Happy Thanksgiving

Today is a National Holiday in the U.S. and both today and tomorrow the University and our offices will be closed.  Please note that we will not be able to respond to email or phone calls until our office opens again on Monday the 29th. I am thankful that I made it safely through another…

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Digital Media as a Means For Social Change

There are always events going on at SIPA each week featuring interesting speakers from all different fields.  A recent example focused on professionals representing digital media channels you are likely familiar with.  The following article was contributed by SIPA student Timothy Shenk. _____________________ Two leaders in the evolving digital media landscape spoke with SIPA students…

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EPD Workshop

The following post was submitted by Brittney Bailey.  Brittney is working in our office this year and she, along with several other students, are contributing posts throughout the year. _____________________ As a second-year EPD student, November is arguably the most important month of the year (outside of May for obvious reasons 🙂  Why November? Because…

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Top 10 Application Tips #4 – Résumés

This is the fourth 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 our résumé requirements. The first thing to take note of is that we require applicants to submit two separate résumés.  This may seem strange…

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10 Years of Women, Peace and Security

The following post was submitted by Sawako Sonoyama.  Sawako is working in our office this year and she, along with several other students, will be contributing posts throughout the year. _____________________ 10 years ago, the UN Security Council passed resolution 1325 that focused on increased representation of women in the Security Council. The resolution reaffirms…

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