Humphrey School of Public Affairs

Coordinates: 37°52′31.9″N 122°15′28.34″W / 37.875528°N 122.2578722°W / 37.875528; -122.2578722

University of Minnesota Humphrey School of Public Affairs

Type	Public
Established	1977
Dean	Eric Schwartz
Academic staff	69
Students	175
Location	Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Campus	Urban
Website	http://hhh.umn.edu/

The Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota is one of the country's top-ranked professional public policy and planning schools.The school is noted for equipping students to play key roles in public life at the local, state, national, and global level and offers six distinctive master's degrees, a doctoral degree, and five certificate programs.

The Humphrey School ranks among the top 10 professional schools of public affairs at public universities in the country.^[1] Best Value Schools ranks Humphrey School 8th out of 50 most innovative public policy schools in the U.S.^[2] The school is named after Hubert H. Humphrey, former Vice President of the United States and Presidential candidate. The school is located on the West Bank of the University of Minnesota, which is also home to other top-ranking schools including the University of Minnesota Law School and Carlson School of Management in Minneapolis, MN. The program concentration in nonprofit management ranks second in the United States.^[3] The Humphrey School is accredited by the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA).^[4]

History

The University of Minnesota's graduate program for public policy was founded on the East Bank campus in 1938 as the Public Administration Center. In 1968, it achieved autonomy as a graduate school within the university and became the School of Public Affairs. The School was replaced in 1977 with the founding of the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, named to honor former Vice President Hubert Humphrey for his contributions to improving the well-being of humanity. It was renamed the Humphrey School of Public Affairs in 2011 to better reflect its academic mission.^[5]

Degree programs and academics

Degrees offered at the Humphrey School include:

Master of Public Policy (MPP) (with degree concentrations in Advanced Policy Analysis Methods, Economic and Community Development, Global Public Policy, Human Rights, Politics and Governance, Public Finance and Budgeting, Public and Nonprofit Leadership Management, Science Technology and Environmental Policy, Social Policy, and Gender Public Policy.)
Mid-career Master of Public Affairs (MPA)
Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP)
Master of Science in Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy (MS-STEP)
Master of Development Practice (MDP)
Master of Human Rights (MHR)
Ph.D in Public Policy
Dual degrees are offered with the Carlson School of Management (M.B.A.), University of Minnesota Law School (Juris Doctor), Social Work (M.S.W.), University of Minnesota School Public Health (Master of Public Health) and the departments of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (Master of Landscape Architecture) and Civil Engineering (Master of Science in Civil Engineering)
Graduate certificates are offered in Early Childhood Policy, Election Administration, Nonprofit Management, Public Affairs Leadership, and Policy Issues on Work and Pay

Professional Development

The Humphrey School offers numerous opportunities for professionals in a wide variety of careers to enhance their skills and to increase their involvement with public policy issues.

Humphrey Policy Fellows Program
Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program
Wilkins Community Fellows Program
Public Safety Leadership Program
Minnesota Senior Leadership Institute Program

Rankings

Humphrey School is ranked 8th in the United States among America's top public affairs schools by U.S. News & World Report in 2016.^[6]
U.S. News & World Report also ranks Minnesota Humphrey as:
- 2nd in Non Profit Management^[7]
- 11th in social policy^[8]
- 17th in public policy analysis^[9]
- 18th in public management administration^[10]
- 19th in city management and urban policy^[11]

Research centers

Center for Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy^[12]
Center for the Study of Politics and Governance^[13]
Center on Women, Gender, and Public Policy^[14]
Freeman Center for International Economic Policy^[15]
Public and Nonprofit Leadership Center^[16]
Roy Wilkins Center for Human Relations and Social Justice^[17]
State and Local Policy Program^[18]
Center for Integrative Leadership^[19]
Human Capital Research Collaborative^[20]

Student Organizations

The Humphrey School and the wider University of Minnesota offers many ways for students to get involved with a wide array of issues, projects, and activities.

