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Egypt
Uprising: SIPA Expertise in
the Spotlight
The breathtaking changes in Egypt come with a huge
array of not only political and governmental, but also
social and economic implications—and SIPA faculty are on
top of them all. In addition to numerous media appearances,
Professors Jean-Pierre Filiu and Rashid Khalidi
participated in a panel discussion on February 10 hosted
by Columbia University’s Committee for Global
Thought.
Professor Gary Sick also analyzes the uprising in
an article for World Policy Review entitled
" Freeze-Drive
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Faculty Proposal to Eradicate
Polio
Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, has announced
that the eradication of polio is the top priority for
his foundation, and that he will increase funding to
bolster the effort. Scott Barrett, SIPA professor and
interim vice-dean, published an article this month in
which he examines the decision to stop vaccinating
against polio as a tool to wipe it out. Professor
Barrett’s article “Stop! The Polio Vaccination Cessation
Game” was published by the The
World Bank Economic Review. |
A
child in Bulamagi, Uganda Photo: Sarah Jaffe (MPA
'11) |
SIPA
Students Span the Globe to Study International
Development
Fourteen student teams
fanned out around the world in January on assignments
for SIPA’s Workshop in Development Practice. From Rio de
Janeiro to Borneo, students conducted field research for
clients ranging from the United Nations to grassroots
organizations. More
Chrysler's Super Bowl Ad Inspires
Detroit-native Alumnus
“In the era of the rustbelt, a vast trade deficit,
and disappeared jobs, the commercial does more than sell
a product. It sells an idea.” Read more from Kevin
McCaffrey (MIA ’09) at SIPA’s student-run blog The
Morningside Post. |
Kelsey
Campbell (MIA '11) |
Freshwater Exports: Alaska’s Latest Cash
Crop Heads to India
Second-year student Kelsey Campbell (MIA ’11)
examines the economics and politics of water,
and one U.S. company’s export proposal. Her
story is featured in the January 2011 edition of SIPA
News: The Water Issue. |
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Coming
Up at SIPA:
February
18: Anthony Dowd, chief of staff for former Fed
chairman Paul Volcker, will deliver a lecture entitled
“The Dukes of Moral Hazard: The Trust Banks, their
Bailout, and the Volcker Rule.”
February
25: David Miller, chief investment officer for
the U.S. Treasury’s Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP)
will deliver SIPA’s Investcorp lecture.
March
2: SIPA's United Nations Studies Program hosts
Michelle Bachelet, executive director of UN Women and
former president of Chile, at a celebration of
International Women’s
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