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By on March 15, 2013
On the Road to Equality with Humphrey student Josie Shardlow and Kim Borton from the Women's Foundation March 29 (4-6 p.m., Humphrey School Commons) The Humphrey School and the Women's Foundation teamed up last summer to tour the state sharing data from the Status of Women and Girls in Minnesota...
By on March 15, 2013
The Minnesota Board of Regents has three members with strong ties to the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. On March 6, the Legislature approved the appointment of Linda Cohen, Peggy Lucas, and Abdul Omari to the Board. Cohen currently is the board chair, first appointed as Regent in 2007. She...
By on March 14, 2013
"ST. PAUL, Minn. -- MayKao Hang doesn't look like the average Minnesota CEO, especially when she's mingling with other executives. 'I would venture to guess that maybe for a lot of people, I'm the first Asian person they've actually had a relationship with,' Hang said with a laugh. 'At the...
By on March 8, 2013
Several Minnesota lawmakers are challenged to live on the same amount families on Minnesota's welfare program get per week. Many, including Senator Torres Ray (MPA '04), say they can't do it on the $101 a week their family would get. The Minnesota legislature is considering a request to raise the...
By on March 8, 2013
From the article: "For all the differences between Barack Obama and Cornel West -- described in my recent column, "Higher Education and the Movement for a Citizen-Centered Democracy" -- both practice cultural organizing. They engage questions of American identity and the "next chapter of the American story." Such cultural organizing...
By on March 8, 2013
Originally published in Alumni Notes Ahmed Ismail Yusuf (MPA '08) recently published Somalis in Minnesota (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2012). In his book, Yusuf outlines the history of the Somali community in Minnesota, which began with the diaspora in 1992, and explores the economic, political, and cultural characteristics of the...
By on March 1, 2013
Libby Sharrow, Humphrey School grad and Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Political Science, will be presenting her dissertation research as part of The Gender, Sexuality, Power and Politics Colloquium. Friday, March 8, 2013 12:30pm 1450 Social Science Tower Libby's abstract:"How does public policy come to affect social and political...
By on March 1, 2013
Tuesday, March 26, 2013 3 to 5 p.m. Humphrey Forum New Deal Ruins is about the large-scale reduction in commitment to public housing in the United States since the 1990s. Housing policy currently emphasizes the demolition of public housing and the redevelopment of previously low-income neighborhoods. This policy change...
By on February 28, 2013
Originally published in the Humphrey School's PubTalk Blog The following blog post was written by Dr. Katherine Fennelly, Professor at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. You may have heard about a recent incident in which a St. Paul police officer dressed up as a Somali woman. Such ridicule can...
By on February 28, 2013
Originally published in the Humphrey School Alumni Notes Blog In June, Chandra Plowden (MPP '10) joined the Children's Defense Fund (CDF) as the Beat the Odds® Program(BTO) and CDF Internship Program coordinator. In this role, Plowden facilitates the selection of five Beat the Odds Scholarship recipients and provides resources to...
By on February 22, 2013
The Humphrey School's Infinity Project was cited in this Associated Press article on President Obama's efforts to diversify the federal bench. "In the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals based in St. Louis, a group called the Infinity Project was formed to promote more gender equality, with just one woman...
By on February 22, 2013
The Fall/Winter 2012 issue of the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs Reporter featured three Krusell Fellowship alumni who are engaging in important community development endeavors: Noel Nix (MURP '08), pictured, Miranda Walker (MURP '10), and Carlos Espinoza (MURP '06). Charles Krusell was influential in the Twin Cities, founding the...
By on February 22, 2013
Humphrey alum Sheila Nezhad (MDP, 2012) is the Research and Education Manager at Rainbow Health Initiative (RHI). RHI is a Minneapolis-based nonprofit that advances health equity for all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people through research, education, and advocacy. Part of Sheila's position is to work with health organizations...
By on November 29, 2012
Featuring Grace Chikoto on "Disaster Mitigation and Preparedness: Comparison of Nonprofit, Public, and Private Organizations," December 10, 11:15 - 12:30 p.m. Grace Chikoto Announcement-1.pdf David Suarez on "Beyond Charity: Institutional Influences and Advocacy in the San Francisco Nonprofit Sector," December 6, 2:30 - 3:45 p.m. David Suarez Announcement-2.pdf Kelsey...
By flun0003 on August 26, 2012
Dr. Samuel Myers will be teaching PA 5422 Diversity and Public Policy fall semester 2012. From the course guide: "This course surveys what every policy analyst ought to know about diversity. The lectures and discussions draw upon the literatures on a) the economics of diversity; b) the business and public...
