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Humphrey Public Affairs Review (HPAR) is the student-led academic journal that allows graduate students to build academic and professional skills through writing and editing high-quality work in a variety of media.
We strive to facilitate collaboration across Humphrey programs and build connections between students, faculty, staff, alumni, the broader university, and the local community. Together, we aspire to create an enduring forum for open dialogue and contribute to discussions on pressing public affairs issues.
Interested in Getting Involved in HPAR?
Interested in Getting Involved in HPAR?
JOIN THE EDITORIAL BOARD
JOIN THE EDITORIAL BOARD
Meetings are Every Monday, 4:00-5:15 PM in HHH 25 starting September 14th (some virtual)
Register as a member via GopherLink
Register as a member via GopherLink
Please note our org registration with the university's Student Unions and Activities has lapsed and membership requests are not being approved at this time. We appreciate your patience with us as we review our organization's constitution and strategize the future of HPAR!
We are looking for:
We are looking for:
a Co-Managing Editor (VP)
a Secretary (Secretary/Treasurer)
a Public Relations/Director of Public Outreach (Event Planner)
Auxiliary Positions (Officer): Social Media Manager, Blog Manager, Design Manager, IT Manager
Senior and Junior Editors
Current Projects:
Current Projects:
Redrafting the organizations constitution for Spring Registration (re-evaluating roles, strategy and purpose, management processes, etc.)
Style handbook
Digitizing and standardizing past journals to be integrated into new website
Publishing anniversary editions of past journals
Branding
Content management and outreach (
Event planning and coordination (orientation, speaker series, etc.)
Handbooks for Executive Committee and Editor roles
Register for PA 5934: The Humphrey Public Affairs Review Board
Register for PA 5934: The Humphrey Public Affairs Review Board
This seminar supports editorial board members as they produce the Humphrey Public Affairs Review (HPAR), a student-run online publication (blog). Students will carry out the activities required to publish, including writing and submitting their own work, soliciting articles, discussing selection criteria, choosing articles for publication, substantive editing, copy-editing, web design, and creating a publicity and distribution plan to spread awareness of HPAR’s new digital publication within and beyond the Humphrey School. Students can expect to strengthen their writing and editing practice, with a focus on writing for public audiences. Conducting peer reviews, providing feedback to authors, and discussing critiques with editing teams is a central component. Finally, students also submit two of their own pieces for workshopping and potential inclusion on the blog. As a result, students participate in peer review as both an editor and an author.
Registration for Fall 2026 closed September 20th
MAKE A CONTENT SUBMISSION
MAKE A CONTENT SUBMISSION
Open submission will be mid September 14 - November 06
All submissions must be authored by Humphrey graduate students and be based on original research or reporting, use APA citation style and embedded hyperlinks to sources and references in text, written in plain language with minimal jargon, and in Times New Roman font. Submissions can fall into one of the following categories: Policy Reviews, Humphrey Forum, or Book Reviews.
Questions? Contact HPAR@umn.edu
READ HPAR
READ HPAR
Op-eds, policy briefs, or papers that examine public policy proposals, problems, and debates grounded in academic literature or research. Submissions can employ diverse disciplinary, methodological, or theoretical frameworks. (1000-3000 words)
Short features of events (Humphrey, University of Minnesota, or external) with a policy focus, roundtable discussions of public policy issues, or interviews with policymakers and community leaders with a policy lens (300-900 words)
Reviews of nonfiction books that address compelling political debates or issues that frame how this book refines policy conversations (500-900 words)
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