Interview with SIPA MPA candidate, Danielle Schlanger

Name: Danielle Schlanger Degree: MPA Concentration: Urban and Social Policy Specialization: International media, advocacy, and communication Danielle is a second-year SIPA student pursuing an MPA degree with a concentration in Urban and Social Policy. During her time at SIPA, Danielle has written for The Morningside Post, the school’s newspaper, and has interned for CNBC in…

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EE and its toolkit

The Energy and Environment (EE) Concentration provides students with the analytical tools and knowledge to address society’s vital economic and environmental challenges, and to train world-class leaders in public, private, and nonprofit careers in the fields of energy and environment. EE students obtain a solid background in technology, politics, management, economics, quantitative techniques, market and…

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we would love to meet you…

Our fall recruitment season has begun.  Besides the numerous MIA/MPA information sessions held on the Columbia University campus, SIPA Admissions will be attending several graduate fairs around the country, such as the Idealist Grad Fairs and the APSIA Admissions Forums.  We are also participating in various information sessions from St. Paul, MN to Brasilia, Brazil…

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Interview with SIPA MIA candidate, Henry Fernandez

Name: Henry Fernandez Degree: MIA Concentration: Energy and Environment Specialization: Management Brief Background: I studied Political Science at Binghamton University and I am currently pursuing a Masters in International Affairs. Before joining SIPA, I worked as an International Program Manager for Columbia University’s Environmentally Socially Sustainable Economic Growth Program in rural Dominican Republic. Our program…

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Summer in the Amazon: Reliving Hakuna Matata

During the summer I had the privilege to work with Fundacion Runa in Tena Ecuador. Located in the middle of the Ecuadorian Amazon, Fundacion Runa specializes in commercializing Guayusa (a tea native to the land and sacred to the Quichua Community). Since its creation initiation in 2010, Runa has earned “Fair Trade” labeling through FAIR…

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