Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs

Humphrey School Welcomes New Faculty Members

The Humphrey School of Public Affairs is pleased to announce several new faculty members who will join the School in the 2026 ...
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MDP student Alyssa Ylinen: Exploring new avenues for improving public health

Through the Master of Development Practice, Alyssa Ylinen is exploring public health from the basketball court to the ...
Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs

Alyssa Ylinen: Exploring new avenues for improving public health

Through the Master of Development Practice, Alyssa Ylinen is exploring public health from the basketball court to the ...
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Building a Truth Process in Minnesota: the Minnesota Truth Council & Lessons from Global practice

The Humphrey School of Public Affairs invite you to Building a Truth Process in Minnesota: Lessons from Global Practice, a free virtual convening on April 28, hosted by the Humphrey School’s Global ...
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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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Women Lead in Minnesota but Inequities Persist, New Research Says

Women, girls, and gender-expansive people in Minnesota continue to face persistent inequities, according to the 2026 Report on the Status of Women and Girls in Minnesota, released Tuesday by the ...
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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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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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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 ...