Archive for December 2014 – Page 2

Who’s on ‘The Colbert Report’?!

Courtesy of The Colbert Report

Courtesy of The Colbert Report

As it turns out, it’s not that impossible to make it to the “big” time. One of SIPA’s very own has been featured on a popular, late-night satirical television programJason Bordoff, of SIPA’s Center on Global Energy Policy, recently appeared on “The Colbert Report” to discuss falling oil prices. In the interview, Bordoff also talks about OPEC’s decision to flood the market with cheap oil in order to weaken the U.S.’s fracking industry.

And boy, did the Colbert Nation take note of what he had to say.

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Jason Bordoff: Why energy leaders need SIPA

Photo credit: REUTERS/DARREN WHITESIDE

Last week, Jason Bordoff, the founding director Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy, co-authored the article, “Why Energy Leaders Need to Read Cicero” for Reuters. In it he discusses why energy leaders need the kind of skills taught at SIPA now more than ever.

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What’s with the GRE/GMAT and TOEFL/IELTS?

(Photo courtesy of Biblioteca Centro Lincoln-ICANA)

(Photo courtesy of Biblioteca Centro Lincoln-ICANA)

By now you’ve realized (we hope) that the GRE (or GMAT) and/or TOEFL (or IELTS) scores are required for admission into SIPA’s MIA/MPA program. Before you submit your scores, read the frequently asked questions about the standardized exams below.

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Can my application be incomplete?

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We have received several questions today about whether or not prospective applicants can submit their applications before recommendation letters or official-score reports are received, and after the rest of their application is complete (e.g., resumes, essays and transcripts). Read More →

Q&A: Moises Mendoza, MIA ’16, pursues project on statelessness

Moises Mendoza MIA ’16

Moises Mendoza (MIA ’16) sat down with SIPA News to discuss the limbo facing stateless people in the United States, the upcoming launch of his new multimedia project on statelessness (including the website Stateless Voices), and his transition from a career in journalism to a career in the U.S. Foreign Service.

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—Merit E. Janow, Dean, SIPA, Professor of Practice, International and Economic Law and International Affairs

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