Thanks to a former Admissions program assistant and SIPA ’18 graduate for this post! One of the reasons why I chose to attend SIPA was because I wanted to engage with and learn from the large and diverse student body. That being said, I was also concerned about getting lost in a larger program –…
Opportunities for SIPA students’ writing to be published!
Besides the student trips, speaker panels, and networking events, there are also many opportunities for SIPA students to publish their work. Here is a list of a few student-led initiatives: Picture taken by Shalaka Joshi at the launch of the most recent journal “The Fourth Industrial Revolution.” Journal of International Affairs Founded in 1947, the…
MIT D-Lab: Summer Fellows will support D-Lab’s efforts to measure the impact of its work around the world.
From MIT D-Lab: Three summer monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) fellows from SIPA – Fatema Alhashemi MPA-DP ’20, Iris Lau Castro MPA-DP ‘20, and Taylor Light MPA-DP ’20 – will support MIT D-Lab’s efforts to measure the impact of its work around the world. In addition to conducting evaluations of D-Lab’s programs, the MEL Fellows will…
Math Camp 101
I’m sure by now you’ve heard that economics and other quantitative coursework are key components of international and public affairs. One of the ways SIPA tries to prepare incoming students for the quantitative courses they’ll be taking is Math Camp. But, what is Math Camp? Do students go camping in the woods and recite the…
Being a First-Generation Latina at Columbia SIPA
Thanks to Karla Henriquez MPA ’19 for this post, in response to a topic submitted by Adam B. Submit your idea for a blog post here. “I got into Columbia!” I told my mom. She did not quite know what that meant. “Obama graduated from there.” “Ah que bueno,” she said to me. But she…
