Jake Ford

Jacob Ford is a first year Master of Public Policy student from Pittsburgh. He majored in mathematics at Allegheny College, then moved to Washington, DC to work as a financial analyst. His policy interests include political economy, income mobility, and microfinancing. In his spare time, Jake enjoys exploring new areas of DC, playing guitar, and whittling down on the endless list of classics on his bookshelf.

A Failing Grade for the Capital’s Public School

Washington, D.C. was once again in the national spotlight recently, though this time the dysfunction and chaos stemmed not from Congress, but city government. At Ballou High School, in Southeast DC, a third of diplomas were fraudulently handed out to students. The diploma mill papers over the shockingly poor state of education provided in the […]

Interview with the 2017-2018 GU Fellows

Editor in Chief Jake Ford, Senior Interview Editor Disraeli Smith, and Managing Editor Catherine Lyons sit down with 5 of the 6 new GU Politics fellows – Ron Bonjean, Mike Dubke, Marie Harf, Patrick Murphy, and Liz Sidoti. The group discusses the uncertainty in politics, advice for students interested in politics or policy, and the […]

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