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  1. Exploring the History of Black Girlhood

    March 21, 2023

    LaKisha Michelle Simmons, PhD, is an Associate Professor of History and Women’s and Gender Studies, and the Director of Graduate Studies and Associate Chair in the department of Women’s and Gender Studies at the U-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. Simmons is a historian of African American gender history, and joins Michigan Minds …

  2. Leadership Q&A with U-M Provost Laurie McCauley

    March 12, 2023

    Dr. Laurie McCauley is provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the University of Michigan. Provost McCauley oversees the academic and budgetary affairs of the university, as well as the deans of the university’s 19 schools and colleges. Her other areas of oversight include the work of nine vice provosts’ portfolios, including initiatives …

  3. Advancing health policy research and reducing social disparities in health

    March 11, 2023

    Paula Lantz, PhD, joins Michigan Minds to discuss the social determinants of declining birth rates, the role of public policy in improving population health and reducing social disparities in health, and the particular importance of recognizing Women’s History Month in 2023. Lantz is the James B. Hudak Professor of Health Policy at the University of …

  4. Addressing Systemic Inequities and Educational Disparities

    February 27, 2023

    Katherine Michelmore, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Public Policy at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, and core faculty of the Education Policy Initiative (EPI). Her research examines the social safety net, education policy, labor economics, and economic demography. Michelmore joins Michigan Minds to discuss her research, which examines how much black-white …