2018-19 FACTS & F I GU R ES
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Brief history
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Present profile
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Students Alumni in action
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Ford School leadership Awards
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Leadership history (1979-present)
10 Research Rankings 12 Undergraduate program (BA)
13 Graduate programs (MPP/MPA/PhD)
15 Diversity, equity, and inclusion Our strategic DE&I priorities 16 Costs 17 Financial aid 18 Our vision Giving 19 Notes Contact info
ON THE COVERS Front: Nadine Jawad (BA ‘18) addresses attendees at a celebration of Mrs. Betty Ford’s centennial. Back: Associate Professor Ann Lin and a group of master’s students in Beijing on the annual China Trip.
Brief history In 1914... U-M launches America’s first graduate program in municipal administration for aspiring public servants. In 1968... the curriculum was refocused to provide students an analytic toolkit and cutting-edge problemsolving methods, giving way to IPPS, the Institute of Public Policy Studies, the nation’s first public policy degree program. In 1995... U-M established the School of Public Policy. In 1999... named in honor of Gerald R. Ford, the 38th President of the United States and a 1935 U-M graduate. In 2001... pioneered a joint-PhD program, a model that remains shared with just a handful of other universities. In 2006... moved into newly-constructed Joan and Sanford Weill Hall. In 2007... the Ford School launched its junior-senior undergraduate program with about 60 per class. In 2013... the school celebrated President Ford’s 100th birthday. In 2014... the Ford School celebrated its Centennial with a year-long slate of events around the world. In 2019... launched an innovative, powerful new Master of Public Affairs degree program. 3
STUDENTS OUTSIDE JOAN & SANFORD WEILL HALL Home of the Ford School
Present profile (As of August 2018) Total enrollment 433
Student Organizations 16
Faculty • 37 tenure/track • 24 lecturers • 19 courtesy faculty • 9 named professors • 9 visiting appts. • 4 postdocs
Alumni Body 3,754
Staff 60 (58.25 FTE)
Facilities Weill Hall was designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects and opened in August 2006. The 85,000-square-foot building offers stateof-the-art classrooms, event spaces, and comfortable niches for student-faculty study and collaboration.
Degrees offered • BA • MPP/MPA • Joint master’s degrees with law, business, environment, education, and more • Joint PhD in Public Policy and Economics, Political Science, or Sociology • Science, Technology, and Public Policy graduate certificate
Operating Budget $18.8M (FY 2018) Endowment $44.767M (6/30/18)
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Students (2018-19 demographics) Bachelor’s • Incoming class: 80 • Students of color (U.S. only): 27.5% • Female: 61.3% • Male: 38.8% Doctoral • Current students: 31 • Average age: 29 • Non-U.S: 9.6% • Students of color (U.S. only): 42% • Female: 52% • Male: 48%
Master’s • Incoming class: 117 • 9 MPA students • 108 MPP students • Average age: 27 • Age range: 21-38 • Non-U.S: 16.1% • Students of color (U.S. only): 34.7% • Female: 50.4% • Male: 49.6% • Years of work experience: 4.4 • Countries of origin: 13
Alumni in action With Ford School degrees, our alumni are revitalizing the great city of Detroit through the development of public spaces, affordable housing, and urban agriculture. They’re launching life-changing social enterprises. They’re speeding medical supplies to communities in the wake of natural disasters. They’re leading programs to improve the lives of refugees. They’re serving in public office. And more.
→ Learn more: fordschool.umich.edu/careers-map 6
LEAH SQUIRES MPP/MA ‘20 Gramlich Showcase of Student Work
Ford School leadership Michael S. Barr Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of Public Policy (2017-present) Frank Murphy Collegiate Professor of Public Policy Roy F. and Jean Humphrey Proffitt Professor of Law Elisabeth Gerber Associate Dean for Research & Policy Engagement
Paula Lantz Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Our faculty The Ford School’s faculty is an interdisciplinary group, holding joint appointments with a wide range of schools and units including economics, political science, sociology, math, information, law, business, social work, history, education, environment and sustainability, social research, and urban planning.
Select awards Bob Axelrod • National Medal of Science, 2014 • Skytte Prize, 2012 John Ciorciari • Andrew Carnegie Fellowship, 2015 8
Shobita Parthasarathy • Robert K. Merton Book Award, 2018 Barry Rabe • Martha Derthick Best Book Award, APSA 2017 • Thurnau Award, 2010
Leadership history (1979-present) Edward M. Gramlich • IPPS director, 1979-83 • IPPS director, 1991-95 • SPP dean, 1995-97 • Member of the Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve, 1997-2005
Rebecca M. Blank • SPP/Ford School dean, 1999-2007 • Acting U.S. Secretary of Commerce, 2012-13 • Chancellor, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2013-present
Paul Courant • IPPS director, 1983-87 • IPPS director, 1989-91 • U-M Provost, 2002-05 • U-M University Librarian and Dean of Libraries, 2007-13 • U-M Interim Provost, 2016-17
Susan M. Collins • Ford School dean, 2007-17 • APSIA president, 2013-15 • Board member of the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank, 2016-present (Detroit Branch, 2012-15)
Edie Goldenberg • IPPS director, 1987-89 • LS&A dean, 1989-98 • Michigan in Washington program founding director John Chamberlin • SPP interim dean, 1997-99 • Founder, Center for Ethics in Public Life
Michael S. Barr • Ford School dean, 2017-present • Asst. Secretary for Financial Institutions, U.S. Dept. of Treasury, 2009-2010 • Key architect of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act 9
Research The Ford School is home to or co-sponsor of a number of multi-disciplinary research centers and initiatives that focus on a range of pressing policy concerns, engaged across all levels of governance: local, state, national, and international. Research in action • Center for Public Policy in Diverse Societies • Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP) • Center on Finance, Law, and Policy • Education Policy Initiative • International Policy Center
• Policies for Action Research Hub (health policy) • Poverty Solutions • Program in Practical Policy Engagement • Science, Technology, and Public Policy (STPP) Program • Weiser Diplomacy Center • Youth Policy Lab
Rankings
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SOCIAL POLICY
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PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS
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HEALTH POLICY
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PUBLIC AFFAIRS OVERALL
Source: U.S. News & World Report, ranked in 2018
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BARRY RABE J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Professor of Public Policy Director of the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy Author of Can We Price Carbon?
