SIPA seeks proposals from students for innovative projects that use digital technology and data to improve the global urban environment. Affordable and clean energy access—opportunities for refugees to provide language services—reliable access to the Internet—these are the goals of the winners of this year’s Dean’s Public Policy Challenge Grant competition, announced by SIPA at the 2016 #StartupColumbia…
Founded in 1946, the School of International and Public Affairs has evolved greatly over seven decades, adding students, faculty, programs, areas of study, academic centers, and even the tallest building on Columbia University’s Morningside Campus. After 70 years, what remains unchanged is the School’s mission—to serve the global public interest by educating students to serve…
Sunday marks a new beginning for many people across the globe. May 1, also known as May Day, has various meanings, but for many of us it is a time to celebrate spring and the approaching summer months. Some communities dance around a maypole like the one pictured above taken at a fair in Bristol,…
I’m often asked about where SIPA’s alumni land post graduation. The answer is wherever they want! But don’t take my word for it. Here are four videos from SIPA graduates from the classes of 2013 and 2014. The videos are all about two minutes long, so take an 8-minute break to hear what our Seeples have to say about how…
Every year, Seeples come together to poke fun at themselves, their professors and SIPA life in general. Think of it as an episode of Saturday Night Light, but with a SIPA twist!
