We are hosting an online information session tomorrow (February 7) at 3:30 pm EST (New York). Learn more about SIPA’s two year MIA/MPA program from where ever you are.
You will need a computer with audio, internet connection and Adobe Flash player. Please register to get login information before the start of the session. And then simply login from your computer at 3:30 pm. See you then.
Every week SIPA hosts thought provoking lectures and discussions on campus. Below is a snapshot of next week’s events; topics include gender equality, media, security, and post-colonialism.
For details and a full list of events happening at SIPA , please visit our website.
MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2013
Borders and Security in Israeli Diplomacy
12:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Lecture with Ambassador Dore Gold, former Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations. Moderated by Dr. Stephanie Neuman, Director, Comparative Studies Program Member, the Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies.
Sponsor: Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies
MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2013
Women and Media: Gender Equality
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Discussion with Vuslat Dogan Sabanci,CEO of Hurriyet Newspaper Publishing Company in Turkey.
Sponsor: Middle East Institute, Columbia Global Centers Turkey, and Columbia Turkish Students
MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2013
Building Peace in Colombia: The Government’s Efforts in the Demobilization and Reintegration of Illegal Armed Groups
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Lecture with Alejandro Eder, Director, Columbian Agency for Reintegration and SIPA Class of 2006 and Professor José Antonio Ocampo, Director, Economic and Political Development Concentration, Columbia SIPA. Confirmation of attendance suggested: Please send an e-mail to Carolina Ocampo-Maya by Friday January 26, 2013 at [email protected]. Write “interested in event” on the subject and include your full name.
Sponsor: Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies
TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2013
Overkill: The Case for Reevaluating U.S. Nuclear Strategy
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Lecture with Christopher Preble and Benjamin Friedman, CATO Institute. Moderated by Dr. Richard Betts, Director, the Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies.
Sponsor: Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2013
Second in Command: A Conversation with UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson on Global Politics, Leadership, and His Role at the Top of the United Nations
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Join Professor Elisabeth Lindenmayer and Deputy-Secretary General Jan Eliasson for a discussion on the current geopolitical climate, challenges faced by the United Nations, and Eliasson’s lifetime of responsibilities.
Sponsor: SIPA, UN Studies Program
THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2013
Political Protests in Russia: New Perspectives and Unexpected Findings
5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Panel discussion with Graeme B. Robertson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Regina Smyth, Indiana University; and Mark R. Beissinger, Princeton University.
Sponsor: Harriman Institute
THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2013
The Economic Development of Latin America since Independence
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
José Antonio Ocampo will discuss his new book, written with Luis Bértola.
Sponsor: Economic and Political Development Concentration
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 01, 2013
New Media in Education 2013 Conference
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
This free, one-day event sponsored by the Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning will bring together the Columbia community and colleagues in higher education technology for dialogue around technology in education and academic life.
Speakers from Columbia and beyond will address critical issues affecting education and technology today, such as online learning, digital publishing, and social media. Subtitled “Bits to Breakthroughs,” the 2013 conference will focus on how new media can enhance educational initiatives for meaningful local and global impact.
To register, visit nme2013.eventbrite.com
Sponsor: Center for New Media Teaching and Learning
Jason Bordoff, a special assistant to President Obama and senior director for energy and climate change on the staff of the National Security Council, has joined Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, SIPA officials announced. Bordoff will join the faculty as a professor of professional practice and will serve as director of SIPA’s Center on Global Energy Policy.
One of the nation’s top energy policy experts, Bordoff also held senior policy roles in the White House’s National Economic Council and Council on Environmental Quality. He joined the Obama administration in April 2009.
“I’m thrilled to join the Columbia faculty and to build the Center on Global Energy Policy,” Bordoff said. “As we have seen, there are few policy issues more important on the world stage. Energy policy has a profound impact on the global economy and geopolitics. As someone who has relied on academic and think-tank analysis to help inform policy decisions, I know there is a need for more independent, rigorous analysis of the energy policy choices that our leaders face. And there are few places better positioned than Columbia to fill that need, with its world-class reputation, New York location, highly international student body and faculty, and depth and strength in a wide range of disciplines.
To read Jason Bordoff’s biography, click here.
Columbia University and SIPA are honored to welcome numerous international leaders to campus each year. SIPA welcomes George Papandreou to our community as a SIPA Global Fellow. Greece today is a living laboratory for some of the key global public policy challenges of our time – including economic policy and social policy. The former Prime Minister George Papandreou will teach a seminar course at SIPA in the spring 2013 semester. His seminar course will focus on the European financial crises of recent years.
George A. Papandreou served as prime minister from October 2009 to November 2011. He was selected as one of Foreign Policy magazine’s Top 100 Global Thinkers in 2010 for “making the best of Greece’s worst year.” He previously held government posts including undersecretary of culture, minister of education, and, from 1999 to 2004, foreign minister. As leader of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement political party, or PASOK, from January 2004 to March 2012, Papandreou launched radical reforms of the Greek party political system.
“George Papandreou has been a leader in challenging times,” said Provost John Coatsworth. “He brings to Columbia and SIPA a wealth of knowledge and experience from more than 30 years as a policymaker in Greece, as a major participant in the development of the European Union and its evolving institutions, and as a thoughtful commentator on a wide range of global public policy issues. I am confident his presence will be of great value to our community.”
Mark your calendars.
The SIPA Admissions & Financial Aid Office will operate on limited hours starting this Friday.
We will close at 1pm on Friday, December 21 and reopen on Wednesday, December 26 at 9am.
Our office will also close early at 1pm on Friday, December 28 and resume normal office hours after the new year on Wednesday, January 2.
We will have a small crew here Wednesday, December 26 to Friday, December 28 and will try to respond to all your questions in a timely manner.
Thank you for your patience. And good luck with those applications.
Have a safe and festive New Year!
"The most global public policy school, where an international community of students and faculty address world challenges."
—Merit E. Janow, Dean, SIPA, Professor of Practice, International and Economic Law and International Affairs
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