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Rob Garris
International Affairs Building, Room 1412
Senior Associate Dean, SIPA
Phone: 212-854-5939
rob.garris@sipa.columbia.edu
Fax: 212-864-4847
rg2039@columbia.edu
Areas of Responsibility:
Rob Garris is the Senior Associate Dean at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. In this capacity he serves as the Dean's Chief of Staff with responsibility for strategic planning, external affairs, student affairs, and all SIPA administrative matters. He also works closely with the faculty chair and the Associate Dean for Faculty and Curriculum Affairs on academic issues. In addition, Rob manages the School's international dual degrees, exchange programs, and overseas executive training through the Global Public Policy Network; and serves on the administrative team of Columbia's Center for International Business Education and Research.
His research interests are on the intersection of media and political culture, including the role of media in democracies; state regulation of the media; and the role of the media in the emergence of political identities. He holds a PhD in European History from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His teaching has included survey courses on European history and international affairs.
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