Congratulations to PhD Candidate Jasmine Simington on winning the Eckstein Writing Prize! 🎉
Her winning paper is titled: "Heirs Property, Housing Wealth, and the Spillover Effects of Marginalized Legal Classification."
Read: https://myumi.ch/Mp7kR
University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
We are deeply saddened to share the news of the passing of beloved lecturer Joe Schwarz.
Schwarz’s legacy lives on in the students he taught. He encouraged taking government seriously & seeing public service as both a responsibility & a calling.
Info: https://myumi.ch/39jGg
Check out Associate Professor Martin Williams on the latest @voxdev.bsky.social podcast episode.
Congratulations to Sarah Peterson (MPP/MBA ‘27) and Juhi Pawar (BA '26) for winning first and second place in the Ford School’s 2026 Ali Family Memorial Writing Prize! 🏆
Please join us in celebrating their accomplishment.
Read more: https://myumi.ch/X8dzd
Our Online MPA program is for professionals who want to change the world—without putting it on hold.
Evening classes. Flexible scheduling. Real community.
📅 Applications for Fall 26 are due July 1.
Apply now: https://myumi.ch/E8jZM
139 schools closed—20% of West Virginia's public schools—gone in 15 years. 🏫
#KohnProfessor @weilanch.bsky.social built a school closure tracker to put this data where it belongs: in the hands of communities fighting for solutions.
Read the Q&A: https://myumi.ch/G7W2P
"What we were doing here is 'evidence-based art'—with each student choosing a policy they care about," said Assistant Professor @judgelord.bsky.social.
Students in PubPol 475/750 recently exhibited original work grounded in research on how movements shape policy.
Read: https://myumi.ch/gkjDZ
Advanced coursework shouldn’t be out of reach. Rohan Dharan (BA ’13) led @dcpublicschools.bsky.social initiatives to expand access to advanced and enriched academics.📚
Read “Pathways for student success” in State & Hill: https://myumi.ch/G2mg4
#AlumniImpact
ICYMI: Is Michigan ready to govern #AI responsibly?
@mollyak.bsky.social Managing Director of @stpp-um.bsky.social spoke to @michiganadvance.com about the promises and pitfalls of AI adoption in Michigan's state agencies.
Read more: https://myumi.ch/bDZx3
🆕 Overburdened bureaucrats, not corruption, are delaying public benefits in India
Eric Dodge (IDinsight), Yusuf Neggers (University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy), Rohini Pande (Yale Economic Growth Center) & Charity Troyer Moore (OSU): https://ow.ly/n0Rt50Z6yot
University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
VoxDev
🆕 Why civil service reform fails – and what actually works 📢
Today on VoxDevTalks, Martin J. Williams (University of Michigan) draws on over a decade of research across six African countries to explain why civil service reforms so often fall short: https://ow.ly/fBLM50Z4A4q
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Delays in public benefit delivery can harm societies' most vulnerable households, but making management-relevant information more accessible to the bureaucrats implementing these programmes can meaningfully improve delivery speeds.
