A new report documents widespread immigration enforcement fears among immigrant Michiganders in Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids and Ypsilanti. The report from the University of Michigan's Center for Racial Justice at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public ...
"When I describe my research, I say that I study love across borders and creative uses of technology," Ford School sociologist Kristina Fullerton Rico said on a recent episode of Grief'd Up. "Over the past 40 years, immigration policies have made it ...
Between 2018 and 2022, firearm homicide rates rose 48% percent for Hispanic communities in Detroit, in contrast to only 22% for white, non-Hispanics. The community continues to face heartbreak and loss in the aftermath of gun violence as institutiona...
Center for Racial Justice Postdoctoral Fellow Kristina Fullerton Rico explores what she calls the dangerous implications of President Trump's deportation policy in an essay in The Conversation. Citing extensive social science research on U.S. immigr...
The Ford School’s fall event series kicked off with more than 115 people in attendance for Immigration on the Ballot, a panel discussion about the policy landscape and implications for the upcoming election, hosted by the Center for Racial Justice. “...
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 res...
University of Michigan Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium
The Trotter Distinguished Leadership Series and the Center for Racial Justice invite you to a compelling lunchtime conversation with Michigan State Senator Stephanie Chang (MPP/MSW '14), and Dr. William D. Lopez.
Join the Ford School's Center for Racial Justice for a panelist discussion about the current immigration policy landscape and the implications for the upcoming election.
Dr. Jennifer Lee, an award winning author and frequent public commentator on the implications of contemporary U.S. immigration, will join Dr. Celeste-Watkins-Hayes in conversation as part of a virtual series on the historical roots and impact of race in shaping public policy.
Join us for the Alumni in Residence conversation with Nicole Shepardson (MPP '01), policy team leader and senior protection policy officer in the Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration at the U.S. Department of State.
Policy Talks @ the Ford School,
Weiser Diplomacy Center Series
Please join us for a talk with Denis McDonough, former White House Chief of Staff for President Barack Obama, in conversation with Associate Professor John Ciorciari, director of the Weiser Diplomacy Center and International Policy Center.
The goals of the event were to reflect on themes from the Center's immigration policy discussion on 11/9 with Jennifer Lee, begin to process images of Haitian migrants turned away from the US border, and discuss the racial implications of US migration and refugee policy.
Dr. Jennifer Lee, an award winning author and frequent public commentator on the implications of contemporary U.S. immigration, will join Dr. Celeste-Watkins-Hayes in conversation as part of a virtual series on the historical roots and impact of race...
