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Academics

MPA-DP Spotlight: Urban Mobility Master Class and the Summer Field Placement

December 18, 2019 Columbia SIPA

The MPA in Development Practice program has some distinct educational opportunities for students. Here we highlight two of them: 1.…

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Academics/Meet the SIPA Community

A week in the life of a 2nd year student

December 3, 2019 Steven Reid

If you haven't guessed it by now, the 2nd year student is none other than moi (aka Steven, who is…

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Academics/Student Life

Studying International Security Policy at SIPA

December 2, 2019July 31, 2020 Stuart Caudill

Nabila recently provided some great advice on choosing your concentration at SIPA.  When I applied, there was no question that…

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Academics

MPA-DP’ 20 student Natasha Bhuta, presents at the event Mapping Data: How the Largest Tech Firms use your Data

November 22, 2019July 31, 2020 Columbia SIPA

Photo: Natasha Bhuta MPA-DP'20 Data privacy and the power of technology companies is now a core issue in both American…

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Academics/Admissions/Application Advice

Studying Cybersecurity at SIPA: A Course Guide

November 18, 2019July 31, 2020 Stuart Caudill

Photo: SIPA students and recent graduates traveled to Washington, D.C., to meet with senior industry professionals and SIPA alumni working in…

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Academics

Exploring International Finance and Economic Policy (IFEP)

September 24, 2019 Steven Reid

"Oh, you're IFEP? You MUST be smart." "IFEP? No, I'm good after macro, no more for me." "IFEP! You're going…

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Academics/Application Advice

So many concentrations, so little time

September 18, 2019 Nabila Mohd Hassan

An alum once told me that the best and worst thing about being at SIPA is the amount of choice…

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Academics/Student Life

I’m Great at Math(s) — What Does SIPA Have for Me?

August 28, 2019 Columbia SIPA

Thanks to David Wickland MIA '19 for this post in response to a topic submitted by Nicole H. Submit your idea…

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Academics

Professor Sarah Holloway on Social Entrepreneurship: “Empathy is the number one skill needed to be a successful social entrepreneur.”

August 19, 2019 Columbia SIPA

We're resharing this piece on Professor Sarah Holloway from Columbia News. Having worked in the public and nonprofit sector for…

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Academics/Admissions

Why I Chose SIPA

July 23, 2019 Dylan Hoey

I remember receiving the email on my decision like it was yesterday. I was sitting in my undergraduate institution’s computer…

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