As our nation and state grieve the devastating attack on two Minnesota lawmakers and their families on June 14, we reflect on ...

In the wake of the devastating attacks on Minnesota elected leaders on June 14, 2025, Dean Nisha Botchwey offered a message ...

An online information session available to those individuals interested in the Master of Public Affairs (Mid-Career) program.

Humphrey School researchers Greta Friedemann-Sánchez and Margaret Grieve in Colombia, when they began their research into the country's system of addressing intimate partner violence. Colombia enacted ...

Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe delivered a virtual presentation on the climate crisis as part of the Swain Climate Policy Series on April 12, 2022. Noted environmental scientist Katharine Hayhoe ...

Will Steger is a legendary polar explorer who has traveled tens of thousands of miles by kayak, canoe, ski, and dogsled on some of the most significant polar expeditions in history. He is a formidable ...

Acooa Ellis, a 2007 graduate of the Humphrey School, is senior vice president of community impact at Greater Twin Cities United Way.Ellis directs United Way’s work in grant making, coalition ...

Map of poverty rates in all Minnesota counties compared to the statewide rate of 8.6%. Minnesota’s 8.6 percent poverty rate is better than the national rate due to Minnesota’s higher median income, ...

People often ask Dr. Hannah Lichtsinn why, after years of practicing medicine, she would choose to go back to school for a master's degree. "I want to be in a position where I can lead change in a way ...

David Durenberger, left, with then Humphrey School Dean Eric Schwartz at the School's 2016 Public Leadership Awards. Durenberger, a moderate Republican who served in the US Senate for 16 years, was an ...

Faiza Mahamud of the Star Tribune (left) moderated an online discussion with global activist Malala Yousafzai for the Distinguished Carlson Lecture on February 1, 2022. From climate change to ...

Former vice president Al Gore was the inaugural speaker in the new Swain Climate Policy Series on October 26, 2021. Shown behind him is an image of the sky, taken from the International Space Station.