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Sneha Saikia MIA '27 is working at the UN this summer, helping the UNDP transition ex-combatants and people involved in armed conflict into civilian life. A recipient of SIPA's summer stipend, Sneha can make the most of this summer knowing that SIPA is helping cover the cost.

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Interested in studying international affairs? Register for NYC Summerfest — a forum featuring representatives from SIPA, Georgetown SFS, Johns Hopkins SAIS, and Tufts Fletcher.

Summerfest is July 16 at 5:30pm ET at SIPA. Register today:
https://t.co/XGKuctnGv3

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“Students aren’t just reading about policy. They’re learning how to make it.”
—Professor @HillaryClinton

SIPA's new undergraduate major, Global Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP), is open to Columbia College and General Studies students.

Learn more: https://t.co/vwq1yRVNAO

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Learn more about the book:
https://t.co/kHkM7Ks3K0

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Congratulations to Professor @TamarMitts on receiving the American Political Science Association's (@APSAtweets) 2026 Best Book in Information Technology and Politics award for her recently-published book, Safe Havens for Hate: The Challenge of Moderating Online Extremism.

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Columbia is launching a new undergraduate major in Global Affairs and Public Policy, which gives students foundational knowledge, practical experience, and a wide range of interest areas to pursue, including:
🌐 Data Science for Policy
🌐 Geopolitics and Diplomacy
🌐 International Economic Policy
🌐 Science, Policy, and Communication
🌐 US Policy and Public Affairs
🌐 Regional Studies
…and more to come.

Watch SIPA’s Director of Undergraduate Studies Thomas Christensen break it down!
https://t.co/omAPlV2msc

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Introducing our new director of the Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies (@SIWPSColumbia): Professor Stacie Goddard.

Goddard served as the Betty Freyhof Johnson ’44 Professor of Political Science and Associate Provost for Wellesley in the World at Wellesley College, where she has taught since 2005. Her research and teaching focus on great power competition, with particular attention to the global politics of legitimacy and revisionist powers.

“I have long been indebted to the Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies,” said Goddard. “As a PhD student at Columbia, I spent much of my time on the ‘13th floor’ and benefited from the guidance of SIWPS scholars, including Robert Jervis, Jack Snyder, Warner Schilling, and Richard Betts. To now join the next generation of brilliant scholars at the Saltzman Institute, and help direct our efforts in a time of significant uncertainty, is a great honor.”

Learn more:
https://t.co/Q6KlS3By8C

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"[AI] is transformative, but if the world keeps moving along this trajectory, humanity will fail to realize the gains it promises. The risks — to societies, to security, and to our species — are too high, and the forces driving AI forward are not the forces that will deliver its benefits."
—Professor Maria Ressa in the @UN Independent International Scientific Panel's on AI preliminary report.

Learn more:
https://t.co/ugcabna4wM

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Three things that make SIPA's new undergraduate major different, per Dean Keren @YarhiMilo: an interdisciplinary curriculum, scholar + practitioner faculty, and a Policy Practicum with government agencies, leading NGOs, and private corporations.
Global Affairs and Public Policy (GAPP).

Course offerings and major declaration open in the 2026–27 academic year.
https://t.co/jawgESQqzX

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Welcome to the new President of @Columbia, Jennifer Mnookin! I look forward to collaborating with her to create new opportunities for the @ColumbiaSIPA community as we continue to shape global policy debates and solutions.

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SIPA is thrilled to welcome President Jennifer Mnookin to Columbia University! Learn more about her vision for Columbia in her first day message to the community:
https://t.co/6ck8Ee3jUC

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Today we welcome the 21st president of Columbia University, Jennifer L. Mnookin. As she becomes part of the Columbia community, join her for a look at the University's spirit of discovery and public service.

Read President Mnookin's message to Columbians: https://t.co/CSuRu2ZtA2

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Not every SIPA student comes from a policy background. We asked two students — one from finance and one from the arts — what brought them to SIPA and how their unique experiences informed their education!

https://t.co/vnJuF5nIeK

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The Public Service Scholarship awards former public servants up to 65% tuition — and now it’s available to international students!

Learn more:
https://t.co/FI701qdEGL

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After WWII, many thought that the EU’s economy would catch up to the US. What happened? In his new paper, published in the American Economic Journal, Professor Jan Svejnar asserts the answer lies in a misallocation of labor and capital.

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LIVE 🔴 @Nadav_Eyal, @amoshochstein, Secretary Jacob J. Lew, and Page Fortna assess the current state of the US-Iran deal and what comes next for the region.

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Watch: https://t.co/mNDHfweZYv

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Thank you to @QUBelfast for the Honorary degree 📜 I accepted the “Doctor of the University for distinction in international and public affairs” in Belfast yesterday. What an honor!

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June 25 at 11:30 am ET 🗓️ IGP Rapid Response webinar: Understanding the US-Iran Agreement. Featuring:

🌐 @Nadav_Eyal, @ColumbiaIGP Senior Research Scholar
🌐 @amoshochstein, @ColumbiaIGP Carnegie Distinguished Fellow
🌐 Secretary Jacob J. Lew, Professor of International and Public Affairs @ColumbiaSIPA and @ColumbiaIGP Faculty Policy Director
🌐 Page Fortna, Harold Brown Professor of US Foreign and Security Policy, @ColumbiaIGP Affiliated Faculty Member

Watch the conversation live: https://t.co/kJGySvnVQy

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“I thought SIPA was the perfect place to combine my interest in education and international affairs.”

After years of teaching internationally, Grace Rector MPA-DP ’26 wanted to learn from expert practitioners — and at SIPA, that’s exactly what she got.

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NEW report from the @ColumbiaIGP Technology & Democracy Initiative: AI Slop and the Information Ecosystem

https://t.co/n9yF2JissP

by @jenrweedon, @camillefrancois, and Jeremie Ponak

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“I am just really grateful to SIPA and their Capstone projects…It makes me really excited to graduate and get a job.”

Last spring, Victoria Muti MIA ’26 partnered with UNICEF’s India's Youth Generation Unlimited to research how youth economic empowerment can help delay child marriage.