Choose SIPA for the United Nations Studies Working Group, says Camilo Lizarralde, MIA ’15

Everyone here at the Admissions Office knows that many of our newly-admitted students are still torn between enrolling at SIPA or another public policy program this upcoming fall. With enrollment deadlines looming, I wanted to share with you a post by one of our Admissions Ambassadors, Camilo Lizarralde. Camilo, MIA ’15, is in the International Security Policy concentration…

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SIPA Professor receives highest academic honor

On the admissions blog, we talk a lot about the admissions process and student experiences. Something we don’t often mention is what our world-renowned faculty members and practitioners are up to. So today, I wanted to bring your attention to an honor that was recently bestowed upon one of SIPA’s own. This week, Columbia University…

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Katherine McGehee, MIA ’15, reflects on ASD 2015

Today, we’re sharing a blog post from our PA, Katherine McGehee, MIA ’15. She was one of our volunteers at this week’s open house, Admitted Students’ Day 2015. She served on the student panel, assisted students with registration, and chatted it up with newly-admitted students at the evening reception. Always on top of things, Katherine wanted…

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Benjamin Jealous examines the Intersection of tech and social impact

Visit by former NAACP president is latest event in Dean’s Seminar Series in Race and Policy When Benjamin Jealous was an undergraduate at Columbia 21 years ago, he said, there were nightly shootouts in Morningside Park. The former president and CEO of the NAACP recalled celebrating a friend’s 21st birthday against that backdrop: The group…

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Week in the Life: Kevin Gong

We’ve received some wonderful feedback about our new Week in the Life series. This week, I’m sharing a snapshot from Kevin Gong, MPA 2015. Before enrolling at SIPA, Kevin was an organizer for TEDxBerkeley. Today, Kevin’s in the IFEP concentration and hopes to one day transform how people engage with urban environments through interactive art and technology…

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