Agricultural runoff is a persistent challenge to water quality in the Upper Midwest. To better understand how state-led policies address this issue, students Meghan Anderson and Taylor Hohensee in the ...

Hear from a panel of UMN delegates who attended the United Nations’ Climate Talks in Baku as they discuss the successes and failures of the 29th Conference of the ...

When you choose to study public affairs, you choose a path of leadership and service. You choose to be an active participant in decisions that will determine the future of your neighborhood, community ...

Additionally, jobs taken by Black workers are easier to access than jobs taken by white workers, indicating that the more ...

Katherine Fennelly's research and outreach interests include the human rights of immigrants and refugees in the United States, and the preparedness of communities and public institutions to adapt to ...

Omar Sharifi is a research fellow at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. In addition, he is an assistant professor at the American University of Afghanistan, senior research fellow and Kabul ...

Audrey Dorélien is a faculty member in the University of Washington's Department of Sociology. Previously she taught a the Humphrey School for 10 years. Dorélien's research agenda strives to elucidate ...

Melissa M. Stone is Professor Emerita at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. Her teaching and research have focused on organizational collaboration for policy ...

Each year, up to 40 individuals are selected from across the state of Minnesota to participate in the Policy Fellows program at the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Public Affairs. The ...

Lauren Hayward is dedicated to transforming public education. She holds a master’s degree in elementary education from Vanderbilt University and began her teaching career in Nashville, TN. Lauren ...

Eric Ostermeier has been a research fellow at the Humphrey School since 2006. Ostermeier founded and authors the influential nonpartisan political news site Smart Politics and curates the Minnesota ...