Creating and Cultivating Global Parents

Alumna Stephanie Meade (MIA ’02) launched an online magazine for parents raising little global citizens: InCultureParent.com. She says it will focus on culture, language, and traditions that appeal to parents raising multicultural and multilingual children, as well as global parenting practices. “SIPA gave me the foundation and tools to move my career in international relations to a new…

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Morningside Post – MIA in the Army

The following article comes to us courtesy of the SIPA student blog, The Morningside Post.  It was written by Posted by Michelle Chahine on November 22nd, 2010. _____________________ Jordan Becker’s time in the MIA program is funded by the U.S. Army – that is, his Masters in International Affairs. He has served in the Army…

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Top 10 Application Tips – # 7 Fellowship Statement

This is the seventh entry in our “Top 10″ list to assist you with understanding the process of submitting your admission application to SIPA.  This entry is focused on advice regarding the section of the application entitled “Fellowship Statement.” Funding a graduate school education can be challenging and I will offer additional insight regarding financial…

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A Day in the Shoes of a SIPA Student

What is a “typical” day like for a SIPA student?  Carrie Dorn offers her perspective . . . _____________________ When I first informed my friends about my acceptance to SIPA, they gave me a lot of unsolicited advice and some of it turned out to be very useful.  I was advised to pack in all…

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Reminding or Deleting Recommendation Letter Writers

Our online application system makes it easy to send reminder messages to those you have asked to compose letters of recommendation for your application to SIPA.  You can also easily delete a recommender if it turns out they will not be able to submit a letter on your behalf. All you have to do to…

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