# Humphrey School of Public Affairs *Public policy and planning school at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities* The Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs is the public policy and planning school of the [[University of Minnesota]]. The university is a public land-grant research institution whose Twin Cities campus lies in [[Minneapolis]] and [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]].[^1] The school is named for [[Hubert Humphrey]], who served as [[Vice President of the United States]] and was a candidate for president.[^1] The Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) accredits it.[^1] The school began in 1938 as the Public Administration Center on the university's East Bank campus. It became the School of Public Affairs in 1968, gave way to the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs in 1977, and took its present name in 2011.[^1] In the record assembled for this article, the school appears as a source rather than as the subject of any action. The project's claim-link record cites its home page and its history page.[^2][^3] The school has also published a dean's reflection on Humphrey's 1948 civil rights speech, which the record cites once.[^4] The record contains no filed court matter, statute, audit or official finding concerning the school, and no at-issue pair names it.[^2] ## Who Hubert Humphrey, the former vice president, is the school's namesake.[^1] The encyclopedia summary names one alumna, Johanna Bond, a law professor and academic administrator.[^1] The faculty listed there include [[Harlan Cleveland]], a former U.S. ambassador to NATO, and J. Brian Atwood, who headed the United States Agency for International Development from 1993 to 2000. They also include Walter F. Mondale, the 42nd vice president (1977–1981); Geri M. Joseph, a former U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands; and Eric Magnuson, a former chief justice of the [[Minnesota Supreme Court]].[^1] Two former deans held public office. John Brandl sat in the [[Minnesota]] Senate as a DFL member. Eric P. Schwartz was U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration.[^1] The list also includes: - Robert H. Bruininks, professor emeritus and the university's 15th president (2002–2011); - R.T. Rybak, mayor of Minneapolis from 2002 to 2014 and a vice chair of the Democratic National Committee; - Lawrence R. Jacobs, founder of the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance; - Morris Kleiner, who holds the AFL–CIO Chair in Labor Policy; - Barbara Lukermann, listed as a pioneer in urban planning.[^1] ## What The school offers seven degrees: - Master of Public Policy (MPP); - 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); - a mid-career Master of Public Affairs (MPA); - a Ph.D. in public policy.[^1] Dual degrees are offered with: - the [[Carlson School]] of Management (M.B.A.); - the [[University of Minnesota Law School]] (Juris Doctor); - social work (M.S.W.); - the School of Public Health (Master of Public Health); - the departments of architecture and landscape architecture (Master of Landscape Architecture); - civil engineering (Master of Science in Civil Engineering).[^1] The school also grants graduate certificates. It offers fellowships for [[Peace Corps]] volunteers and charges no application fee for them.[^1] The school has nine research units: - the Center for Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy; - the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance; - the Center on Women, Gender, and Public Policy; - the Freeman Center for International Economic Policy; - the Public and Nonprofit Leadership Center; - the Roy Wilkins Center for Human Relations and Social Justice; - the State and Local Policy Program; - the Center for Integrative Leadership; - the Human Capital Research Collaborative.[^1] ## When - 1938: The university's public policy graduate program begins on the East Bank campus as the Public Administration Center.[^1] - 1968: The program becomes an autonomous graduate school within the university, named the School of Public Affairs.[^1] - 1977: The Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs is founded and replaces the School of Public Affairs.[^1] - 2011: The institute is renamed the Humphrey School of Public Affairs.[^1] ## Where The school is on the university's West Bank in Minneapolis. The Law School and the Carlson School of Management are on the same part of campus.[^1] ## Why According to the encyclopedia summary, the 1977 institute was named to honor Humphrey's contributions to "improving the well-being of humanity." The 2011 renaming was meant to fit the name to the school's academic mission.[^1] The record assembled here carries no school-issued statement of purpose that could be compared with documented outputs.[^3] ## How many The encyclopedia summary lists nine research centers, seven degree programs, and dual-degree arrangements with six partner schools or departments. It names twelve notable faculty members and one notable alumna.[^1] ## Notes [^1]: Wikipedia contributors, *Humphrey School of Public Affairs* (revision 1359723762, retrieved 27 October 2026) — secondary summary of the school's name, location, accreditation, history, degrees, research centers, alumni and faculty; CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humphrey_School_of_Public_Affairs [^2]: Humphrey School of Public Affairs, *Home* (undated) — the school's institutional home page, cited in the project's claim-link record (row 52). https://www.hhh.umn.edu/ [^3]: Humphrey School of Public Affairs, *Our History* (undated) — the school's institutional history page, cited in claim-link rows 81 and 32 (T14); its text is not carried in the pack. https://www.hhh.umn.edu/about/our-history [^4]: Humphrey School of Public Affairs, *Reflections on the Legacy of Humphrey's 1948 Civil Rights Speech* (undated) — a dean's reflection on Humphrey's 1948 civil rights speech, cited as a single-document link (row S-212); its content is not carried in the pack. https://www.hhh.umn.edu/news/dean-reflections-legacy-hubert-humphreys-1948-civil-rights-speech