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LGBTQIA+ Pride Month 2022

June 7, 2022 Columbia SIPA

Happy Pride Month, Columbia! June is LGBTQIA+ Pride Month, an annual celebration that recognizes LGBTQIA+ people and their impact on…

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Tips and Tricks for Getting Around NYC

April 20, 2022April 27, 2022 Joey Fernandez

Welcome to SIPA and New York City! One reason many students attend SIPA is to explore and take advantage of…

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What’s it like to live in Columbia Residential Housing?

April 6, 2022April 6, 2022 Catherine Born

While studying at SIPA for the past two years, I have had the opportunity to live in Columbia Residential housing…

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Discounts and Free Perks of Being a Columbia Student

April 4, 2022March 25, 2022 Carolina Tamayo

It is no secret that NYC is an expensive place to live, and being a full-time student means having limited…

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Apartment Hunting in NYC

March 23, 2022March 23, 2022 Catalina Wedman Alfaro

Name something that 𝙞𝙨𝙣'𝙩 an Olympic sport, but 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙨 like an Olympic sport 🤔 New York City Apartment hunting 🌈✨…

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SIPA DEI Alumni-Student Mentoring Initiative

March 21, 2022March 18, 2022 Joey Fernandez

As part of its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts, SIPA has launched the DEI Alumni-Student Mentoring Initiative. This program…

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Favorite Study Spots on Campus

March 16, 2022March 11, 2022 Catherine Born

As a second-year student, I have made it a goal to visit every library on campus. After testing the waters,…

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A View from the Class: Lucas Toh MPA ’23

February 23, 2022February 23, 2022 Columbia SIPA

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

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When Policy is Personal: SIPA Students Mission to Address Refugee Issues

February 21, 2022February 22, 2022 Columbia SIPA

According to data from UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, “at least 82.4 million people around the world have been forced…

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Calling all HBCU Grads: Jasmine McClam MPA ’22 on how her HBCU led her to SIPA

December 1, 2021November 23, 2021 Shavon Bell

Originally from Houston, TX, Jasmine McClam is a second-year MPA student concentrating in Urban and Social Policy (USP) and specializing in…

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Dec. 20 – Fall term: Fellowship consideration deadline for MIA/MPA/MPA-DP applicants

Dec. 24 – University Holiday: Christmas

Dec. 27-28; Dec. 30 – Jan. 3 – University Holidays

Jan. 17, 2022 – University Holiday: Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Observed

Feb. 5 – Fall term: Final deadline for MIA/MPA/MPA-DP applicants

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