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Several SIPA students engaged in a vigorous debate over the value of the Peace Corps – to its volunteers and to the communities it serves. The Peace Corps is the single largest former employer of SIPA students, and the student group for Returned Peace Corps Volunteers claims 76 members.
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SIPA’s Center for International Conflict Resolution (CICR) hosted its 11th annual Peace Building Fieldwork Symposium on September 26.
Zachary Metz has led the peace building class since its inception. “There was a move from a paradigm of conflict resolution to a notion of building something," he said. "The class tries to answer the question: What can we bring of value to this field that does not do harm… not making it worse is itself its own endeavor.”
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SIPA’s Leaders in Global Energy series examines the electricity grid and system operation on Monday, October 17. Our panel will discuss the challenges of investment, technology, and deregulation in Europe and the United States.
Leaders in Global Energy is the centerpiece of SIPA's initiative to identify solutions to the challenge of creating sustainable energy while protecting the environment.
Macedonia: Ten Years of Power-Sharing, October 12
Declining Inequality in Latin America: How Much, Since When and Why, October 13
Beyond Security: Democratic Contestations in Bangladesh and Pakistan, October 14 - 15
Urban Education in Latin America: Rio de Janeiro's School Reform “Escola do Amanhã,” October 17
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SIPA has appointed new leadership to help ensure students’ successful experiences with the School both on their way in and after they leave.
Grace H. Han is SIPA’s new Executive Director of Admissions and Financial Aid. She will work to recruit students from around the globe who belong at SIPA because of their desire to make the world a better place.
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Scott Pesner is the School’s new Director of Alumni Affairs. He will work to increase SIPA’s engagement with its 17,000+ alumni around the world, and to enrich their engagement with each other.
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Veronica Conforme (MPA ‘06) has been named Chief Operating Officer for the New York City Department of Education.
"I grew up in the Bronx and am a proud graduate of New York City’s public schools," said Conforme. "So I have a deep affection and respect for our education system."
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Dorian Warren continues to offer analysis for global media on Occupy Wall Street, which began in lower Manhattan and is spreading around the nation.
ABC News
NBC News
BBC
NPR
Joseph Stiglitz on “The 99% Solution,” shortly after speaking to Occupy Wall Street participants,
MSNBC
Gordon Bajnai discusses the euro zone crisis,
CNBC
Ester Fuchs says the system of primaries works against candidates like Chris Christie,
New York Times
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Cindy Hollenberg (MPA ’12): From high school teacher to environmental science and policy,
State of the Planet
Matt Schiavenza (MIA ’12): The Meaning of Occupy Wall Street,
The Morningside Post, SIPA’s student-run blog
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Fumi Tosu (MPA DP ’11) practices Chichewa with children at a Millennium Village in Mwandama, Malawi.
Fumi is featured on the cover of SIPA’s 2010 – 2011
Annual Report, which highlights the many great achievements during the year by the School’s students, faculty, and alumni.
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alex.burnett@sipa.columbia.edu.
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