Career Services Newsletter Highlights

Our Office of Career Services (OCS) is very active in the lives of our students.  The job of OCS is to help our current students prepare for immediate engagement in the policy world upon graduation and to assist alumni with continued career development.  The following are some of the highlights of the most recent OCS…

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SIPA Faculty Weigh In on Events in Egypt

Events in Egypt have been dominating the news and many of our faculty have been asked to weigh in by various media sources.  Below are some perspectives from SIPA faculty members in recent weeks. ______________________ Gary Sick talks about the military ties between the U.S. and Egypt TIME, January 30, 2011 NPR, February 3, 2011…

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Alumni Notes #1: February 2011

Every so often I work with our Director of Alumni Affairs and I get highlights on what some of our alumni are doing.  I received a report from her earlier this week and started to digest it.  I decided to divide the information into two posts.  This first post covers three general sectors and the…

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Are Loans Financial Aid?

A common refrain/question that sometimes surrounds discussions of financial aid is, “I do not consider loans to be financial aid, why do you note them as a financial aid option?” It might not be the best analogy, but the majority of people that buy a home do so by obtaining a loan from a bank. …

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SIPA News – The Water Issue

The latest issue of SIPA News is now available.  The magazine is published twice per year and features articles written by students and faculty at SIPA.   The topic for this issue is water.  The importance of such a simple substance is underscored in the Dean’s introduction: With more than 6 billion people on the planet…

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