MPP Alum Aara Johnson joining the Peace Corps in Colombia
In August 2013, Aara Johnson (MPP '09) will join the Peace Corps in Colombia as a Teaching English for Livelihoods...
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Dave Wilsey new MDP Coordinator
David Wilsey has been appointed the new Coordinator of the University of Minnesota Master of Development Practice (MDP) program. Dave...
Full Story »Chavanne Peercy Awarded Fulbright Grant
Chavanne Peercy has been awarded a Teaching/Research grant through the Fulbright Scholar Program for the academic year 2013-2014. She will...
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MPP Patricia Dorsher selected for APSIA Japan Travel Program, will focus on Japan's humanitarian aid policy
The Japan Travel Program for U.S. Future Leaders, organized by the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP) in partnership...
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Humphrey Fellow Alum Mesut Senol initiates new international literary magazine
In March 2013 Mr. Mesut Senol has initiated the publication of an international literary magazine Called ROSETTA LITERATURA to introduce...
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Humphrey Fellow Salarzai selected for IMF affiliation
Mr. Salarzai has been selected for a six-week professional affiliation this spring in the Human Resources Department of the International...
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Humphrey Fellow Phuntsho Norbu starts affiliation with OHCHR in New York
2012-2013 Humphrey Fellow Mr. Phuntsho Norbu of Bhutan has started a two month professional affiliation with the Office of the...
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Humanitarian Crisis Simulation course will meet May 31-June 2
Students interested in humanitarian crisis response, please note registration still open for graduate students from around UMN. PA 5890, section...
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Niger Global Policy Area/MDP Capstone Team
The Niger Global Policy Area / Master of Development Practice capstone team has returned safely to Minneapolis. The team...
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Former Humphrey Dean, Brian Atwood's Legacy as OECD-DAC Chair
Published on Devex By Zoe Smith That the OECD's Development Assistance Committee is a miracle of diplomacy was abundantly clear...
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Policy, Planning, and Development in China Course
Policy, Planning and Development in Urban China students pictured in Shenzhen China. Course ending January 18 in Hong Kong,...
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MDP Candidate Peter Ehresman awarded Boren Fellowship
Peter Ehresman is a MDP student currently living, studying, and working in Beijing. He has been awarded a Boren Fellowship....
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MDP alum Hansen Horticulture Research Program, UC Davis
I was recently hired to work with UC Davis and the Horticulture CRSP (Collaborative Research Support Program) as a specialist...
Full Story »Job: Program Advisor, Latin America and the Caribbean Region, UN Women, New York
on May 21, 13UN Women: Programme Advisor, Latin America and the Caribbean Region UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter...
Job: Programme Coordinator - Commitment to Development Index and Europe Beyond Aid, Center for Global Development (CGD)
on May 21, 13Programme Coordinator - Commitment to Development Index and Europe Beyond Aid The Center for Global Development (CGD), an independent, non-partisan research organisation...
DC Policy and Advocacy Fellowship, Jubilee USA Network
on May 21, 13We are currently accepting applications - deadline to apply is June 30, 2013 but we encourage early applicants. Are you looking for...
Unorthodox Prize Challenge- opportunity to fund unconventional ideas
on May 21, 13Prize Background In 2010, we sponsored a challenge to find unique opportunities for philanthropic investment. GiveDirectly, a start-up organization providing unconditional cash...
