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We're hiring: administrative assistant senior position

Jan 18, 2022 Read more

The Center is looking for a new administrative assistant senior, learn...

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DNEP cited as U-M is rated #8 in the country for "Best Undergrad Programs for Entrepreneurs"

Dec 7, 2021

The Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project (DNEP), which brings together small businesses with University of Michigan students, faculty and staff to solve business owners’ legal, financial, marketing, operational, and design challenges, was...

DNEP cited as U-M is rated #8 in the country for "Best Undergrad Programs for Entrepreneurs"

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CFLP Co-Faculty Director, Jeremy Kress publishes guest essay in New York Times

Dec 6, 2021 New York Times

CFLP Co-Faculty Director Jeremy Kress and Mehrsa Baradaran of the University of California publish opinion piece, "A Squabble at the F.D.I.C. Is Actually a Fight Over Biden’s Entire Economic Agenda" in New York...

Prof. Jeremy Kress stands on stairs smiling outside Michigan Ross

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Bold Challenges Initiative Pollination workshops apps due December 1st

Nov 15, 2021

Pollination workshops - apps due 12/1 Through a series of facilitated workshops centered around each of the six research challenges, this stage helps increase awareness of existing experts on campus, build partnerships with external stakeholders,...

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Bold Challenges Initiative Incubation phase applications due Nov. 17

Nov 12, 2021

Bold Challenges is a new initiative, led by the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR), that integrates social and technical sciences from across the University of Michigan to address societal challenges that intersect equity, health,...

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2021 DC Fintech Week Panels now available

Oct 29, 2021 https://www.dcfintechweek.org/2021-videos/

Recordings from all four days of the 2021 DC Fintech Week conference, hosted by the Institute of International Business Law, have now been made available for streaming. Included is a thirty-minute panel on chartering payments hosted by our own Ford...

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Dean Barr elected as a National Academy of Public Administration Fellow

Oct 12, 2021

Michael S. Barr, Joan and Sanford Weill Dean of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, will join the National Academy of Public Administration's 2021 Class of Academy Fellows—a group of 39 leaders in the field of public administration dedicated...

Dean Barr elected as a National Academy of Public Administration Fellow

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Small Business of the Week: Luxe Skin Therapy

Oct 1, 2021

Luxe Skin Therapy offers a luxurious and therapeutic selection of handcrafted skincare, bath, and body products. Started by owner and founder Shar Berry in 2019 to create effective and beautiful skin care solutions, Luxe Skin Therapy now offers a...

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Small Business of the Week: Detroit Sip

Sep 24, 2021

Detroit Sip is a coffee shop and community space started by owner Jevona Watson in 2016. Everything served at Detroit Sip is Detroit-made. There you can find delicious locally roasted coffees and loose leaf teas, as well as a variety of local foods...

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Small Business of the Week: AKOMA Detroit

Sep 17, 2021

AKOMA Detroit is a cooperative gallery supporting and featuring the work of Black women artists and makers that opened in 2020. AKOMA was started by Mandasi Smith as a continuation of the traditions of her former project, Detroit Fiber Works, to...

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Small Business of the Week: Detroit Soul

Sep 10, 2021

Detroit Soul opened in 2015, and ever since has been cooking and serving not only delicious food, but creating a community with their restaurant. Detroit Soul’s mission goes beyond their food. With every order and every dish, owners Jerome and Sam...

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U-M awarded grant to support Detroit entrepreneurs in bridging digital divide

Sep 7, 2021

An interdisciplinary team from the University of Michigan was awarded $300,000 from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to train local residents and U-M students to provide one-on-one technology support to Detroit entrepreneurs. The project aims to...

U-M awarded grant to support Detroit entrepreneurs in bridging digital divide

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DNEP welcomes new program manager Aaron Jackson

Sep 1, 2021

Aaron Jackson has been hired as the new program manager for the Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project, the Center on Finance, Law & Policy announced. Aaron comes to the Center on Finance, Law, & Policy from Warren Galloway & Associates,...

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Adrienne Harris nominated as New York State’s top financial regulator

Aug 31, 2021

Financial expert and Ford School Professor of Practice Adrienne Harris has been nominated to serve as the Superintendent of the Department of Financial Services by New York Governor Kathy Hochul. In her new role, Harris will oversee the activities...

Harris confirmed as NY Superintendent of Financial Services

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Ford School research center websites get a fresh new look

Aug 27, 2021

Seven of the Ford School’s dynamic research centers have launched new websites. Building on the Ford School’s own modern web design and technical capabilities, the new websites convey the energy and innovation of each center. Participating research...

