Scholarship Program for Colombian Applicants

Applicants from Colombia who are admitted to SIPA will have the opportunity to apply for funding through a special program run by the Colombian government.  The objective of the COLFOTURO program is to help Colombian students study abroad with the goal of promoting the economic and social development of Colombia.  For information on the program,…

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Joseph Stiglitz and José Antonio Ocampo appointed to Commission of Experts of the UN General Assembly on Financial Reforms

Joseph Stiglitz, University Professor of International Affairs; Business School, Economics; Chaired Professorship of Finance and Business; Co-Director, SDEV PhD Program, and José Antonio Ocampo, Director of the Program in Economic and Political Development at the School of International and Public Affairs, have been appointed to the new Commission of Experts of the President of the…

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Julius G. Blocker, MIA ’56, Donates $3.5 Million for Exchange Program

SIPA is pleased to announce the Julius Blocker Scholars Fellowship Program. Through a $3.5 million bequest from the estate of alumnus Julius G. Blocker, MIA ’56, SIPA will endow a program to “fund and foster an international student exchange program between SIPA and a German university.” Mr. Blocker was a Fulbright scholar in West Berlin…

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Paying for School

The admission season is filled with ups and downs for applicants.  You may receive admission offers from some schools and not from others.  Those who are admitted may experience the exhilaration of all their hard work paying off only to experience the worry of how to pay for the tuition and all of the related…

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The Morningside Post Announces/Celebrates Launch of New Site

Students at SIPA have their own blog, The Morningside Post (TMP), and have recently completed a redesign of the site.  If you are prospective student who lives in the New York city area and you wish to attend a launch party please see below for details.  The following comes from SIPA student Kristen Coco.  There…

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