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Poverty Solutions & CLOSUP new report find local officials believe many Michigan residents struggle to make ends meet

Mar 7, 2019

AMany local governments in Michigan report poverty and economic hardships among their residents, according to a survey from University of Michigan researchers. Almost half (44 percent) of local officials say more than one in five of their...

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Gerber, Shaefer, Hampshire to serve on U-M’s Detroit Advisory Group

Feb 20, 2019

The University of Michigan has been making concerted efforts to engage thoughtfully and purposefully with the city of Detroit. To that aim, the recent inception of the Detroit Advisory Group gathers faculty leaders and community advocates to...

Publication

We’re in this together: Poverty Solutions releases its 2018 Impact Report

Feb 1, 2019

Poverty Solutions released its 2018 Impact Report earlier this week. The report chronicles the Presidential Initiative’s successes over the past year, including a deepening partnership with the City of Detroit. Housed at the Ford School, Poverty...

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New U-M professorship to support social justice research, action

Dec 6, 2018

By Mandira Banerjee | Originally published by Michigan News, December 6, 2018 ANN ARBOR—A $2.5 million gift by the Kohn Charitable Trust to the University of Michigan will establish a new professorship of social justice and social policy at the...

Ford School’s Shaefer recognized by university for scholarship and service

Oct 3, 2018

H. Luke Shaefer, associate professor of public policy at the Ford School and director of Poverty Solutions, was honored this week with the University of Michigan’s Faculty Recognition Award. He is among 22 faculty members honored during this annual...

MLive taps Poverty Solutions expert on child poverty in Flint

Sep 25, 2018

New analysis from the U.S. Census Bureau data from 2017 reveals Flint is the poorest city in the U.S. of its size, and that more than half of the city’s child residents are living in poverty, according to a September 17, 2018 article by Zahra...

Harvard Magazine publishes feature on previously-announced partnership with U-M Poverty Solutions

Sep 25, 2018

Two new partnership between U-M’s Poverty Solutions and Harvard University’s Equality of Opportunity Project (EOP), announced last week, will integrate high-level research with the applied scholarship U-M’s initiative is known for to tackle the...

Michigan-Harvard team up to bolster Detroit economy, tackle nationwide opioid epidemic

Sep 14, 2018

The University of Michigan and Harvard University are forming two new partnerships designed to spur economic mobility and reduce poverty in Detroit, as well as combine resources and expertise in response to the national opioid...

Luke Shaefer appointed by Governor Rick Snyder to Commission on Community Action and Economic Opportunity

Jun 22, 2018

Governor Rick Snyder has appointed Luke Shaefer to the Commission on Community Action and Economic Opportunity. Shaefer’s appointment, announced on June 7, 2018, will last three years, until June 21, 2021. The commission serves to advise the...

Shaefer in WaPo: Low federal spending on children in U.S. compared to other developed nations

May 18, 2018

H. Luke Shaefer is quoted in the Washington Post’s May 16 article, “The U.S. spends less on children than almost any other developed nation,” by Jeff Stein.The article presents the results of a new NBER working paper by Diane W. Schanzenbach and...

In the Media

Knight Foundation grant to help project amplify Detroit voices

Apr 20, 2018

To help Detroit leaders better craft programs and policies that respond to community needs, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has awarded $761,000 to help University of Michigan researchers collect and report Detroit residents' opinions on...

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Poverty Solutions announces 2018 grantees, including two Ford School projects

Jan 31, 2018

Poverty Solutions has announced its grant awards for 2018 and two Ford School professors, Shobita Parthasarathy and Kristin S. Seefeldt, have been chosen as Faculty Grant Award recipients. Parthasarathy’s project, “The Politics of Technology...

Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions

Poverty Solutions Alumni Panel

Nov 3, 2023, 12:00-1:00 pm EDT

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Part of the Real World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions Speaker Series

Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions

Creating Moves to Opportunity: Experimental and Mixed Methods Evidence on Neighborhood Choice

Oct 27, 2023, 12:00-1:00 pm EDT

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Part of the Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions Speaker Series

Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions

Creating Green Energy and Equitable Enterprise in Detroit

Oct 20, 2023, 12:00-1:00 pm EDT

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Part of the Real World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions Speaker Series

Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions

Chelsea Eats: Basic Income and Food Security

Oct 13, 2023, 12:00-1:00 pm EDT

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Part of the Real World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions Speaker Series

Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions

The power in a single story: Scaling social change by focusing on individuals

Oct 6, 2023, 12:00-1:00 pm EDT

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Part of the Real World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions Speaker Series

Policy Talks @ the Ford School

The Injustice of Place

Oct 4, 2023, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT

Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium (1120)

Join for a conversation with the co-authors of The Injustice of Place alongside Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan COO Nicole Sherard-Freeman. Released in August 2023, The Injustice of Place sheds light on America’s most disadvantaged communities, tracing the legacies of our nation’s places of deepest need—including inequalities shaping people’s health, livelihoods, and upward social mobility for families.

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The United States pays reparations every day—just not to Black America?

Sep 29, 2023, 12:00-1:00 pm EDT

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Part of the Real World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions Speaker Series

Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions

Weathering: The extraordinary stress of ordinary life in an unjust society

Sep 22, 2023, 12:00-1:00 pm EDT

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Part of the Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions Speaker Series

Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions Speaker Series. Arline Geronimus, September 22, noon ET. SSW ECC 1840

Housing instability, housing and neighborhood design, and healthcare: Intersections and future directions

Feb 10, 2023, 12:00-1:00 pm EST

This event will highlight areas of overlap between the healthcare and housing sectors, including the cost of housing instability on the healthcare system, integration of health-promoting attributes in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit supported housing, and future directions for research and practice.

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Ensuring that postsecondary credentials pay off for low-income students

Nov 18, 2022, 12:00-1:00 pm EST

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Norma Rey-Alicea, Executive Director and co-founder of NextGen Talent (NGT), presents as part of the Real World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions Speaker Series.

Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions

The color of power: The evolving relationship between race, skin color and American politics

Nov 11, 2022, 12:00-1:00 pm EST

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Dr. Mara Ostfeld, Associate Faculty Director of Poverty Solutions, an Assistant Research Scientist in the Ford School of Public Policy and a faculty lead at the Detroit Metro Area Communities Study, presents as part of the Real World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions Series.

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United States general election 2022

Nov 8, 2022, 7:00 am-8:00 pm EST

At your polling location or local clerk's office, or by absentee ballot

Key dates and deadlines for the November 8 election, plus how to register and vote.

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Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions

Lost boys, invisible men: Policy feedback after marijuana legalization

Nov 4, 2022, 12:00-1:00 pm EDT

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Dr. Nyron N. Crawford, an Assistant Professor of Political Science and a faculty fellow in the Public Policy Lab (PPL) at Temple University, presents as part of the Real World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions Series.

Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions

Biodiversity, coffee production, and dignified livelihoods under a globalized economy

Oct 28, 2022, 12:00-1:00 pm EDT

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Dr. Ivette Perfecto, Professor of Environmental Justice at the U-M School for Environment And Sustainability (SEAS), presents as part of the Real World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions Speaker Series.

Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions

Pursuing justice in the prosecutor’s office: Racial and economic equity in a stratified community

Oct 14, 2022, 12:00-1:00 pm EDT

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Elected Prosecuting Attorney for Washtenaw County Eli Savit and Chief Assistant Prosecutor for Washtenaw County Victoria Burton-Harris present as part of the Real World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions Speaker Series.

Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions

In deep water: The role of municipal debt in environmental crises and racial disparities

Oct 7, 2022, 12:00-1:00 pm EDT

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Louise Seamster, Assistant Professor in Sociology and Criminology and African American Studies at the University of Iowapresent as part of the Real World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions Speaker Series.

Policy Talks @ the Ford School

Policy-focused solutions to the firearm epidemic: What we know works

Sep 22, 2022, 4:30-6:00 pm EDT

Weill Hall Annenberg Auditorium (Room 1120)

Join for a conversation around gun violence, and policies that can help prevent it.

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Michigan primary election

Aug 2, 2022, 7:00 am-8:00 pm EDT

At your polling location or local clerk's office, or by absentee ballot

Michigan will hold its primary election on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, and the Ford School strongly encourages all eligible voters to make their voices heard.