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Foreclosure.com Scholarship Program

Do you ever talk to your TV? I know that sounds like a strange question, but when I am watching the news I will often shout out my suggestions for policy reform. Of course the TV news people cannot hear me, but if I get riled up I just have to let it out. Well,…

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Matt Clemons 0 Comments

South Asia Institute: Distinguished Lecturer Series

SIPA student have access to many events each week and most of that has to do with the 20 different regional and functional institutes associated with policy analysis. The South Asia Institute is sponsoring the following event today: “South Asia? West Asia? The location and identities of Pakistan” A talk by S. Akbar Zaidi (Karachi…

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Matt Clemons 0 Comments

New York State Recruiting

Next week I will be traveling to colleges and universities throughout New York State to speak with students about our programs. Four other schools will also be at these information sessions. You can register for one of these events by visiting our registration page.

Posted on September 13, 2009 by Columbia SIPA 0 Comments

Office Communication Top Ten List – Entry #5

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 voice mail message speak slowly, clearly, and state your telephone number twice. As much as we would like to answer every call someone makes to our office, sometimes…

Posted on September 12, 2009 by Columbia SIPA 0 Comments

Recruitment Fair: Boston, September 15th

Just a quick reminder that the Idealist.org Graduate School Fair in Boston is scheduled for next Tuesday, September 15th at 5:00 PM on the campus of Boston University. I will be representing SIPA and would be happy to meet you. Who am I? You can visit this past entry composed last winter for more information….

Posted on September 11, 2009 by Matt Clemons 0 Comments