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Meet Ashley Fox ’21 MPA, Current U.S. Department of State Thomas R. Pickering Fellow

December 8, 2020November 20, 2020 Tenzin Thargay

Ashley Fox is an MPA candidate at SIPA studying international security policy with a focus on technology issues. Ashley currently…

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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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Reader request: All about EPD’s curriculum and career networks

May 1, 2020 Columbia SIPA

Thanks to Shruti Manian MPA '20 for this blog post in response to a reader request. (Yes, we do read…

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Schooling myself at SIPA

April 20, 2020July 31, 2020 Zulpha Styer

Every Wednesday during the semester, I would make the four-block stroll from SIPA to PS 36 Margaret Douglas, a primary…

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Five Things to Know About New York If You’ve Never Been Here

April 1, 2020July 31, 2020 Nabila Mohd Hassan

Note from Admissions: When Nabila, who is from Kuala Lumpur, told me that her first time in New York City…

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Experiential Learning at SIPA

March 30, 2020 Stuart Caudill

The objective of the Master of International Affairs (MIA) program at SIPA is to ensure “students acquire the substantive knowledge,…

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SIPA in the Time of COVID-19

March 20, 2020 Aaron Bhatt

As many of you have heard, Columbia University switched to online classes and limited most university functions, other than the…

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SIPA in London: The 2020 Global Public Policy Network Conference

March 19, 2020July 31, 2020 Zulpha Styer

Pictured: SIPA Delegation to the conference with Dean Merit Janow and Dean Cory Way. On Saturday February 29, the London…

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RISE Up!

February 27, 2020 Nabila Mohd Hassan

This post is co-authored by George-Ann Ryan and Nabila Hassan, both of whom were members of RISE’s steering committee.  Are…

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Exploring New York City Neighborhoods

February 10, 2020 Nabila Mohd Hassan

This post is brought to you by your fellow 2019-2020 contributors - George-Ann, Stuart, Steven and Nabila. Start spreadin' the…

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