Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs

Q/A with Professor Ryan Allen: Understanding the Housing Market

Ryan Allen, associate dean for research and professor of urban and regional planning at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, shares his insights on the current U.S. housing affordability crisis and ...
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“Tomorrow is Yesterday – Life, Death and the Pursuit of Peace in Israel/Palestine”: A Conversation with Robert Malley

Join the Humphrey School for a conversation with Robert Malley, a former senior U.S. official who served in the Clinton, Obama, and Biden administrations, as he discusses his new book, Tomorrow Is ...
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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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STEP Seminar: Utility Accountability in Policy and Regulation

Join us Tuesday for a lunchtime seminar with Karlee Weinmann, Research and Communications Manager with the Energy and Policy Institute. Karlee will discuss how monopoly utilities seek to influence ...
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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 ...
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STEP x Circularity Seminar: Kristin Sako, Allina Health

Join us for a seminar co-hosted by the NSF Circularity Traineeship Program and Center for Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy on sustainability in the healthcare industry, featuring ...
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Saint Augustine: From Africa to Pope Leo

St Augustine forged the sacred foundations of Western Christianity – from original sin to God’s grace. Pope Leo’s spiritual home is in the Augustinian religious order. Augustine was born in Africa and ...
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Humphrey School Announces New One-Year Master's Degree for Returning Peace Corps Volunteers

Christina Licari (MDP '20) teaches English to seventh graders at a school in Benin during her Peace Corps service in 2018. Photo provided The Humphrey School of Public Affairs is proud to introduce an ...
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Humphrey School Hosts College Students Interested in Public Policy for First NextGen Summer Policy Academy

A group of talented college students successfully concluded a “crash course” in global policy late last month, hosted by the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. The two dozen rising seniors spent two ...
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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 ...