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Author: Diane Nguyen

Student Life

Do you even lift?

June 21, 2019 Diane Nguyen

Hi everyone, I’m Diane – a member of the Admissions team here at SIPA (and the in-house certified personal trainer 💪)…

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Academics/Meet the SIPA Community/Student Life

Meeting Africa’s funding gap to meet the SDGs and how an MDP student is part of this ambitious objective

October 16, 2018 Diane Nguyen

Africa faces an annual funding gap of $1.3 trillion if it is to meet the SDGs by 2030. MPA-DP student Ji Qi…

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Meet the SIPA Community

Program Assistant Introduction: Kier Joy

September 13, 2018 Diane Nguyen

Our next program assistant introduction highlights one who has previously been featured before on the blog - Kier Joy! Kier…

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Admissions/Meet the SIPA Community

Program Assistant Introduction: Niara Valerio

September 10, 2018 Diane Nguyen

Class has officially started for the 2018-2019 academic year! With this semester, we have a brand new group of program…

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Meet the SIPA Community

A View From the Class: Shanna Crumley and Muhammad Alaa Ghanem

February 6, 2018 Diane Nguyen

The SIPA Office of Alumni and Development is pleased to share another installment of A View from the Class, a…

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Admissions/Application Advice

Our top ten posts of 2017

January 3, 2018October 12, 2020 Diane Nguyen

Happy New Year everyone! It's 2018. Can you believe it?! Here's a look at our top 10 blog posts from…

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Admissions/Application Advice

We are closing early today at 1 PM!

December 22, 2017October 12, 2020 Diane Nguyen

The Office of Admissions and Financial Aid will close early today for the Christmas holiday, December 25 and 26,  at…

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General

Happy Holidays from SIPA!

December 21, 2017 Diane Nguyen

All of us here at SIPA Admissions and Financial Aid wish you and your loved ones a peaceful and joyous…

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Financing your Degree

Reminder: Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship Applications are due Jan. 12, 2018

December 20, 2017 Diane Nguyen

The Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship is accepting application for the 2018 Pickering Fellowship cohort at http://www.twc.edu/thomas-r-pickering-foreign-affairs-fellowship-program. Applications are…

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Meet the SIPA Community

A View from the Class: Sinan Zeino

December 19, 2017 Diane Nguyen

In December's issue, we feature current SIPA student, Sinan Zeino MIA '19. A first year Master of International Affairs candidate,…

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Due to COVID-19, the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid are working remotely until further notice.

We will continue to respond to emails as promptly as possible and thank you for your patience.

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January 18, 2021: University Closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday

FEBRUARY: MIA, MPA, MPA-DP Final Application Deadline

APRIL 28: SIPA Graduation

APRIL 30: Columbia University Commencement

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