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DNEP Partner Profile: Jefferson East Inc. fosters growth in five neighborhoods

Oct 18, 2023

The nonprofit organization Jefferson East Inc. grew out of a grassroots effort in the early 1990s to bring retail development to Detroit's Jefferson-Chalmers neighborhood. The organization is still working today to support residents and...

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Ford School teams receive Boost support from U-M Bold Challenges Initiative

Sep 6, 2023

Three research teams with Ford School affiliations have been selected among eight programs across the U-M campus to participate in the first cycle of the Bold Challenges Initiative's newly-launched Boost program. The Boost program supports new and...

Ford School teams receive Boost support from U-M Bold Challenges Initiative

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Ford School welcomes new faculty that bridge research and policy engagement

Aug 21, 2023

A former foreign minister to Mali, a leading educational economist, a tech entrepreneur who explores indigenous technoscience are among the outstanding new faculty that add depth to the Ford School and connect student education, rigorous academic...

Ford School welcomes new faculty that bridge research and policy engagement

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DNEP tech worker training saluted in Detroit Free Press

May 26, 2023 Detroit Free Press

Detroit Free Press: A unique free program that pairs college students and professionals with Detroit small business owners in need of digital and other skills is getting results. Since the start of the Community Tech Workers program, 135 micro...

DNEP tech worker training saluted in Detroit Free Press

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Co-faculty director Kathryn Dominguez will serve on Board of Directors

Apr 26, 2023

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis is pleased to announce that two vacant seats on the Board of Directors (the “Board”) were filled during the Board’s recent 2023 special election. Kathryn M. Dominguez, professor of public policy and...

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Dominguez analyzes central bank frameworks and suggests designs for future crises

Mar 5, 2023

As a result of the 2007-2009 financial crisis and the financial turmoil triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, central banks have expanded their policy frameworks to protect financial stability. In a new article published by the European Systemic Risk...

CFLP welcomes Kathryn Dominguez as new co-faculty director

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CFLP Co-faculty director Jeremy Kress advising DOJ on bank mergers

Feb 28, 2023

The Department of Justice is reviewing its guidelines for bank mergers, and Ross School of Business Assistant Professor Jeremy Kress is playing a key role in the process. Kress recently began a detail assignment as counsel to the assistant attorney...

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Research centers give U-M students hands-on, practical policy experiences

Jan 27, 2023

With the guidance and support of the Ford School’s research centers, graduate and undergraduate students are creating a real-life impact in a range of areas by working with external partners. The Ford School is deeply integrated with a wide range of...

Research centers give U-M students hands-on, practical policy experiences

In the Media

Dominguez breaks down Japan's monetary policy

Jan 18, 2023 NPR Marketplace

Kathryn Dominguez, NPR Marketplace: "In fact, it looks like it was a slight pivot and a hold, as opposed to a marching down a new...

Dominguez breaks down Japan's monetary policy

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Dominguez breaks down how exchange rates impact inflation

Jan 13, 2023 BBC

Kathryn Dominguez, BBC: "We saw this really dramatic appreciation of the dollar when the US was really moving most forcefully against inflation earlier in 2022. As exchange rates stabilize, that kind of moving of inflation from one country to...

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Announcing winter 2023 Ford School events

Jan 11, 2023

The Ford School is pleased to announce an exciting lineup for the winter 2023 Policy Talks @ the Ford School series and other special public events hosted with partners from across campus. Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise...

Announcing winter 2023 Ford School events

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Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project Courses

Nov 18, 2022

Each semester, the CFLP’s Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project recruits hundreds of Detroit small businesses to work with U-M students in course-long projects that address business’ legal, financial, operational, marketing, or design...

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Financial Regulation & Fintech Courses for Winter 2023

Nov 15, 2022

Are you interested in pursuing a career in public service working on financial issues (i.e., with a regulator, policymaker, or think tank), or headed to a corporate job in financial services (i.e., with a fintech, a law firm, or a financial...

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Community Tech Workers seeking small business clients

Sep 19, 2022

Above: Detroit Center's Leeah Allen (center) participates in a role playing practice session with Danielle Basemore-Taylor (LSA) (left) and Casey Stoneback (Information) (right). With assistance from Detroit Center staff members Feodies Shipp III...

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CFLP convening: Fair Chance Lending Project

Sep 19, 2022

Pictured from left to right: Professor JJ Prescott (Law), Professor Emmanuel Yimfor (Ross), and Toni Meyers-Douglas (CCRC) Over the summer, the Center on Finance, Law & Policy partnered with the U-M Center of Racial Justice and Michigan Law to...

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28 business owners begin marketing projects with U-M students

Sep 19, 2022

A new cohort of businesses, mostly from Detroit’s east side, began work with U-M Ross students in Prof. Amy Angell’s marketing class, Consumer Behavior, this month. Businesses include restaurants, a mobile grocery store, retailers, a local...

