Today marks our final installment of the New Student Series. We’ve been introduced to some extraordinarily talented people, and everyone here in the Admissions Office knows they’ll accomplish great things at SIPA. I’ve truly enjoyed getting to know some of our incoming students, and I hope you have too! After you’ve read about Ruchita Brajabasi, who’s a Teach for India fellow, take a look back at the eight other students featured on the blog this summer. I’m sure you’ll be just as inspired as we were!
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As the start of the fall semester draws nearer, I thought it would be useful for everyone to sample SIPA’s quantitative curriculum. Our former PA Dario Martinez, MIA ’15, ran with the idea, and we developed a brief quiz of the material that was covered in his economics classes.
For students in the Master of Public Administration in Development Practice program, things may progress a little differently than for our other MPA and Master of International Affairs students. For example, while MPA and MIA students may elect to spend their summer between their first and second year however they wish, MPA-DP students are required to participate in a three-month summer field placement. And I use the term required loosely, as our students always enjoy their assignments. They work in one of 30 different countries to develop practical work experience in sustainable development practice and to gain first-hand understanding of how education, agriculture, health, nutrition, energy, water and community are interconnected. It’s both a challenging and rewarding experience that’s an essential part of the MPA-DP curriculum.
To see what it’s like for our MPA-DP students, today I’m sharing with you an experience Ana Carolina Diaz, MPA-DP ’16, had this summer while she’s working in Tanzania.
Neelanjana Gupta is the newest edition to the Class of 2017. Neelanjana double majored in economics and international studies at Brandeis University in Massachusetts. After graduation, she went back home to India to work as a policy analyst at Jana Urban Foundation, a think tank tied to one of the largest urban microfinance organizations in India. At SIPA, she hopes to learn even more about finding solutions to issues plaguing the development world, including helping young girls earn an education. Everybody, welcome Neelanjana to the class!
For Part 7 of our series, meet Ximena Mata Zenteno. Ximena is a driven young woman, who’s currently working at the Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations, and has learned how to use sports as “a tool for development and peace,” she says. She hopes to instill a love of sports and develop strong sports-related policies in her community in Puebla, Mexico after graduating from SIPA.
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—Merit E. Janow, Dean, SIPA, Professor of Practice, International and Economic Law and International Affairs
