Each July, hundreds of Ford School friends gather as a community to celebrate Spirit Day, honoring President Ford’s birthday (July 14), and to support our dedication to the public good. This year, events in Ann Arbor, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles,...
On July 14, hundreds of alumni, students, and their families gathered in Washington DC, Detroit, Raleigh, Ann Arbor, and online to celebrate the Ford School’s shared community and enjoy trivia and conversation.
Grace Evans (MPP ‘16),...
Effective leadership always requires the ability to adjust to changing circumstances. The massive disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic affected both how people were able to do their jobs as well as how they could accomplish their professional...
This year’s Worldwide Ford School Spirit Day on July 9, gathered nearly 150 alumni, current students, faculty, and staff located across the country and as far away as New Zealand for a discussion to better understand and take action on issues of...
This Tuesday I had the distinct honor of interviewing former Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke during the Economic Club of Grand Rapids’ 29th annual dinner. It was a terrific evening in the beautiful city where President Gerald R. Ford grew up,...
Serving, staying, and making a home in the City of Detroit
Jennifer Niggemeier was surprised when she attended the fifth annual Worldwide Ford School Spirit Day gathering in Detroit this summer. “When we first did a Detroit event in 2011, there...
Ford School students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends gathered in cities around the globe on July 9 to celebrate the fifth annual Worldwide Ford School Spirit Day. First held in 2011, the Ford School encourages Fordies to celebrate their school...
The fifth annual Worldwide Ford School Spirit Day will be held on Thursday, July 9 in a dozen domestic and international cities.We’ll send out invitations with more details soon, but for now, we’re happy to announce that alumni-led Spirit Day...
They raised a glass in San Francisco. They networked in Detroit. They shared a laugh in Tokyo.July 14 is President Ford's centennial, and on July 11 Fordies from around the country and the globe came together in their respective cities to show...
The latest edition of the Ford School feed, an email news source for alumni and friends of the school, arrived in inboxes today.This late spring edition of feed celebrates the 2012-13 academic year with a recap of commencement and centennial...
From Dominick's in Ann Arbor to Sign Kasumigaseki in Tokyo, on July 12, 2012, Fordies around the world showed their school spirit as they celebrated President Ford's birthday—he would have been 99—and raised a glass in his honor. The second annual...
Don't miss out on the second annual Worldwide Ford School Spirit Day, coming this July to a city near you. In the spirit of this summer's Olympic Games, we encourage you to gather together and celebrate your Ford School pride, blue and gold...
Ford School fellowship reached an unprecedented scale on July 14, when alums and current students gathered at locations across the globe to partake in the first Worldwide Ford School Spirit Day."Our Alumni Board really took the initiative to reach...
Plan to attend the fifth annual Worldwide Ford School Spirit Day!
Worldwide Ford School Spirit Day is a series of alumni-led festivities, in cities near and far, that let you meet and mingle with Ford School friends.
100 years of policy at Michigan. 100 ways to show your Ford School spirit. One fun way? Attend the fourth annual Worldwide Ford School Spirit Day, coming this July to a city near you.
President Ford waves to the crowd at the Farewell Ceremony for the Montreal-bound U.S. Olympic Team in July 1976.Don't miss out on the second annual Worldwide Ford School Spirit Day, coming this July to a city near you. In the spirit of this summer's Olympic Games, we encourage you to gather together and celebrate your Ford School pride, blue and gold style.
Cheers, Ford School alumni and friends! You are invited to attend the inaugural Worldwide Ford School Spirit Day on July 14 at a festive establishment in a city near you. Just what is Worldwide Ford School Spirit Day?
Ali M. Berri (MPP ‘21), Stacy Dean (MPP '92), Portia Hemphill (PhD '15), and Alberto Rodriguez (MPA/MA '93) highlight the work of Ford School alumni during the pandemic and their leadership across a variety of policy areas. July, 2021.
10th annual Worldwide Ford School Spirit Day A Ford School conversation with alumni about the Black Lives Matter Movement: From Understanding to Action. July 2020.
