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FACULTY
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Guéhenno Will Leave Post on Syria to
Chair Committee for France's Hollande
SIPA professor Jean-Marie Guéhenno, who has been working since March to address the crisis in Syria, will soon leave his position as deputy to international envoy Kofi Annan. He will chair a committee on French defense and security for President Francois Hollande and resume teaching at SIPA this fall.
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Urquiola Is New Vice Dean
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Academic Affairs at SIPA
Miguel Urquiola, an associate professor at SIPA and in Columbia’s Department of Economics, assumed responsibility for faculty recruitment and faculty development on July 1.
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Environmental Activism Inspires
Responsible Practices — Indirectly
An article co-authored by Bogdan Vasi, an assistant professor of international and public affairs at SIPA, suggests that environmental activism leads to corporations´ growing interest in responsible practices, but not directly.
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STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
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PEPM Welcomes 57 New Students
The program's newest class includes 41 men and 16 women who bring a broad spectrum of academic and professional experience to Morningside Heights. All but two are from outside the United States.
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Students Share New Insights,
Photos from North Korea Trip
Students who traveled to North Korea share new photos from Pyongyang and the surrounding area along with thoughts on their unusual experience. They'll discuss the trip at an event slated for October 2.
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ALUMNI
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Josh Lockwood MIA’97 Named to Lead
American Red Cross in Greater New York
For Lockwood, the step is the latest in a career that has spanned the public, private, and nonprofit sectors since he left SIPA 15 years ago.
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IN THE NEWS
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Analysis and Commentary from
Faculty, Students, Alumni
John Mutter (left) on calculating the costs of climate change: GreenBiz »
BRICLab director Marcos Troyjo looks at Brazil and foreign trade: Financial Times »
Tanya Domi discusses LGBT rights with Tara Sonenshine, SIPA's 2012 commencement speaker: New Civil Rights Movement »
Madeline Ross MIA’13 on drought and farming in Texas: Daily Yonder»
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