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Tag: Spring2016

Academics/Student Life

Throwback Thursday to a Seeple’s Winter Break

January 12, 2017 Adriana Popa

We're going back in time to last January when PA Adriana Popa, MIA 2016, recapped how her final winter break went as a graduate student.

Academics

Capstone Workshop: Promoting Supply Chain Sustainability For The Rio Olympic Games

August 26, 2016 Columbia SIPA

August 5, 2016, marked the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janiero, Brazil. This is the first…

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Student Life

Second-year student reflections

May 18, 2016 Kaitlyn Wells

Columbia University's campus-wide graduation exercises are today, and tomorrow our Class of 2016 Seeples will officially graduate at our own…

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Academics

Congratulations to the winners of 2016 Public Policy Challenge Grant

May 5, 2016October 15, 2020 Columbia SIPA

SIPA seeks proposals from students for innovative projects that use digital technology and data to improve the global urban environment.…

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Student Life

A look at SIPA Follies 2016

April 26, 2016 Kaitlyn Wells

Every year, Seeples come together to poke fun at themselves, their professors and SIPA life in general. Think of it as an episode of Saturday Night Light, but with a SIPA twist!

Academics

Supreme Court Justice visits SIPA to reflect on ‘The Court and The World’

April 22, 2016October 15, 2020 Columbia SIPA

“The best way to protect our American values is to know what’s going on beyond our shores,” said Associate Justice…

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Academics/Meet the SIPA Community/Student Life

Students launch social enterprise accelerator

April 20, 2016October 15, 2020 Columbia SIPA

Although the concept of social enterprise—harnessing the power of market forces to solve social problems—is not new, the ecosystem to…

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General

2016 Awards honor global leadership at highest level

April 15, 2016October 15, 2020 Columbia SIPA

Annual celebration welcomes 325 guests, raises fellowship funds to benefit SIPA students SIPA celebrated the 2016 Global Leadership Awards at…

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Academics/Student Life

My experience as a Lemann Fellow

April 13, 2016October 15, 2020 Eloy Oliveira

Besides the incredible network of SIPA Students and Alumni, being at Columbia gave me the chance to access other great…

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General

Panelists consider income inequality, media, and 2016 election

March 4, 2016October 15, 2020 Columbia SIPA

Joseph Stiglitz, Patricia Cohen, and Michael Massing examine how concerns about inequality gained media spotlight “The 1 percent has been…

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