Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs

The Federal Law Enforcement Presence And Human Rights Accountability: What Next for Minnesota?

Across Minnesota, communities are grappling with the growing presence of federal law enforcement and the questions it raises ...
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Humphrey School Alum Megan Hoye is a Change Agent

Humphrey School alumna Megan Hoye (MS–STEP ’12) is the first-ever director of climate equity action for the Minneapolis ...
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Digging in: Humphrey School Student Researches Mankato Farmers Market

Marcus Hansen has always felt a pull to grow. “When I was little I would help my mom in the garden. As I got older, I think my interest outgrew her time to work on it,” he says with a laugh. “I ...
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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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Human Rights Student's Internship with the UN Illuminates New Ways She Can Make a Difference

Aidan Thomason (MHR '26) interned this past summer at the UN's Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland. Submitted photo Even in a time of human rights backlash, ...
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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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Environmental Expert Michael Regan: Climate Action is Possible if We All Work Together

Michael Regan spoke about climate policy October 28 as part of the Humphrey School's Advancing Climate Solutions. Now. series. Photos: Craig Bares Former EPA Administrator Michael Regan delivered an ...
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STEP x Funds Enterprise Seminar: “Balancing Feelings and Action” - Finance in a Burning World

Join us for a seminar in collaboration with the Carlson Funds Enterprise, led by Director Susanna Gibbons, to explore climate finance and the energy transition in today’s policy landscape. This event ...
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PASA Hosts Minneapolis Mayoral Forum

Join the Public Affairs Student Association (PASA) for a student-driven, community-focused Minneapolis mayoral forum on Oct. 13 from 6 to 7:45 p.m. at Cowles Auditorium, featuring candidates sharing ...
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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 ...