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Category: Meet the SIPA Community

Content examples: profiles of SIPA students and alum

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Professor Anya Schiffrin’s New York Books List 2020

November 25, 2020November 20, 2020 Columbia SIPA

With the U.S. Thanksgiving break approaching, you may find yourself having time for a bit of light reading. Professor and…

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Intro to International Fellows Program Pt. 2: Meet the IFP Program Assistants, Kara and Lance

November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 Tenzin Thargay

Welcome to the final post of our two-part series introducing the International Fellows Program (IFP)! This post will provide insights…

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Intro to International Fellows Program Pt. 1: Meet Prof. Sestanovich

November 23, 2020November 20, 2020 Tenzin Thargay

Welcome to the first of our two-part series introducing the International Fellows Program (IFP)! This post will provide insights from…

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Meet Irina Preotescu MIA’21, former United Nations intern and Division 1 tennis student-athlete

November 18, 2020November 18, 2020 Columbia SIPA

What were you doing before you came to SIPA? Before coming to SIPA I worked for the Consulate General of…

Read More Meet Irina Preotescu MIA’21, former United Nations intern and Division 1 tennis student-athlete

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What it’s like being part of SIPA during the Elections with Elizabeth Anderson MIA ’21

November 9, 2020November 9, 2020 Columbia SIPA

Hi! My name is Elizabeth Anderson. I’m a second-year MIA student concentrating in Economic & Political Development focused on sustainable…

Read More What it’s like being part of SIPA during the Elections with Elizabeth Anderson MIA ’21

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Meet Marta Aparicio MIA ’20, Foreign Service Officer at the U.S. Department of State

October 15, 2020October 21, 2020 Columbia SIPA

My name is Marta Aparicio and I’m part of the class of 2020.  I obtained a Master of International Affairs…

Read More Meet Marta Aparicio MIA ’20, Foreign Service Officer at the U.S. Department of State

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Program Assistant Introduction: Tenzin Dawa Thargay MIA ’21

September 30, 2020October 15, 2020 Tenzin Thargay

Today you'll meet the last of our new program assistants for this semester. If you missed the others, here are…

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Program Assistant Introduction: Monica Vega Herrera MIA ’21

September 28, 2020October 15, 2020 Monica Vega Herrera

The Office of Admissions and Financial Aid is excited to introduce our new program assistants, including Zawadia, Sevita, and today,…

Read More Program Assistant Introduction: Monica Vega Herrera MIA ’21

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Program Assistant Introduction: Sevita Rama MPA-DP ’21

September 25, 2020October 15, 2020 Sevita Rama

We’re introducing our new group of program assistants with the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid. We started with Zawadia;…

Read More Program Assistant Introduction: Sevita Rama MPA-DP ’21

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Program Assistant Introduction: Zawadia LeFang MPA ’21

September 23, 2020October 15, 2020 Zawadia LeFang

Note from Admissions: The 2020-2021 academic year is officially in swing, and as usual we have a new group of…

Read More Program Assistant Introduction: Zawadia LeFang MPA ’21

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