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• "The ABCs of Early Learning in Low-income, Urban Neighborhoods" on April 10 03/28/08 Events Around the Twin Cities

  The Wilder Foundation will host a mini-conference on "The ABCs of Early Learning in Low-income, Urban Neighborhoods" from 8:30 a.m. to noon on Thursday, April 10, at the Wilder Center in St. Paul. Richard Chase, Wilder research consultant, will present . . .

• Center for School Change staff updates 03/28/08 Humphrey community news  Staff

  The Center for School Change welcomes Naima Bashir. She will fill in for Sheena Thao, who will be on parental leave through June. Naima has a B.S. in family social science from the University of Minnesota's College of Education and . . .

• "Water and the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples" on April 2 03/28/08 Faculty and Fellows  Humphrey Institute Events  University of Minnesota Events

  Roxanne T. Ornelas, a race, gender, and public policy postdoctoral fellow at the Humphrey Institute, will lecture on "Water and the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples" from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. on April 2 in Room 30 at Mondale Hall. . . .

• PASA invites you to the Hard Times Cafe on April 4 03/28/08 Humphrey community news  Students

  The Public Affairs Student Association (PASA) will kick-off "Connect 2 Community," a new community building initiative, this Friday, April 4, from noon to 2 p.m. Faculty members, staff, and students are invited to meet in the atrium every Friday at . . .

• "A Knock at Midnight: Remembering the Radical Nonviolent Struggle of Dr. King" on April 3 03/28/08 Events Around the Twin Cities  Faculty and Fellows

  Senior Fellow Harry Boyte will participate in "A Knock at Midnight: Remembering the Radical Nonviolent Struggle of Dr. King" at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 3, at Calvary Baptist Church, at 26th Street and Blaisdell Avenue in Minneapolis. Boyte was . . .

• Save the date! Public Leadership Awards will be held June 3 03/28/08 Humphrey Institute Events

  The Hubert H. Humphrey Public Leadership Awards will be held on Tuesday, June 3, at the McNamara Alumni Center. Ward B. Chamberlin, Jr., public broadcasting pioneer and co-founder of AFS Intercultural Programs, will receive the dean's award. Chamberlin will be . . .

• Events this week - March 31-April 7 03/28/08 Events

  "Water and the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples" on April 2, 12:15-1:15 p.m., Mondale Hall, Room 30 Roxanne T. Ornelas, a race, gender, and public policy postdoctoral fellow at the Humphrey Institute, will lecture on "Water and the Human Rights . . .

• CSTPP's Policy Catalyst blog and HHH Blog Index launch 03/29/08   Faculty and Fellows  Humphrey community news  People  Staff  Students

  The Humphrey Institute's Center for Science, Technology, and Public Policy is launching their blog, "Policy Catalyst." This is now the third Humphrey research center blog to come online, and you can find them all aggregated together at the new . . .

• Purchase tickets for Humphrey Institute spring banquet no later than April 4 03/29/08 Humphrey community news  Students

  The Public Affairs Student Association (PASA) will host the 2008 Humphrey Institute spring banquet from 6:30 to 10 p.m. on Friday, April 11, at the Wabasha Street Caves in Saint Paul. Tickets are $21 per person and are on sale . . .

• Flowers in the atrium March 31-April 4 03/29/08 Humphrey community news  Students

  This flowers in the atrium this week are courtesy of Humphrey student Taina Make in honor of her brother, Kurt, who fought a long, courageous battle with multiple sclerosis (MS). She originally chose the week of March 10, but it . . .

• Global policy workshop on April 8 03/29/08 Humphrey Institute Events

  The Freeman Center for International Economic Policy will sponsor a global policy workshop with visiting scholar Kaye Husbands Fealing from 12:45 to 2 p.m. on April 8 in the Stassen Room (170 HHH). Husbands Fealing will talk about "Technological Change . . .

• Freeman Lecture on U.S. water policy with Rep. James Oberstar on April 8 03/29/08 Humphrey Institute Events

  Water quality impacts everything—from our food and our health to the environment and the economy. The 2008 Freeman Lecture will focus on the implications and complexities of policy decisions we make about water resources from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. . . .

• "Global Rebellion: Religious Challenges to the Secular State" on April 9 03/29/08 Humphrey Institute Events

  The Sawyer Seminar will feature a lecture by Mark Juergensmeyer, director of the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies and professor of sociology and religious studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, at 4 p.m. on April 9 . . .

• "The Crisis in Sudan and the Humanitarian Response" on April 10 03/29/08 Humphrey Institute Events

  The Sawyer Seminar continues with a presentation by Andrew S. Natsios, the Distinguished Professor in Practice of Diplomacy at Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, at 4 p.m. on April 10 in Cowles Auditorium. Natsios managed the . . .

• Workshop about citizenship and public engagement on April 10 03/29/08 Humphrey Institute Events  University of Minnesota Events

  Citizens sometimes feel shut out of the political process or unsure of how to exert influence on issues. In "Citizenship 101," a workshop co-sponsored by the Center for Democracy and Citizenship, participants will learn about tools and avenues for exercising . . .
   

  Events this week - March 31-April 7

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  "Water and the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples" on April 2, 12:15-1:15 p.m., Mondale Hall, Room 30
  Roxanne T. Ornelas, a race, gender, and public policy postdoctoral fellow at the Humphrey Institute, will lecture on "Water and the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples" from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. on April 2 in Room 30 at Mondale Hall. Please note the change of date for this program. Lunch will be served!

  Brownbag discussion about nonprofit mergers on April 3, 12:45-2 p.m., Freeman Commons (205 HHH)
  The Public and Nonprofit Leadership Center will co-sponsor a brownbag discussion about nonprofit mergers from 12:45 to 2 p.m. on April 3 in Freeman Commons (205 HHH). Staff members from Project ReDesign, a pilot project at MAP for Nonprofits, will talk about their efforts to counsel nonprofit organizations considering a merger.

  International fellow will talk about "Competition Policy and Economic Development in South Korea" on April 4, Noon-1:30 p.m., Vocational Technical Education Building, Room 380
  Humphrey international fellow Byung Geon Lee, deputy director of the Korea Fair Trade Commission, will lecture about "Competition Policy and Economic Development in South Korea" from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, April 4, in room 380 at the Vocational Technical Education Building, 1954 Buford Avenue in St. Paul. There is no charge to attend, and lunch will be served. Please RSVP to parkx347@umn.edu.

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