Fellowship Opportunity for College Sophomores

SIPA is proud to partner with several organizations that provide scholarship funding to individuals interested in international and Public Affairs and one such organization is the Institute for International Public Policy Fellowship Program (IIPP). Individuals apply in their sophomore year of college and participate in academic and professional programs to help prepare for graduate school. …

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Earth Institute Practicum

One of the tremendous advantages of attending SIPA is the vast array of resources available through Columbia University.  There are numerous institutes and centers to learn from along with the ability to cross register for classes across the university.  Each year SIPA students take close to 700 non-SIPA courses.  This provides students with a great…

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Top 10 Tips for Communicating With Us No.5: When leaving a voicemail, speak slowly and state your telephone number twice

Updated: March 2016 This is the fifth entry in our “Top 10″ list for you to consider when communicating with our office and applying. Number 5 – When leaving a voicemail, speak slowly and state your telephone number twice As much as we would like to answer every call someone makes to our office, sometimes…

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Summer 2010 Internship – Post 2

This is the second entry in our recap of summer internships completed by SIPA students working in the Admissions Office this year.  Richard Parker is a second year MIA student concentrating in International Security Policy. ___________________________ This summer was great. I returned back to my second favorite city, Washington D.C. for an internship with the…

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MDGs – Can We Meet the Goals?

The following post was written by current SIPA student Sawako Sonoyama. ___________________________ Look at this line up: Kandeh Yumkella, Director General of UNIDO Nafis Sadik, Special Advisor of the Secretary General on HIV/Aids and former Executive Director of UNFPA Jomo Sundaram, Assistant Secretary General for Economic Develop-ment, Department of Economic and Social Affairs Rebeca Grynspan,…

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