Ford School of Public Policy
The Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan is a community dedicated to the public good.
We inspire and prepare diverse leaders grounded in service, conduct transformational research, and collaborate on evidence-based policymaking to take on our communities' and our world's most pressing challenges.
We're a top-ranked public policy school at a world-class research university.
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Graduate programs | Master of Public Policy (MPP), Master of Public Affairs (MPA)
Undergraduate programs | Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy (BA), Minor in Public Policy
Jake Tapper: Has your experience as a novelist intersected your experience as a journalist?
Jake Tapper: What has been a career failure of yours and what did you learn from it?
Jake Tapper: What is the most difficult obstacle journalists face because of political polarization?
Jake Tapper: How do you combat misleading information with public figures who mislead audiences?
Jake Tapper: How can we think about democracy today?
Jake Tapper: Is our democracy more in crisis now than other pivotal times in history?
Jake Tapper: Is your expression of your personal views in the media intentional?
Jake Tapper: How has international media coverage of the conflict been perceived in terms of bias?
Jake Tapper: What is CNN doing to combat misinformation related to the Israel-Hamas conflict?
Jake Tapper: What are you saying about American politics through the struggle of the Marder family?
Jake Tapper: How do you balance the sensationalism in commercial journalism and reporting the truth?
Jake Tapper: What is your approach to writing?
Jake Tapper: What made you want to go into journalism?
Jake Tapper: How do you work with incomplete information?
Jake Tapper: How do you balance covering American politics and life-and-death issues overseas?
Jake Tapper: How do you deal with strained issues on the ground and in interviews?
Jake Tapper: What does your inbox look like right now?
Jake Tapper: How to you try to follow the truth and facts?
Jake Tapper: What do you think role of media is in a war?
Jake Tapper: What is it like to move at a moment's notice to cover breaking events?
Policy & Activism at the Intersections panel
Marc Goldwein: Ways to move forward with the U.S. budget deficit
Marc Goldwein: What is your ideal solution with tax expenditures & breaks?
Marc Goldwein: How does your team engage with MMT based arguments?
Marc Goldwein: Why not eliminate the cap for taxes on funds for Social Security and Medicare?
Marc Goldwein: The Root of the problem of the U.S. budget deficit
Marc Goldwein: How does the budget process structurally look right now? Is it broken?
Marc Goldwein: Is it an issue that the U.S. dollar is not backed by a commodity?
Marc Goldwein: Why is it important to stay informed on candidates' policies on fiscal challenges?
Marc Goldwein: How literate are the average voters on fiscal issues, and is that a problem?