Public Affairs Student Association (PASA)
Humphrey Students of Color Association (HSOCA)
Humphrey International Students Association (HISA)
Humphrey Association for Disability and Mental Illness (HADMI)
Planning Student Organization (PSO)
Sylvia Rivera Society
Cedar–Humphrey Action for Neighborhood Collaborative Engagement (CHANCE)
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on International Development (IPID)
Common Grounds
Council of Graduate Schools (COGS)
Graduate and Professional Student Assembly (GAPSA)

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Notable current and former Humphrey school faculty and instructors

J. Brian Atwood, former Administrator of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) (1993-2000) ^[22]
Robert H. Bruininks, Professor Emeritus and 15th President of the University of Minnesota (2002-2011)^[23]
Harlan Cleveland, former U.S. Ambassador to NATO
James E. Jernberg, Professor Emeritus ^[24]
Geri M. Joseph, former U.S. Ambassador to The Netherlands
Morris Kleiner, AFL-CIO Chair in Labor Policy
Eric Magnuson, former Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
Walter F. Mondale, 42nd Vice President of the United States (1977-1981) ^[25]
Nancy Eustis, Professor Emerita, Aging and Gerontology, retired 2010, affiliated with University of Minnesota Schools of Public Health and Sociology, Co-Editor historic Aging and Disabilities, 1992 Issue of Aging Series of Generations ^[26]
R.T. Rybak, former Mayor of Minneapolis (2002-2014) and Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee
Eric P. Schwartz, Dean of the Humphrey School of Public Affairs and former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration^[27]

Endowed Chairs and Professorships at the Humphrey School

Walter F. and Joan Mondale Chair for Political Studies
Roy Wilkins Professor of Human Relations and Social Justice
Orville and Jane Freeman Chair in International Trade and Investment Policy
Charles M. Denny, Jr., Chair of Science, Technology, and Public Policy
Cowles Chair for the Study of Public Service
McKnight Land-Grant Professor
AFL–CIO Chair of Labor Policy
McKnight Presidential Professor of Planning and Public Affairs
Harold E. Stassen Chair of International Affairs

External links

HHH School of Public Affairs, official website
University of Minnesota University of Minnesota website
HSOCA Website, HSOCA website
NASPAA, NASPAA website

References

↑ Public Affairs schools rankings U.S. News & World Report
↑ "50 Most Innovative Public Service Schools in the U.S. 2015". www.bestvalueschools.com. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
↑ Public and Nonprofit Leadership Management Program U.S. News Best Graduate Schools
↑ Humphrey School Accreditation Humphrey School Degree Program NASPAA Accreditation
↑ dickx075. "History, Legacy & Awards". Humphrey School of Public Affairs. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
↑ "The Best Public Affairs Programs in America, Ranked". grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
↑ "The Best Graduate Programs for Nonprofit Management, Ranked". grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
↑ "The Best Graduate Programs for Social Policy, Ranked". grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
↑ "The Best Graduate Programs for Public Policy Analysis, Ranked". grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
↑ "The Best Graduate Programs for Public Management Administration, Ranked". grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
↑ "The Best Graduate Programs for City Management and Urban Policy, Ranked". grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
↑ "Center for Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy".
↑ "Center for the Study of Politics and Governance".
↑ "Center on Women, Gender, and Public Policy".
↑ "Freeman Center for International Economic Policy".
↑ "Public and Nonprofit Leadership Center".
↑ "Roy Wilkins Center for Human Relations and Social Justice".
↑ "State and Local Policy Program".
↑ "Center for Integrative Leadership".
↑ "Human Capital Research Collaborative".
↑ http://www.hhh.umn.edu/student-life/student-organizations
↑ J. Brian Atwood J. Brian Atwood Biographical Summary
↑ Robert H. Bruininks Vita "Robert H. Bruininks Vita"
↑ James E. Jernberg James E. Jernberg Professor Emeritus
↑ Walter F. Mondale Walter F. Mondale HHH
↑ http://www.hhh.umn.edu/people/neustis
↑ Eric P. Schwartz Curriculum Vitae Eric P. Schwartz Curriculum Vitae