Ford School research center websites get a fresh new look

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Detroit’s small business owners see summer boost through entrepreneurs project

Aug 22, 2021

Working through a pandemic has been stressful enough for Detroit’s small-business community. Finding enough time, energy and talent to expand their companies through innovative programs, social media or new strategy has been doubly difficult. But a...

Applying academic skills to real-world business challenges

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Jeremy Kress comments on executive economic oversight

Aug 15, 2021

In an editorial for The Conversation, Jeremy Kress, Co-Faculty Director of the Center on Finance, Law & Policy and Assistant Professor of Business Law at the Ross School of Business commented in support of an executive order aimed at cracking down...

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First person: Learning from Detroit businesses and fellow students

Aug 12, 2021

This article was written by Michael Willard, BBA Ross School of Business/BA LSA ’23 This summer, I am one of 31 interns working in the University of Michigan Detroit Neighborhood Entrepreneurs Project +Impact Studio for Local Business. The interns...

First person: Learning from Detroit businesses and fellow students

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Central Bank of the Future project concludes with insights on technology, calls for further research

Jul 21, 2021

“The role of the central bank is undoubtedly evolving….The time is ripe for innovations that will advance financial inclusion” So concludes the final research paper of the two-year Central Bank of the Future research project, conducted by the Ford...

Central Bank of the Future project concludes with insights on technology, calls for further research

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Applying academic skills to real-world business challenges

Jun 29, 2021

Small businesses in Detroit, as across the country, have had to make major adjustments to survive the COVID-19 pandemic economic downturn. A cadre of students from U-M have been able to work with many of these businesses through an internship...

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New co-directors at CFLP expand its work in financial inclusion

May 4, 2021

The Center on Finance, Law & Policy (CFLP) has expanded its leadership structure by naming Adrienne Harris and Jeremy Kress as Co-Faculty Directors to serve alongside Dean Michael S. Barr, who co-founded the center in 2013. Professors Harris and...

New co-directors at CFLP expand its work in financial inclusion

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Report leads to additional $5M investment in Detroit Land Bank Authority’s Rehabbed & Ready program

Apr 22, 2021

The Detroit Land Bank Authority’s (DLBA) Rehabbed & Ready program received good news recently in the form of a joint $5M new investment from the Rocket Community Fund, the philanthropic arm of Quicken Loans' Rocket Mortgage, and the City of Detroit....

Report leads to additional $5M investment in Detroit Land Bank Authority’s Rehabbed & Ready program

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Ford School involvement highlighted among growing U-M Detroit partnerships

Mar 8, 2021

The University of Michigan ramped up its collaborations on a multitude of projects in the city of Detroit during the pandemic, including outreach to residents on issues ranging from unemployment to the COVID-19 vaccine. Initiatives such as Poverty...

Dispossessing Detroit: How the Law Takes Property

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Ali on Michigan politics: Whitmer kidnappers and false election fraud claims

Jan 28, 2021

Michigan politics have gone through a volatile stage, from domestic terrorists accused of attempting to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer to false election fraud allegations perpetuated by state Republicans (which culminated in the failed...

Ali on Michigan politics: Whitmer kidnappers and false election fraud claims

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Center on Finance, Law & Policy releases worldwide central bank charter financial inclusion dataset

Jan 25, 2021

Promoting financial inclusion is a stated political goal in many countries, including among central banks. Central banks address financial inclusion in a variety of ways – through programming, international alliances, and as part of their formal...

Center on Finance, Law & Policy releases worldwide central bank charter financial inclusion dataset

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Harris joins Ford School colleagues on Biden-Harris transition

Nov 20, 2020

Ford School professor of practice and Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence Adrienne Harris has been named to a Biden-Harris transition Agency Review Team, focusing on the Federal Reserve, Banking and Securities Regulators group includes the...

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Barr, Stevenson, Harris and McQuade to assist Biden-Harris transition

Nov 12, 2020

President-elect Joe Biden has tapped three University of Michigan faculty members to help review the operations of federal agencies as part of his transition team. Michael Barr, dean of the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, and Betsey...

Barr, Stevenson, Harris and McQuade to assist Biden-Harris transition

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Ford School Dean Barr shares insights on election, economy and Supreme Court

Oct 29, 2020

For Ford School dean Michael S. Barr insights into the executive and judicial branches of the U.S. government are more than academic: He served in two presidential administrations and was a law clerk for a Supreme Court justice. Barr, a key...

Ford School Dean Barr shares insights on election, economy and Supreme Court

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Barr and Harris call for more inclusive payments systems

Oct 26, 2020

Ford School Dean Michael Barr and professor of practice Adrienne Harris say the technologies of the “payments revolution,” which enable people to make payments and access bank accounts more easily, can also lead to greater financial...

Barr and Harris call for more inclusive payments systems

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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...

Barr seeks financial inclusion for underserved communities