Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs

Human Rights Student's Internship with the UN Illuminates New Ways She Can Make a Difference

Human rights student Aidan Thomason (MHR '26) found affirmation and inspiration as a summer intern with the United Nations ...
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RCV Unpacked: What Happened in 2025 and Where We Go From Here

Curious about what really happened in the 2025 Twin Cities RCV elections? Join the Humphrey School of Public Affairs and FairVote Minnesota on Monday, December 15, for a lively, behind-the-scenes ...
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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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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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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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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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2025 Public Leadership Awards: A Call to Action in Challenging Times

2025 Public Leadership Awardees with Dean Nisha Botchwey. L-R: Dave Kleis, Melanie Benjamin, Joan Growe, Botchwey, Denis McDonough. Photos: Bruce Silcox Nearly 400 friends and supporters of the ...
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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 ...
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Jake Sullivan Reflects on U.S. Foreign Policy, Global Risks, and Democracy at Humphrey School Event

Jake Sullivan, left, discussed U.S. foreign policy with Professor Larry Jacobs at the Humphrey School on June 5, 2025. Photos: Bruce Silcox As President Biden’s national security advisor, Jake ...