviewing and job fairs The reputation of the Ford School and the University of Michigan attracts hundreds of employers to campus. See below for a partial list of employers who visit the Ford School each year.

Career Resource Library Print and online resources are available for career exploration and decisionmaking. In addition to computer, phone, and fax access for use in a job search, video-teleconferencing technology allows students to interview with off-campus employers, network with out-of-town alums, and record mock interviews for review and critique.

Employers recruiting on campus at the Ford School include: California Legislative Analysts Office Central Intelligence Agency Federal Reserve Bank of New York Government Accountability Office National Park Service Office of Management & Budget U.S. State Department Catholic Relief Services

Clinton Foundation Council of Michigan Foundations Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. Anderson Economic Group Huron Consulting Group LMI Government Consulting Moody’s Investors Service The Bridgespan Group

Recent jobs & internships filled by our graduates

“After 35 years in public service, I consider career-related mentoring and advising of students to be one of the most important benefits I bring to the Ford School…and I spend many hours doing this in class, in office hours, and in my work with Graduate Career Services.”

Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky (retired) Professor of International Policy and Practice Career Minister, U.S. Foreign Service — U.S. Department of State Ambassador to Brazil Ambassador to Bulgaria Asst Secretary for Int’l Narcotics Matters Deputy Secretary for Human Rights Director, Office of UN Political Affairs Officer-in-Charge, U.S.-Soviet Bilateral Relations Member, International Narcotics Control Board, UN Office, Vienna

Federal Government Congressional Research Service — Domestic Social Policy Division, Washington, DC Executive Office of the President — Office of Management & Budget, Washington, DC Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC Federal Reserve Bank of New York — Markets Group, New York, NY U.S. Agency for International Development — Latin America & Caribbean Bureau, Lima, Peru U.S. Department of Commerce — International Trade Administration, Washington, DC U.S. Department of State — Bureau of African Affairs, Kampala, Uganda State & Local Government City of Chicago, Mayor’s Office Fellowship Program, Chicago, IL King County Executive Fellows Program, Seattle, WA New Orleans City Council, New Orleans, LA Michigan Senate Fiscal Agency, Lansing, MI San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, San Francisco, CA Washtenaw County Budget Office, Ann Arbor, MI Nonprofit & Nongovernmental Organizations Amnesty International, London, England Center on Budget & Policy Priorities — State Fiscal Policy, Washington, DC Detroit Economic Growth Corporation, Detroit, MI Direct Relief International, Santa Barbara, CA EastWest Institute, Brussels, Belgium

Global Call to Action Against Poverty, Johannesburg, South Africa National Governors Association Center for Best Practices — Education Division, Washington, DC Open Society Institute — Health & Harm Reduction Programs, Budapest, Hungary Pew Center on Global Climate Change, Arlington, VA Urban Institute — Income & Benefits Policy Center, Washington, DC Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation Law & Public Policy, Los Angeles, CA Multilateral Organizations Commission for Environmental Cooperation, Montreal, Canada OECD, Statistical Indicators Unit, Paris, France UN Economic & Social Commission for Asia & Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand United Nations Food & Agriculture Organization, Rome, Italy World Bank — Consultative Group to Assist the Poor, Washington, DC Private Sector Cambridge Systematics — Transportation Policy Management, San Francisco, CA Chartwell Education Group, Washington, DC Deloitte Financial Advisory Services, Houston, TX DTE Energy Resources — Strategy/Mergers & Acquisitions, Ann Arbor, MI GMMB, Policy Communications, Washington, DC Moody’s Investor Service — Public Finance Group, Chicago, IL

Post-graduation employment for MPP classes 2005–2009 Federal Government 25% State Government 4% Local Government 7% Foreign Government 7% Multilateral Organization 2% NFP/NGO 29% Consulting 9% Law Firms 2% Private 13%

LEARN MORE Please visit us online: www.fordschool.umich.edu/careers Student and Academic Services: 734 764 0453 (p) Degrees offered by the Ford School Masters in Public Policy (MPP)/Masters in Public Administration (MPA) Dual masters degrees with schools and departments across the University of Michigan Joint PhDs with Economics, Political Science, or Sociology Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy

Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy University of Michigan Joan and Sanford Weill Hall 735 South State Street Ann Arbor, MI 48109-3091 734 764 3490 734 763 9181 fax Student and Academic Services: 734 764 0453 (p) Graduate Career Services: 734 615 9557 (p) Development and Alumni Relations: 734 615 3892 (p) Communications and Outreach: 734 615 3893 (p)

Regents of the University of Michigan Julia Donovan Darlow, Ann Arbor Laurence B. Deitch, Bingham Farms Denise Ilitch, Bingham Farms Olivia P. Maynard, Goodrich Andrea Fischer Newman, Ann Arbor Andrew C. Richner, Grosse Pointe Park S. Martin Taylor, Grosse Pointe Farms Katherine E. White, Ann Arbor Mary Sue Coleman (ex officio) Š 2010 The Regents of the University of Michigan

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