Author Archive for Columbia SIPA – Page 35

Jason Bordoff: Why energy leaders need SIPA

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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?

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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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Ella Watson-Stryker, MIA ’09, is TIME’s Person of the Year!

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Congratulations! Ella Watson-Stryker, MIA ’09, and fellow “Ebola Fighters” are Time magazine’s Person of the Year for 2014. They were awarded the honor for their “tireless acts of courage and mercy, for buying the world time to boost its defenses, for risking, for persisting, for sacrificing and saving.” 

Read about Time’s choice here.

Read the article on Ms. Watson-Stryker here.

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