Our next program assistant introduction highlights one who has previously been featured before on the blog – Kier Joy! Kier Joy is a second-year student at SIPA studying Urban Social Policy and International Conflict Resolution. He was raised a military brat, having lived all over the U.S. and in the UK. He graduated from the…
Program Assistant Introduction: Niara Valerio
Class has officially started for the 2018-2019 academic year! With this semester, we have a brand new group of program assistants who will be assisting the SIPA Office of Admissions. We’ll be featuring our new PA’s over the next couple of weeks. For today’s post, let’s give a warm welcome to Niara Valerio! Niara is…
Upcoming Graduate School Fairs
The Columbia SIPA admissions team will be attending several upcoming events around the U.S., and we want to talk to you. A few minutes at a graduate school event could change your life forever and lead to great advances in your career. If you’re unable to come to these, don’t worry – keep updated on…
Three Tips for Efficient Communication with our Office
The Office of Admissions and Financial Aid is meant to be a resource for you as you go through the admissions process. Help us help you stay efficient in getting information by following these three tips for communicating with our office: Use the same name and email address each time. Whether communicating with us or…
Welcome to SIPA with Giovanni, Jake and Rahel
It’s an exciting time at SIPA right now – Orientation Week just finished (check out photos here!), and classes start today! And of course, the 2019 application is open. We know it’s a lot to think about as you go through preparing your application package – or even deciding if you want to make the…
