W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

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W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Established1945
PresidentMichael Horrigan
BudgetRevenue: $20,959,616
Expenses: $19,016,154
(FYE December 2015)[1]
Address300 S. Westnedge Avenue
Kalamazoo, MI 49007-4686
Websitewww.upjohn.org

The W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research is an American research organization based in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Its purpose is to find and promote solutions to employment-related problems.

Background

The W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research is an activity of the W. E. Upjohn Unemployment Trustee Corporation which was established in 1932 by Dr. W. E. Upjohn, founder of the Upjohn Company.[2] The Trustee Corporation established the Upjohn Institute in 1945 for the purpose of "conducting research into the causes and effects of unemployment and measures for the alleviation of unemployment."[3]

Today, with a staff of about 100, the Institute conducts and funds research into employment-related issues, as well as administers federal and state employment programs, including Michigan Works! Southwest,[4] for four counties in southwest Michigan. In addition, the Institute performs program design and evaluations for government entities worldwide.[5]

History

In addition to being the founder and longtime president of the The Upjohn Company, William Erastus Upjohn's interests extended into civic affairs. He established Kalamazoo's commission-manager (also called council-manager) form of government and was elected the city's first mayor. Along with establishing what later became the Upjohn Institute, which he called "the most important thing I ever did,"[6] Upjohn also contributed seed money for what became the Kalamazoo Community Foundation and for donating the Civic Auditorium to the city.[7]

Prominent economist Randall W. Eberts, a former senior staff economist on the President's Council of Economic Advisors, served as Upjohn Institute president for 25 years before being succeeded, in 2019, by current President Michael Horrigan.[8]

Notable staff

References

  1. ^ "W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research" (PDF). Foundation Center. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  2. ^ "15 ways the Upjohn family's impact lives on in Kalamazoo". 23 February 2017.
  3. ^ The W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research: Seeking paths to fuller employment 1945-1985. Upjohn Institute. January 1986.
  4. ^ "Home". michiganworkssouthwest.org.
  5. ^ "About | Upjohn Institute".
  6. ^ "The W.E. Upjohn Story". YouTube.
  7. ^ "W.E. Upjohn, M.D. | WMed".
  8. ^ "New leader named at W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research". 15 January 2019.

External links

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