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Undergraduate program BA in Public Policy (Junior admission) The Ford School BA in Public Policy is a liberal arts degree, based in the social sciences, that gives students the knowledge and skills needed to analyze policy problems, understand the stakes, and create viable solutions. • Liberal arts degree, based in the social sciences • Big University resources, small-school connectedness and flexibility • Average class size of 24 • Ford School scholarship assistance available. Other financial assistance available for unpaid internships. • Alumni working at the Detroit mayor’s office, Clinton Health Access Initiative, Harlem Children’s Zone, USA Today, Cherokee Nation Businesses, and more.
BA applications due Feb. 1 (sophomore year) at U-M → fordschool.umich.edu/ba/admissions Contact for all degree programs: Office of Student and Academic Services 734-764-0453 | fspp-admissions@umich.edu 12
MPP
MPA
PhD
Graduate programs Master’s programs (MPP/MPA) • 2-year MPP program with required internship • 9-month MPA program for seasoned professionals • Provides an analytic toolkit that is highly transferable across a broad range of policy areas, sectors, places • Interdisciplinary, applied nature; flexibility in electives • Collaborative work environment at the Ford School, within the greater U-M, which offers a broad range of resources and networks • Alumni working at UN Refugee Agency, Innovations for Poverty Action, Office of the President of Chile, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), UNICEF, Santander Bank, Human Rights First, and more. Doctoral program Our PhD program offers 3 degrees, all of which are joint with another discipline: • PhD in Public Policy and Economics • PhD in Public Policy and Political Science • PhD in Public Policy and Sociology MPP/MPA applications due Jan. 15. → fordschool.umich.edu/mpp-mpa/admissions PhD applications due Dec. 15. → fordschool.umich.edu/phd/admissions
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SHOBITA PARTHASARATHY Professor of Public Policy and Womens’ Studies Director of the Science, Technology, & Public Policy program Co-chair, Ford School DE&I Strategic Plan Committee Author of Patent Politics
A leader building on decades of commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion At the Ford School and U-M, our dedication to the public good is inseparable from our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. It is central to our mission to ensure that each member of our community has full opportunity to thrive in our environment, and it is our shared conviction that excellence is not possible without diversity in the broadest sense of the word. Our goal? An inclusive campus in which every individual has the opportunity to be heard, to contribute, and to excel. The University’s strategic plan serves as an umbrella over 49 unit plans—from all 19 schools and colleges, administrative units, student life, athletics and the health system. The Ford School developed and launched its own five-year plan with tremendous enthusiasm and with pride in the school’s longstanding strength in this area.
→ Learn more: fordschool.umich.edu/dei
Our strategic DE&I priorities • promoting an equitable and inclusive environment • diversifying who we are
• diversifying what and how we teach • diversifying our research and policy engagement activities 15
Costs at the Ford School Undergraduate programs* In-state
Out-of-state
Tuition and fees
$17,188
$52,814
Housing and food
$11,534
$11,534
Books and supplies
$1,048
$1,048
Personal and misc.
$2,454
$2,454
Total cost
$32,224
$67,850
Graduate programs* In-state
Out-of-state
Tuition and fees
$26,808
$47,952
Housing and food
$15,750
$15,750
Books and supplies
$1,192
$1,192
Personal and misc.
$6,588
$6,588
Total cost
$50,338
$71,482
* Full-time enrollment per academic year, based on 2018-19 figures
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83%
Ford School graduate students who applied for and received some form of financial aid (incl. loans) for 2016-17
21%
Ford School students (all) who received awards from donor-named student fellowship support in 2017-18 Sources: Rackham, Financial Aid, Ford School
Financial aid In 1960, state support made up 78 percent of the University of Michigan’s General Fund; today, it has dwindled to 15 percent. University of Michigan General Fund (FY 2019)
Source: Office of Budget and Planning
To remain affordable, U-M is committed to keeping its costs low, limiting tuition increases, and investing heavily in financial support for students. Donor-named endowments for student support are vital. At the Ford School, student support is our top campaign priority, and gifts to faculty research and policy engagement benefit students as well.
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Our vision Our vision for the school’s next century is bold: • To train and inspire exceptional citizens, public servants, and leaders. • To launch and lead game-changing research projects that transform how we address society’s most intractable challenges. • To arm policy communities in the state of Michigan, in Washington, DC, and around the world with first-rate academic insights and discoveries.
Giving to the Ford School Contributions to the Ford School have a lasting impact. Gifts enable us to: • Bring talented and diverse students to campus • Provide internship experiences that shape career trajectories • Underwrite game-changing faculty research that will guide tomorrow’s policy leaders. The Victors for Michigan campaign closes December 2018. 18
GOAL PASSED!
VICTORS FOR MICHIGAN CAMPAIGN STATUS
$26.2M (7/1/2018) CAMPAIGN GOAL
$23M
Notes
CONTACT Admissions Beth Soboleski Associate Director
Development Sue Johnson Director
734-615-9877 bsobo@umich.edu
734-615-4001 suejohn@umich.edu
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