The Class Rundown

A common question applicants have is, “What are classes at SIPA like?” I posed this question to current SIPA student Carrie Dorn and she graciously composed the following post . . . no test or paper required, just enjoy! _________________________ With all of the activities and events that are happening at SIPA every day, sometimes…

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Social Media and Social Movements: Al Jazeera English Comes to Columbia

Current students do a good job of sending along blog content for posting, but I fell a little behind in the past month or so due to all of the updates related to admission decisions.  Erisha Suwal sent along the following post in February. Has it really been that long since the last snow on…

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Alternative Spring Break – Building Bottle Schools

SIPA students are an adventurous bunch.  As proof of this, some decided to spend their spring break to assist with a community development project in Guatemala.  Mynor Godoy was one of the students and he put together a great summary of their time. To whet your appetite, here is the introduction: Eight hours north of…

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Race Thinking and the Sciences in French Colonial Vietnam

The following post was written by Sawako Sonoyama.  I am constantly amazed by the sheer number of events our students have access to.  We will feature more posts soon from some students that have been working on their capstone projects. ______________________________ SIPA offers a variety of activities that help equip students with the skills necessary…

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A Few Reminders

I am happy to say that we are down to the 1% mark in terms of applications that we need to finalize decisions on.  If you are in this last group that has yet to receive an email from us welcoming you to view your decision, this is the week. I also wanted to provide…

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