It's never too late to follow your dreams. Never.
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It's never too late to follow your dreams. Never.
🎓 Meenakshi Ramesh MPA-GL '25
Today we welcomed early admitted students to campus to learn about life at SIPA and why New York City is the best place to pursue your degree in international affairs.
Congratulations Professor Maria A. Ressa on being recommended by United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to the new Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence.
Learn more:
https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/02/1166891
🔴 LIVE NOW - The Stakes in Ukraine
Four years after the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a Columbia Institute of Global Politics panel of US and European experts will discuss what is at stake in Ukraine's present and future.
https://youtube.com/live/fkiKYQzys4M?feature=share
LIVE NOW 🔴 Maria Ressa, Julie Posetti, Sarah Hendriks, and Jen Klein join for a @columbiaigp.bsky.social panel on the threat of online violence against women in public life.
With intro remarks by @camillefrancois.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyRa...
Stunning photos from this month's Senegal Trek organized by SIPA's Pan-African Network!
These students, many of whom were visiting Africa for the first time, had the opportunity to engage with Senegal’s rich history, dynamic economy, and evolving role on the global stage.
From this month's Taiwan trek, organized by Taiwan Focus, where students got to meet with public servants like former President Tsai Ing-Wen, visit the National Human Rights Museum which is built upon a former political prison, and experience Taiwanese culture first-hand.
One year into President Trump’s second term, U.S. economic policy is facing unprecedented uncertainty.
Join IPD and @groundwork.bsky.social for a webinar discussion on the impacts of Trump’s economic agenda. @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
Register and learn more here: ipdcolumbia.org/event/the-tr...
A new podcast from the Saltzman Institute for War and Peace Studies 🎙️
Chalkboard politics is a student-produced and hosted podcast, that connects classroom concepts with real-world events.
https://goodauthority.org/news/chalkboard-politics-what-just-happened-in-venezuela/
🔴 Live Now
@columbiaigp.bsky.social Rapid Response webinar: Iran—What’s Next?
Featuring:
Mark Dubowitz, Amos Hochstein, Kian Tajbakhsh, and Victoria Nuland. With introductory remarks by Columbia | SIPA Dean Keren Yarhi-Milo.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM2J...
Stuti Banga's MPA-DP '26 dream is to solve India's food crisis. Through her studies at SIPA, she's gained the skills and policy knowledge to help make that dream a reality.
Want to make the world a better place? Apply for SIPA's MPA-DP program today:
www.sipa.columbia.edu/admissions/a...
The US has withdrawn from a number of UN organizations this past year. Professor @danielnaujoks.bsky.social believes that could have grave impacts on the US's soft power.
@profsaunders.bsky.social on the operation in Venezuela and what it means for the world:
"Regime change and occupation can unleash unpredictable and terrible consequences. The big question is whether any of this will make the United States more secure."
goodauthority.org/news/what-ha...
LIVE NOW 🔴 Venezuela — What Happens Next?
Featuring @columbiaigp.bsky.social @columbiauenergy.bsky.social Energy and the @ilascolumbia.bsky.social experts: Hon. Roy Altman, Jon Finer, Avril Haines, Luisa Palacios, Robert Patiño, Mike Pompeo, Sarah Daly, & Dean Yarhi-Milo
youtube.com/live/xOSrvLo...
A quick (2 minute) video explainer of the main results of our Brookings paper on the employment effects of the CHIPS Act is here: www.youtube.com/shorts/BUY8g...
LIVE 🔴 @federalreserve.gov Governor Stephen Miran joins @columbiaigp.bsky.social & @columbiasipa.bsky.social Prof Richard Clarida to address the outlook for inflation, interest rates, and monetary policy.
Watch here: youtube.com/live/-tcpixY...
Amelie Oritz De Leon MPA ‘26 on how designing tools and processes to keep children safe online will require the input of children, themselves.
https://www.techpolicy.press/the-youth-online-safety-movement-needs-to-respect-childrens-autonomy/
Nermin Radoncic investigates financial crimes for the federal government. He joined the EMPA program to engage with our excellent professors and improve his public speaking and presentation skills.
Learn more:
https://www.sipa.columbia.edu/admissions/applying-sipa/application-deadlines
NEW✨ Why Propaganda, hate and political extremism thrive in the attention economy
Dogwhistles and Figleaves by Jennifer Mather Saul @oxunipress.bsky.social and Safe Havens for Hate by @tmitts.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social – a double review by Chris Featherman @mit.edu
On Wednesday, Éléonore Caroit—France's Minister Delegate for Francophonie, International Partnerships and French Nationals Abroad—visited Professor Jennifer Klein's course, Reproductive Rights and Health After Dobbs, to speak with students.
Photo by Alexandra Wells
Last month, our students got to meet one-on-one with Erika Helms MPA '04, Global Manager at Jane Goodall Institute Global. An enlightening and inspiring conversation on making a difference in the conservation space, especially after the recent passing of Jane Goodall.
Lily Britt balances her work at Google Cloud with her EMPA concentration in management and innovation.
Applications for our EMPA program are due November 15:
https://www.sipa.columbia.edu/admissions/applying-sipa/application-deadlines
Last night, the SIPA International Veterans Association hosted a Veterans Day social at Amity Hall!
Naana Segura Agyare balances full-time work at the United Nations Secretariat in Political Affairs and Peacebuiding Operations with part-time classes via SIPA’s EMPA program.
Applications are due November 15. Learn more:
https://www.sipa.columbia.edu/admissions/applying-sipa/application-deadlines
Congratulations to Elle Bisgaard-Church MPA '20 on being appointed Chief of Staff for Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani! Across the city and the world, SIPA grads are taking on the leadership positions at the highest levels.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/nyregion/mamdani-fuleihan-deputy-mayor.html
Professor Victoria Murillo recently published an op-ed on the Argentinian October elections and how President Mileis management of inflation impacted the outcome.
Read the op-ed in Foreign Affairs:
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/argentina/mileis-tightrope-act
Daniel J. McCormack MIA '26 served in the United States Army with the hope of protecting people. Now at SIPA, he's studying how to continue that work through security policy while connecting with his fellow veterans as president of the SIPA International Veterans Association.
Believe it or not, SIPA got a visit from Roar-ee today! We ain't lion!
While some parts of Mayor-elect Mamdani's agenda will be a struggle, Professor Ester Fuchs thinks there are two major moves on housing he can accomplish right away.
Lincoln Mitchell believes that while Zohran Mamdani, Abigail Spanberger, and Mickie Sherrill won their elections with very different coalitions, their victories reflect a nation increasingly disappointed with the Trump administration's performance.