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Detroit small businesses can better access free U-M resources through new CFLP website

Sep 9, 2022

The University of Michigan’s Center on Finance, Law, and Policy (CFLP) is pleased to announce the launch of a new website specifically for the Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project (DNEP). The new site showcases the full breadth of programming...

Detroit small businesses can better access free U-M resources through new CFLP website

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Ford School events for fall 2022 explore racial justice, international affairs, the state of democracy and more

Aug 30, 2022

The Ford School is pleased to announce an exciting lineup for the fall 2022 Policy Talks @ the Ford School series and other special public events hosted with partners from across campus. We are hosting distinguished policymakers, scholars,...

Ford School events for fall 2022 explore racial justice, international affairs, the state of democracy and more

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CFLP welcomes Kathryn Dominguez as new co-faculty director

Aug 29, 2022

The Center on Finance, Law & Policy (CFLP) welcomes international economist Kathryn Dominguez as its new co-faculty director. Professor Dominguez joins Ross School of Business assistant professor Jeremy Kress as co-director. She replaces CFLP...

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U-M students put skills to work through summer internship program, helping Detroit communities

Aug 24, 2022

Each summer many students scramble for the chance to gain work experience through an internship, happy to get even one company or business to bite. But for Samantha Lang, a junior in the Ford School of Public Policy, the summer was rich with...

U-M students put skills to work through summer internship program, helping Detroit communities

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U-M Ford School Dean Michael Barr confirmed by U.S. Senate as Fed's top banking regulator

Jul 14, 2022

ANN ARBOR—The U.S. Senate has confirmed Michael S. Barr, dean of the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, as vice chair for supervision and governor of the Federal Reserve Board. Barr was nominated for the role by...

U-M Ford School Dean Michael Barr confirmed by U.S. Senate as Fed's top banking regulator

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Stamps students join Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project

Jul 12, 2022

Students from the University of Michigan's Penny Stamps School of Art and Design spent a part of their summer in the city of Detroit, gaining valuable experience as interns in the Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project (DNEP) + Impact Studio for...

Stamps students join Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project

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CFLP and School of Information lauded for Detroit Community Tech Worker project

Jun 14, 2022 Crain's Detroit Business

The Center on Finance, Law & Policy is partnering with U-M's School of Information (SoI) to provide Detroit's Jefferson East Inc. (JEI) neighborhood organization, in a tech program aimed at aiding small businesses. Crain's Detroit Business quotes...

CFLP and School of Information lauded for Detroit Community Tech Worker project

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Center on Finance, Law & Policy releases do-it-yourself digital resource guide for small businesses

Jun 8, 2022

This digital resource guide is filled with links to resources in most of the areas affecting micro-businesses. It begins with some resources to help business owners get access to the internet. From there, it moves in a progression one might follow...

Center on Finance, Law & Policy releases do-it-yourself digital resource guide for small businesses

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DNEP +ISLB intern, Samantha Lang, shares experience

Jun 1, 2022

Throughout my life, I never thought of myself as a numbers person. Yet, with my goal being to pursue consulting after I receive my Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy from the Ford School, I knew I wanted (and needed) to improve that “not a numbers...

DNEP +ISLB intern, Samantha Lang, shares experience

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DNEP +ISLB internship begins May 4

May 4, 2022

A natural extension of the interdisciplinary Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project, the DNEP +ISLB offers students an intensive hands-on experience working collaboratively with fellow students to run a multidisciplinary student staffing agency...

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Clients wanted to work with interdisciplinary teams of U-M students this summer

Apr 28, 2022

Beginning May 4, the University of Michigan’s Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project (DNEP) will offer free services to Detroit small businesses and non-profits through its DNEP +Impact Studio for Local Business 2022 (DNEP +ISLB) internship...

Clients wanted to work with interdisciplinary teams of U-M students this summer

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Biden announces intent to nominate Ford School Dean Michael Barr as Fed's top banking regulator

Apr 15, 2022

Ford School dean Michael Barr is President Joe Biden’s intended nominee for vice chair for supervision of the Federal Reserve, the White House announced Friday. Barr is the Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of the Ford School, the Frank Murphy Collegiate...

Biden announces intent to nominate Ford School Dean Michael Barr as Fed's top banking regulator

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DNEP Detroit tour 2022

Mar 21, 2022

During February, several students enrolled in classes at the Ross School of Business and Stamps School of Art & Design braved the cold weather. They attended a bus tour of the city of Detroit that included meeting with DNEP clients and our Detroit...

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New Economy Initiative Awards Grant to DNEP to support Detroit Minority-owned businesses

Mar 21, 2022 NEI Grants

NEI granted the Center on Finance Law & Policy $55k to support DNEP's ongoing operations. The Inclusive Small Business Support Network Fund is designed to provide reliable operating support to small business support organizations (BSOs) to...