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Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
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n critically important policy issues, Ford
Along the way, these faculty members have
School faculty members have catalyzed
trained and inspired a cadre of alumni who follow
real and lasting change—enriching
in their footsteps.
understanding, building consensus, and
Ford School alumni have led crisis management
mobilizing action. They’ve increased the number
deliberations at the Federal Reserve Bank. They’ve
of low-income students who attend college by
fueled cross-sector partnerships to catalyze new
simplifying a complex financial aid form. They’ve
breakthroughs in affordable housing. They’ve
helped communities balance the economic and
diminished poverty through holistic approaches to
environmental issues raised by fracking—arming
grantmaking. They’ve managed child protection
state and local government leaders with trustworthy
programs in one of the poorest regions of India.
information on policy options. They’ve saved lives
by working to regulate the trade of weapons to
a few examples of how our faculty and alumni are
countries with poor human rights records.
tackling tough policy challenges and improving lives.
For this issue of State & Hill, we’ve collected just
Issue Focus
Catalysts for
Share A Century of Stories Throughout 2014—as we celebrate the centennial of the school’s founding—we’ll share many more stories about the influential work of Ford School faculty and alumni. We need your help: our self-effacing alums may be unlikely to share their own stories, but we hope they’ll talk up their classmates at fordschool.umich.edu/100-reunion/memories.