SIPA Faculty in the News

When speaking with prospective students I often highlight the fact that those they are learning from at SIPA are both well educated and have solid policy experience.  What better way to learn about the inner workings of the policy world than from those who have lived and continue to be connected to the policy world?…

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New Student Photo Entry #17

The first two photos come from Alicia Ng, an incoming MIA student. This photo was taken earlier this year at the Angkor Wat temples in Cambodia. The morning sun was streaming in just perfectly – Lewis Carroll is one of my favourite authors and this passageway was reminiscent of stepping through the looking glass. This…

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New Student Photo Entry #16

The first two photos come from incoming MIA student Kevin Hong. Location: Amhara region, Ethiopia Description: One morning, we were driving to a village for our research study and saw people lined up outside an old church with pieces of clothes on the ground. We got curious so we shouted out to the driver to…

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2010 Application Information Post #2: Résumé/CV Changes

In a recent post I mentioned that the Admissions Committee has decided to make some changes to the application process in the coming year.  As the title of this post suggests, I will be laying out the changes in a series of entries in the coming weeks. One of the changes may at first seem…

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New Student Photo Entry #15

The first description and photo come from  Sahil Gulati – an incoming Master of Public Administration in Development Practice student. This  photo was taken in the community of El Caracol (Potrerillos Municipality) in Honduras on June 6, 2009, while I was working a water project as part of the San Francisco Professional Chapter of Engineers…

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