The Evans School of Public Affairs hosts between 12 and 14 midcareer professionals from around the world every year through the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program. The fellows take part in one year of advanced non-degree study to gain hands-on experience and theoretical knowledge of how the U.S. approaches work in their professional fields.
Learn more about our 2007-2008 Humphrey Fellows.
Past Humphrey fellows have come from the fields of:
The University of Washington is one of only 15 universities in the U.S. where Humphrey fellows are placed, and has hosted more than 230 fellows from at least 90 different nations since 1987. For the Evans School, this has provided an invaluable resource of international perspectives on public policy issues that cross national boundaries.
The Humphrey Fellowship program is administered by the Institute of International Education and primarily supported by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
For more information about the Humphrey Fellowship Program at the Evans School, contact our Student Services office at evansdss@u.washington.edu or 206.543.4900.
On May 30, 2008, the Evans School of Public Affairs celebrated 20 years of hosting the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship program at the University of Washington, one of only 15 universities in the nation chosen to participate in the program.
More than 200 people attended the event, including current and former fellows and the many university and regional community members who have been instrumental in the program’s success.
Over the last 20 years, the University of Washington has opened its doors to more than 240 fellows from nearly 100 different nations, Evans School Dean and Professor Sandra O. Archibald said in her opening remarks at the ceremony.
“For our school and university, the fellows offer invaluable international perspectives on public policy and issues that cross national boundaries,” Archibald said before announcing the Evans School recently received funding to continue the program for another five years.
The celebration featured keynote speeches by:
Speeches were also given by Evans School Hubert H. Humphrey program coordinator Alix Furness and faculty coordinator Sanjeev Khagram.
The Humphrey Fellowship program is administered by the Institute of International Education and primarily supported by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs.
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