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Academics

Colleges and schools	College of Biological Sciences College of Continuing Education College of Design School of Dentistry College of Education and Human Development College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences School of Journalism and Mass Communication Law School College of Liberal Arts Carlson School of Management Medical School School of Nursing College of Pharmacy Humphrey School of Public Affairs School of Public Health College of Science and Engineering College of Veterinary Medicine College in the Schools

Research centers and institutes	Institute for Advanced Study Charles Babbage Institute Institute on the Environment The Geometry Center GroupLens Research Heller-Hurwicz Economics Institute Immigration History Research Center Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy Institute for Law and Politics Institute for Mathematics and its Applications Masonic Cancer Center Minnesota International Center Minnesota Population Center National Center for Engineering and Technology Education The Polar Geospatial Center University of Minnesota primate research University of Minnesota Supercomputing Institute William I. Fine Theoretical Physics Institute

Journals	Mechademia Management Information Systems Quarterly Minnesota Law Review Minnesota Journal of International Law Journal of Transport and Land Use Wíčazo Ša Review

Athletics

Campus

Student life

History

Shyamala Rajender v. University of Minnesota

The Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs

Member schools

North America	School of International Service (American University) Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (Carleton University) School of International and Public Affairs (Columbia University) Sanford School of Public Policy (Duke University) Elliott School of International Affairs (George Washington University) Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service (Georgetown University) John F. Kennedy School of Government (Harvard University) Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (Johns Hopkins University) Sam Nunn School of International Affairs (Georgia Institute of Technology) Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs (Princeton University) Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs (Syracuse University) Bush School of Government and Public Service (Texas A&M University) Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Tufts University) Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (University of California, San Diego) Josef Korbel School of International Studies (University of Denver) University of Maryland, College Park Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy (University of Michigan) Humphrey School of Public Affairs (University of Minnesota) University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International Affairs University of Southern California School of International Relations Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs (University of Texas at Austin) Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies (University of Washington) Jackson Institute for Global Affairs (Yale University)

Europe	Graduate Institute Geneva Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris London School of Economics Moscow State University Saint Petersburg State University Stockholm School of Economics University of St. Gallen

Asia	Korea University Ritsumeikan University Seoul National University Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (National University of Singapore)

Australia	University of Queensland

Affiliate member schools

North America	Brandeis University National Foreign Affairs Training Center DePaul University Florida International University Fordham University George Mason University Monterey Institute of International Studies Munk School of Global Affairs New York University North Carolina State University Pardee School of Global Studies Pennsylvania State University Pepperdine University Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center Rutgers University John C. Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations Stanford University University of Miami University of Oregon

Europe	Hertie School of Governance University of Economics, Prague Diplomatic Academy of Vienna IE School of Arts and Humanities Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals

Asia	International University of Japan Utsunomiya University National Chengchi University Ewha Womans University Nanyang Technological University Waseda University

South America	Universidad Externado de Colombia

Africa	Al Akhawayn University

Australia	University of Sydney

Hubert Humphrey

38th Vice President of the United States, 1964—1969 United States Senator from Minnesota, 1949—1964, 1971—1978

Political career	Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party 1948 Civil Rights speech Humphrey–Hawkins Full Employment Act

Electoral history	Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1960 1968 1972 Democratic National Convention 1960 1964 1968 protests 1972 United States presidential election 1964 1968 1968 presidential campaign(Edmund Muskie)

Legacy	Primary (1960 documentary) Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Humphrey School of Public Affairs Hubert H. Humphrey Building

Family and personal life	Muriel Humphrey (wife) Hubert "Skip" Humphrey III (son)

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