The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans

The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans provide opportunities for continuing generations of able and accomplished New Americans to achieve leadership in their chosen fields. The Program is established in recognition of the contributions New Americans have made to American life and in gratitude for the opportunities the United States has afforded the…

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who’s on deck?

As sad as we are to see our PA’s (program assistants) graduate and leave us, we are thrilled to have new second years join our team.  If you continue to follow the Admissions Blog, you’ll get to know them over the next few months through their posts and of course, if you contact the Admissions…

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Beware: cool stuff in NYC on a grad-student-friendly budget

Orientation week has ended.  Classes have begun.  One of our new students at SIPA, Joel Putnam, MPA 2015 posted this in our new student group discussion group but we thought this would be great to share with anyone thinking of coming to New York — the best city in the world. …… It’s been great…

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interest rates news

Interest rates has been on the minds of many students thinking about taking out a loan… Congress recently passed a rare bipartisan bill that set interest rates on federal student loans, The Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act of 2013.  While most of the discussion and media attention centered on loans for undergraduates, there is good…

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Office Closed for Labor Day

Columbia University (including the SIPA Admissions & Financial Aid Office) will be closed today, Monday, September 2, 2013. We will resume regular office hours tomorrow. If you need to speak with us and will not be able to stop by our office after today, please email us at: [email protected] or call us at: 1-212-854-6216.  …

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