EPD Workshop – Ethiopia

Several students knee deep in their workshops have submitted posts to the blog recently.  This post was submitted by Sawako Sonoyama. _________________ I just returned from an unforgettable two-week trip to Ethiopia as part of my SIPA curriculum. This program is called The Workshop in Development Practice with the Economic and Political Development (EPD) concentration….

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Current Events at SIPA

Here are just a few of the exciting events that have recently been broadcast to our students. February 18: Anthony Dowd, chief of staff for former Fed chairman Paul Volcker, will deliver a lecture entitled “The Dukes of Moral Hazard: The Trust Banks, their Bailout, and the Volcker Rule.” February 25: David Miller, chief investment…

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Spring Class Visitation Schedule

If you have plans on visiting SIPA in the near future you might be interested in attending a class.  Logistically some classes are better to visit than others and in an effort to assist we have published a class visitation schedule.  It is a good idea to let the faculty member teaching the class know…

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Admission Decisions – Piles of Files

The most common question we are getting on the phone and via email these days is, “When will I find out about my admission decision?” In a perfect world I could tell you all the exact date and time, and I could also guarantee that every decision would be published on the same day. However,…

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EPD Workshop Notes

Workshops are a very popular part of the SIPA experience and many of our students are currently knee deep in their projects.  Last week Lacey Ramirez submitted a workshop post and now here another submitted by Beatriz Guillen. ____________________ As you have read in previous posts, the workshop project is one of the most exciting…

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