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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

[Professor Keren Yarhi-Milo @YarhiMilo]

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!

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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.

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"There's literally nowhere else in the world that people would want to be right now than in New York."
– Sneha Palle MPA '26 at today's Knicks Championship Parade

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Nobody makes it to SIPA on their own 💙

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Returning to school reminded Ania Pritchard MPA '26 what it felt like to jump into a new subject. It's a real gift!

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At SIPA, you'll meet someone from every corner of the world. For Kusuma Buddhiraju MPA-EPM '26, it's made thinking about policy from a international perspective much easier!

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Congratulations to Caroline Flammer on winning this year's PhD in Sustainable Development Award for Outstanding Advising. This award recognizes faculty who have demonstrated a special and ongoing commitment to the Sustainable Development program and mentoring its students.

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Congratulations to Goksenin Ozturkeri and Thomas Christiansen on receiving the SIPA Award for Outstanding Teaching. This award is presented annually to instructors identified by students at SIPA as having demonstrated excellence in teaching in the previous year. The dedication of these instructors to the art of teaching and to their students’ education directly contributes to fulfilling the School’s mission to empower people to serve the global public interest.

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Congratulations to this years winners of the Dr. Susan Aurelia Gitelson Award for Human Values in International Affairs. This award is given to a student or students for a project related to human values in international affairs.

Bojana Rose Starcevic MIA ’26
Jamal Washington MPA ’26
Sanjana Aravamudhan MPA ’26
Anshima Varma MIA ’27
Jen Weedon (faculty adviser)
Mardiantika Kurnia Praditya Watubun MIA ’26
Jonathan Rivero Echavarria MIA ’26

Capstone: “Advancing Public-Interest AI in Brazil and Latin America”
Client: BRAVA Foundation (Fundação BRAVA)

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Congratulations to this year's winners of the The Isaac Anderson Rauch Award for Excellence in a Capstone Project. This team was selected on the basis of analytical rigor, quality of final
deliverables, and potential impact.

Helena Carvalho Schmidt MIA ’26
Agustina Cianciarullo MPA-DP ’26
Yasmine Ghenima MPA-DP ’26
Flora Ren MIA ’26
Rechelle Rumawas MPA ’26
Kamayah Scruggs MPA ’26
Zohha Sheikh MPA ’26
Zimo Yang MIA ’26

Capstone: Developing an AI Toolkit for Women-Led Small Businesses in Developing and Least-Developed Countries
Client: International Trade Centre