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FACULTY
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Calvo Gives Ohlin Lectures in Stockholm,
Discusses Financial Crises
Each year the Stockholm School of Economics selects a notable economist to present on topics in international finance. SIPA's Guillermo Calvo, a professor of international and public affairs and director of the School’s Program in Economic Policy Management, spoke about “Financial Crises: Back to Basics and Back.”
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Fuchs-Led Team Develops Website
Devoted to NYC Voter Education
The new Who's on the Ballot website allows residents to review election dates, confirm their own polling sites, and preview the complete roster of candidates, with links to official campaign pages.
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EVENTS
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2012 Conference on India Economy
Columbia University's Program on Indian Economic Policies, co-directed by SIPA professors Jagdish Bhagwati and Arvind Panagariya (left), recently held a three-day conference on "India: Reforms, Economic Transformation, and the Socially Disadvantaged." The conference website has a recap, photos, video, and more.
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STUDENTS
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Financial Boot Camp
Professor Peter Marber worked with SIPA's Office of Career Services to organize the School's first Finance Boot Camp on October 5. The day-long program offered a primer to students interested in considering careers in the world of finance.
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Students Draw a Crowd for Discussion of
Research Trip to North Korea
In May, a team of 15 SIPA students took part in a research trip to North Korea, the first ever sponsored by a U.S. university. On October 2 they discussed their visit to the little-understood country.
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MULTIMEDIA
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“Interventions: A Life in War and Peace”
SIPA joined the Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies in presenting a book talk and lecture with Kofi Annan, former secretary-general of the United Nations.
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“Why the United States Often Screws Up
National Security Policy”
Leslie H. Gelb, a Pulitzer Prize-winning former New York Times correspondent and president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, gave this year's George Ball Lecture at SIPA.
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IN THE NEWS
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Analysis and Commentary from
Faculty, Students, Alumni
Mario Chamorro MIA ’07 on happiness in Colombia: ABC News / Univision »
Sharyn O'Halloran (left) on the meanings of “malarkey”: Yahoo! News »
Jeffrey Sachs says washing hands can save lives: Guardian »
Gary Sick discusses Argo and the 1979 hostage crisis: Al-Monitor »
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This newsletter is distributed by the Office of Communications and External Relations at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. For more than 60 years, SIPA has been educating professionals who work in public, private, and nonprofit organizations to make a difference in the world. Through rigorous social science research and hands-on practice, SIPA's graduates and faculty strive to improve social services, advocate for human rights, strengthen markets, protect the environment, and secure peace — in their home communities and around the world.
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