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Barr seeks financial inclusion for underserved communities

Aug 12, 2020
Throughout his career in academia and in government, Ford School Dean Michael S. Barr has sought ways to help low-income people get better access to the financial system, and to change the financial system to work better for low-income...
Policy Talks @ the Ford School

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren: Inequality

Feb 11, 2022, 4:00 pm EST
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren and Dean Barr will discuss Senator Warren's distinguished career as a public servant, perspectives on poverty and inequality in the United States, and her work to create a more just and equitable economic system.
Policy Talks @ the Ford School

This is America: Building a more equitable economy

Jan 17, 2022, 12:00-12:50 pm EST
Join us for an important discussion between University of Michigan Ford School Dean Michael Barr with Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves, to discuss his work to revive the economy while combating the racist systems embedded within it.
Public Policy and Institutional Discrimination Series, Policy Talks @ the Ford School, Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation Lecture Series

Economic empowerment and racial justice

Jan 12, 2022, 12:00-1:00 pm EST
The series is designed to foster dialogue on important issues of U.S. public policy. Faculty discussant Bill Bynum will focus on the role of policy to advance economic opportunity for disenfranchised populations.
Policy Talks @ the Ford School

Business and government: Diversity, regulation, and sustainability

Sep 23, 2021, 4:00-5:00 pm EDT
Join us for a conversation with Penny Naas (MPP '93) about key issues in government and business, including diversity, the relationships between the regulated and the regulators, and environmental sustainability.
Conversations Across Differences, Policy Talks @ the Ford School

Maya MacGuineas and Lawrence H. Summers: Is the federal deficit unsustainable?

Oct 7, 2020, 4:00-5:00 pm EDT
Join us for a conversation with Lawrence H. Summers, former Secretary of the Treasury, and Maya MacGuineas, President of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, on whether the growing federal deficit is sustainable for the United States economy.
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Policy Talks @ the Ford School

Watchdog: How Protecting Consumers Can Save Our Families, Our Economy, and Our Democracy

Apr 14, 2020, 12:00-1:00 pm EDT
Join us for a conversation between Richard Cordray, former Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and Michael S. Barr, Dean of the Ford School. They will be speaking about Cordray's new book, Watchdog: How Protecting Consumers Can Save Our Families, Our Economy, and Our Democracy.
Policy Talks @ the Ford School

Economic Dignity

Apr 15, 2019, 4:00-5:20 pm EDT
Weill Hall, Betty Ford Classroom (1110)
*Stream* Gene Sperling provides unique perspective and insights on the intersection between the U.S. and global economy and the most pressing economic policy issues of the day.
Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation Lecture Series, Policy Talks @ the Ford School

Community development finance: Responding to community needs

Nov 30, 2017, 4:00-5:30 pm EST
Weill Hall, Annenberg Auditorium
The panelists will discuss their work in helping to deliver capital to America’s communities, the growth and transformation of the industry,  headwinds the field faces and what’s in store for the next 40 years of community development finance.

Richard Cordray: Watchdog

Apr 14, 2020 0:55:23

A virtual conversation between Richard Cordray and Dean Michael S. Barr on Cordray's distinguished career and his new book, Watchdog: How Protecting Consumers Can Save Our Families, Our Economy, and Our Democracy.