Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs

Reimagining the Student Experience at the Humphrey School and Beyond

The Humphrey School Career and Student Success team, working closely with students and the Humphrey School community, has ...
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How Well Does Election Administration Work in the U.S.?

What can the data from the 2024 election reveal about the voter experience? MIT’s Charles Stewart III dives into election ...
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Iran at a Crossroads with Dr. Vali Nasr

Join the Humphrey School of Public Affairs and Global Minnesota for a timely discussion with Vali Nasr. This event will be ...
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Film Screening & Conversation: Immutable (Urban Debate Documentary) with a post-screening Q&A featuring Norman Ornstein

This event is free and open to the pubic, registration required. In a moment when public discourse often feels strained, Immutable, a documentary film from directors Charlie Sadoff and Gabriel London, ...
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Professor Ryan Allen to Join University of Virginia School of Architecture

After nearly two decades at the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs, Professor Ryan Allen will be leaving the University to begin a new position with the School of Architecture ...
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Humphrey School Alum Megan Hoye is a Change Agent

As the first-ever director of climate equity action for the Minneapolis Health Department, Megan Hoye (MS–STEP ’12) is passionate about reducing the community’s carbon footprint by meeting carbon ...
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In the Media

Humphrey School alumna and University of Minnesota Regent Kowsar Mohamed (MURP ‘19) was quoted in this story on her and others' efforts to support local grassroots initiatives against federal ...
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Urban Planning Researchers Study Past Infrastructure Harms to Avoid Repeating Them

In the 1960s, Interstate 94 was built through St. Paul and displaced many residents and businesses in the Rondo neighborhood, a thriving Black community. Photo: Minnesota Historical Society When ...
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Q/A with Professor Ryan Allen: Understanding the Housing Market

The Morris Park neighborhood in Minneapolis. Photo: User Fibonacci Blue via Creative Commons Americans are facing an affordability crisis. Consumers are grappling with higher costs for groceries, ...
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Q/A with Professor Peter Calow: Making Science Work for Democracy

Science is the only safe source of knowledge that works in making public policy. This statement neatly sums up the perspective of Peter Calow, a professor of science, technology, and environmental ...
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5 Questions on Safe Drinking Water in Minnesota

Minnesota has had more success than other states in removing contaminants from our drinking water. But challenges to the system exist, including aging infrastructure, stress from extreme weather ...
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Center on Women, Gender, and Public Policy Marks 40 Years of Advancing Gender Equity

Barbara Nelson, left, and Arvonne Fraser co-founded the Center on Women, Gender, and Public Policy 40 years ago. In 2025, the Center on Women, Gender, and Public Policy (CWGPP) at the Humphrey School ...