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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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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Master of Urban and Regional Planning Application Requirements

From affordable housing to public transit system, graduates of our Master of Urban and Regional Planning are at the forefront of planning cities. The Humphrey School considers many factors when ...
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Climate Expert Katharine Hayhoe: Help Solve Climate Change by Talking With Others About It

Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe delivered a virtual presentation on the climate crisis as part of the Swain Climate Policy Series on April 12, 2022. Noted environmental scientist Katharine Hayhoe ...
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Minnesota Poverty Report Finds Income Disparities Persist in Minnesota

A new report conducted by the Humphrey School highlights wide disparities in poverty rates in Minnesota based on racial/ethnic background, age, and geography. Photo: USDA The Humphrey School of Public ...
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Colombia Changes Laws on Domestic Violence Due to Push from Humphrey School Researchers

Humphrey School researchers Greta Friedemann-Sánchez and Margaret Grieve in Colombia, when they began their research into the country's system of addressing intimate partner violence. Colombia enacted ...
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Cities Target Low-Income, People of Color With Fines and Fees, Humphrey School Researcher Says

Something as simple as an unpaid parking ticket can lead someone to rack up hundreds of dollars in fines and fees, in what Professor Joe Soss calls the 'financialization' of the criminal justice ...
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Humphrey School Alumnus Kalvin Moschkau in Mongolia for Conservation Work, Thanks to a Luce Scholarship

Kalvin Moschkau (second from right) poses with a group of Humphrey School students and faculty at the Genghis Khan monument in Mongolia in 2022. Photos courtesy Kalvin Moschkau Humphrey School alumnus ...
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Best Buy and Target Continue Longtime Support of Humphrey School Through Public Leadership Awards Sponsorship

Mike Hiltner of Best Buy, left, and Isaac Reyes of Target make remarks at the 2022 Hubert H. Humphrey Public Leadership Awards dinner on May 25, 2022. Photo: Bruce Silcox The Humphrey School of Public ...
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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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Humphrey School Ranks No. 9 in New Survey of Public Affairs Graduate Programs

The Humphrey School of Public Affairs continues to be recognized as one of the top graduate schools for public affairs in the nation. According to the latest annual survey by US News & World Report, ...