Brian Atwood Center for the Study of Politics + Governance Center on Women + Public Policy Debra Fitzpatrick Dr. Eric Ostermeier Faculty Facutly Fellows Fellows Center for the Study of Politics + Governance Freeman Center for International Economic Policy Grey Lindsey Humphrey Institute Humphrey School Jim Oberstar Joanne Miller Larry Jacobs Public + Nonprofit Leadership Center Roy Wilkins Center for Human Relations and Social Justice State and Local Policy Program Vin Weber
May 2011
Designing neighborhoods to promote family activities
The placement of playgrounds is anything but child's play. Many parents in the United States spend more time in traffic than playing...
Multimedia brings case studies to life
Two years ago, Associate Professor Jodi Sandfort had an "aha" moment. She saw the ease with which students used technology in their...
Training for free trade
One might wonder why a small land-locked developing country where 75 percent of the population is employed in subsistence farming and 60...
A comprehensive approach to reducing greenhouse gases
Individual states within the United States can have an impact on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles, but only if they...
Professor Assaad shares his expertise
In the wake of escalating violence he Humpghrey School's Professor Ragui Assaad has offered his expertise and advice to many local media...
Public favors road safety initiatives
A new national survey conducted by the Humphrey School's Center for Excellence in Rural Safety (CERS) found that Americans overwhelmingly support policies...
New leadership for the Center on Women and Public Policy
In November, Debra Fitzpatrick assumed the directorship of the Center on Women and Public Policy, succeeding Professor Sally J. Kenney, who is...
Study delves into native artists' careers, challenges, and impact
A new study from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, Native Artists: Livelihoods, Resources, Space, Gifts, documents the economic and cultural contributions...
Nanotech: A history lesson
We're living in a chemical soup, exposed to multiple hazards that we cannot see, hear or feel. Ecosystems are also suffering from...
U of M launches master program in international development
The University of Minnesota has launched a new Master of Development Practice (MDP) degree to train professionals in international development. The interdisciplinary,...
Recognizing local government that works
The Humphrey School's Public and Nonprofit Leadership Center (PNLC) announced today the winners of the fifth annual Local Government Innovation Awards (LGIA),...
Immigrants represent economic force in Minnesota
Immigrants will play a key role in Minnesota's economic future, according to a report released by the University of Minnesota's Humphrey School...
Humphrey School, MPR launch PoliGraph
Every election season, politicians have a lot to say about their records, each other, and policy issues impacting the state. But are...
Humphrey students join the fight to end homelessness
As more and more people lose their jobs in today's economic climate, families are forced to make tough decisions. The recession has...
A "great conversation" with Dean Atwood and Hernando de Soto
On the evening of May 18, 2010, Humphrey School Dean J. Brian Atwood engaged is a discussion about the global financial crisis...
Glass half full or half empty?
New report benchmarks the status of women and girls in Minnesota Despite decades of progress, there still is great disparity between Minnesota...
Myers serves as expert witness
United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) regulations (49 C.F.R. Part 26) require that recipients of federal transit funds establish overall goals for...
Employment prospects for graduates
A Q & A with Lynne Schuman, director of career services Given the state of the global economy, many current and prospective...
Diaz Fellowship supports students studying philanthropy and nonprofit organizations
Bill Diaz was an expert on Hispanic cultures. He was a pioneer in philanthropy, developing the first community foundation in Puerto Rico...
Designing the future
Kaying Vang earned a B.S. in apparel design from the University of Wisconsin-Stout in 2007, winning a number of fashion awards during...
Unintended consequences of school choice
School choice was created as an alternative to forced desegregation. It has proven popular with parents, allowed urban districts to retain white...
Connecting with China
A recent cover of The Economist featured the image of an imposing bronze Chinese dragon, smoke wafting from its nostrils, dwarfing a...
Clicks and trips: Internet shopping
Technology is changing how we work, shop, interact with friends and colleagues, and communicate, but not always in the ways we anticipate....
Dean Atwood named president of Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA)
J. Brian Atwood, dean of the University of Minnesota's Humphrey School of Public Affairs, has been elected president of the Association of...
Bright ideas
The University of Minnesota's West Bank is home to the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, the Carlson School of Management, and the...
The 'accidental analyst"
Professor Samuel L. Myers, Jr., the Roy Wilkins Professor of Human Relations and Social Justice, is an expert on race and ethnicity....
Making everyone count
Televisions across the country were flooded this year with ads asking "If we don't know how many people there are, how do...
While U.S. energy and climate policy flounders, China forges ahead
By Elizabeth Wilson I stood in awe as a thin strand of metal was sheared from the outside of the 40-foot-high AP-1000...
Bryson receives prestigious Dwight Waldo Award
John M. Bryson, McKnight Presidential Professor of Planning and Public Affairs in the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, was awarded the 2011...
Happy 100th Birthday Hubert Humphrey!
May 26, 3 p.m. | Hennepin County Government Center The Humphrey School will host a centennial birthday celebration in honor of Hubert...
Islam and the West
May 23, 4 - 5:15 p.m.. | Cowles Auditorium The Center for the Study of Politics and Governance will host a conversation...
Majority Rule in Presidential Elections
May 16, 12 p.m. | Humphrey Forum The Center for the Study of Politics and Governance will host a panel discussion about...
Commencement Featuring Vice President Walter Mondale
In honor of the celebration of the centennial of Hubert Humphrey's birth, Humphrey's friend and longtime compatriot Vice President Walter Mondale will...
Sabo Lecture with James Oberstar
May 6, 10 a.m. | Cowles Auditorium James L. Oberstar will present "a Perspective on a Career in Public Life" at 10...
Organizing for Success: Lessons for the New Dayton Administration
February 8, 8:30--9:30 a.m. | Humphrey Forum The Humphrey School's Center for the Study of Politics and Governance will host a discussion...
Global Policy Update: Egypt and Tunisia
February 4, 10 a.m. | Freeman Commons Professor Ragui Assaad of the Humphrey School will host a discussion about the current situation...
Can the Urban Poor in China Escape Spatial Mismatch?
February 1, 12:45--2 p.m. | Stassen Room (Room 170)...
A New Day, A New Way: Public-Private Partnerships
January 26, 11:30--12:30 p.m. | Humphrey Center Associate Professor Jodi Sandfort and a panel of public affairs leaders will discuss current tensions...
Employer Reaction to Union Organizing
January 19, 11:30--12:30 p.m. | Humphrey Center Professor Morris Kleiner will offer a discussion of "Employer Reaction to Union Organizing" at 11:30...
Congressman James L. Oberstar - Honoring a Career of Public Service
January 18, 2:30--5:30 p.m. | Cowles Auditorium James L. Oberstar represented the 8th Congressional District of Minnesota in the U.S. House of...
National Conference on Equity in and Public Procurement and Contracting
Minneapolis, MN (05/04/11) - The Roy Wilkins Center for Human Relations and Social Justice will host a national conference on equity and...
Peace and Human Rights: The Somali Diaspora Project
May 5, 2 p.m. | Cowles Auditorium The Center for Integrative Leadership will host Kjell Magne Bondevik, executive director of the Oslo...
Impermanence and the Tibetan Community in Exile
May 4, 3 p.m. | Humphrey Forum The International Fellowship Programs, Humphrey Students of Color Association (HSOCA), and the Master of Public...
Dialogue for Peace: Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik
May 4, 7:30 p.m. | McGuire Theater, Walker Art Center Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik, founder of the Oslo Center for Peace...