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New Sexual Respect Education Program, Research Initiative at Columbia University

I’m sure some of you have read the news this year related to sexual assault on university campuses across the country. So I feel it’s important to share with all of you a new awareness initiative on campus requiring all Columbia students to participate in new programming as part of their degree requirements (from workshops and…

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Kaitlyn Wells

A Capstone Experience: Land Development in Ethiopia

Hi everyone. I realize that now—the decision waiting period—is a stressful time. To lighten the mood, I thought you might enjoy reading about some of the exciting things our PAs have been up to. So I wanted to take the time to share with you a story from our newest PA, Tinsley Corbett, MPA ’15, in which she…

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Kaitlyn Wells

Student Spotlight: Isabela Cunha

Today I’ve decided to share a short Q&A with a current International Organizations and UN Studies specialization student, Isabela Cunha. This specialization requires students to complete a core course in international organizations, and two additional three-credit courses. The content of this core course focuses particularly on the mandate of these organizations, their history, their governance structure,…

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Kaitlyn Wells

SIPA Dean’s Public Policy Challenge Winners Announced

We have some exciting news about an inaugural public policy challenge for SIPA students to design cutting-edge technology projects. The winners of SIPA Dean Merit E. Janow’s $25,000 competition were recently announced, and the winning solutions are truly amazing! PaisaBack will use mobile technology to encourage women in India to get preventive health care, and Terranga’s…

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Columbia SIPA

A view from the class: Raúl Andres Soto, MPA ’15 & Leah Yudin, MPA’ 15

For this SIPA student stories series edition, we’ve decided to share with you the backgrounds of two of our amazing students who are in their first year of study at SIPA. One is a Fulbright scholar from Guatemala who now co-chairs the SIPA Student Association. The other student is from New Jersey and hopes to work…

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Columbia SIPA

New Sexual Respect Education Program, Research Initiative at Columbia University

A Capstone Experience: Land Development in Ethiopia

Student Spotlight: Isabela Cunha

SIPA Dean’s Public Policy Challenge Winners Announced

A view from the class: Raúl Andres Soto, MPA ’15 & Leah Yudin, MPA’ 15

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