Upcoming Events

The Humphrey School hosts many public events each semester, bringing together public officials and policy experts with students and the general public.

Unless otherwise stated, events are located in the Humphrey School are free and open to the public.

U.S. National Security and Intelligence Since 9/11

September 15, 11 a.m. | Room 175

Stuart A. Levey, senior fellow for national security at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) will discuss what the United States has learning in the ten years since September 11, 2001, as part of the CFR’s Academic Conference Calls series from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Thursday, September 15, in Humphrey School Room 175. Levey was the first undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. He was responsible for the new office, and its efforts to disrupt and dismantle the financial networks supporting terrorist organizations, to oversee financial measures against proliferators of weapons of mass destruction, and played a central role in both the Bush and Obama administrations’ strategies to impose financial pressure on North Korea, Iran, and other rogue regimes.

One of the best ways to learn about our programs is to attend an information session. You can meet students and faculty members, explore the curriculum and career prospects, and ask the questions that will help you make a good decision about your future.

Here are some upcoming information sessions taking place at the Humphrey School:

	MPA Information Session September 15, 12 - 1 p.m.
	MPP Information Session September 20, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m
	MURP Information Session September 28, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
	MDP Information Session October 6, 12 - 1 p.m.
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Update from the Campaign Trail with Vin Weber

September 15, 4 p.m. | Humphrey Forum

The Center for the Study of Politics and Governance will host Senior Fellow Vin Weber for a public discussion from 4 to 5:15 p.m. on Thursday, September 15, in the Humphrey Forum. Weber, managing partner of Clark and Weinstock, will offer his insights on the 2012 presidential campaign. The event is free and open to the public and will be moderated by Professor Larry Jacobs.

Civil War and the Challenge of Political Order

September 16, 12 p.m. | Wilkins Room (Room 215)

The Department of Political Science and the Humphrey School of Public Affairs will host a discussion called "Civil War and the Challenge of Political Order", on Friday, September 16, at 12 p.m. in the Wilkins Room (Room 215). Barbara Walter (University of California San Diego) will lead this discussion, which is part of a series to feature those whose work uses rigorous social science to inform debate over important international policy issues. Light refreshments will be provided.

International Fellows Welcome

September 20, 4:30 p.m. | Humphrey School Atrium

The Humphrey School of Public Affairs will host a reception to welcome the 18th cohort of Hubert H Humphrey Fellows and Government of India MPA Fellows from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Humphrey School Atrium, on Tuesday, September 20. Dr. Robert Jones, senior vice president for system academic administration at the University, and Commissioner Sheila Wright of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education will offer remarks. Please RSVP to Linda Alter Capell at 612-624-6582 or ifp@umn.edu.

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Slovenia and the EU in the Global World, Twenty Years Later

September 29, 1 p.m. | Wilkins Room (Room 215)

The State and Local Policy Program at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs will present a discussion with Ambassador Roman Kirn of Slovenia and Congressman James L. Oberstar on Thursday, September 29, at 1 p.m. in the Wilkins Room (Room 215). Ambassador Kirn will discuss Slovenia after 20 years of independence and how it has shaped its role in the European Union and the global economy. The event is free but registration is required at http://slovenia.eventbrite.com/.

Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement:
A Radical Democratic Vision

September 29, 5 p.m. | Freeman Commons (Room 205)

The Humphrey School's Center on Women and Public Policy will host a discussion of Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement: A Radical Democratic Vision by Barbara Ransby from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 29, in Freeman Commons (Room 205). This is the first of the Women and Politics Book Group meetings of fall 2011. One of the most important African-American leaders of the twentieth century, Ella Baker (1903-1986) was an activist whose remarkable career spanned 50 years and touched thousands of lives. In this deeply researched biography, Ransby chronicles Baker's long and rich political career as an organizer, an intellectual, and a teacher, from her early experiences in depression-era Harlem to the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Beyond documenting an extraordinary life, the book paints a vivid picture of the African-American fight for justice and its intersections with other progressive struggles worldwide. To buy the book, visit http://www.amazon.com/Ella-Baker-Black-Freedom-Movement/dp/0807856169.