Gateway National Recreation Area: Planning for Climate Change
Gateway National Recreation Area, guarding the entrance to New York
harbor, is one of the first urban parks in the U.S. National Park
System. Established more than 35 years ago, Gateway is a home to
beaches, tidal pools, salt marshes, and historic sites.
As Gateway
updates its General Management Plan, it is seeking to incorporate
changing climate conditions. That is why the National Park Service
partnered with SIPA's MPA program in Environmental Science and Policy to assess the likely effects of climate change on Gateway and how the
park can use that information in its long-term planning. Full story |
Columbia University's Center for International Conflict Resolution offers a public workshop on October 6:
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Faculty
 Michael Doyle is the 2009 recipient of the
American Political Science Association's (APSA) Charles E. Merriam Award. Professor Doyle is
the second SIPA faculty member to win the prestigious prize. The Charles E. Merriam
Award was established by APSA to recognize "a person whose published work
and career represent a significant contribution to the art of government
through the application of social science research." More
David Stark published The Sense of Dissonance: Accounts of Worth in Economic Life. In work, as in other areas of life, it is
not always clear how our worth is determined. In his new book, Professor Stark argues firms would
often be better off if they allowed multiple logics of worth.
Manning Marable and Hishaam D. Aidi co-edited Black Routes to Islam,
the fourth book in the Critical Black Studies Series. Professors
Marable and Aidi explore different dimensions of the more than
century-long interaction between Black America and Islam.
Bogdan Vasi published "Civil Liberty in America: The Diffusion of Municipal Bill of Rights Resolutions After the Passage of the USA PATRIOT Act" in the American Journal of Sociology. Professor Vasi and co-author David Strang write "National crises restructure the balance between individual rights and
collective security, leading the state to withdraw freedoms that in
other times appear inviolable."
Julia Angwin published Stealing MySpace: The Battle to Control the Most Popular Website in America. Angwin is a Pulitzer
Prize winning journalist and adjunct professor at SIPA who teaches
social media. In her new book, she chronicles the rise of MySpace and
the eventual battle for control of the Website.
 Ester Fuchs was reappointed to the FDIC's Advisory Committee on Economic Inclusion
(ComE-IN). The committee provides the FDIC with advice and
recommendations on expanding access to banking services by under-served
populations. FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair said Professor Fuchs'
"...insight and participation as a representative of the academic
community has been invaluable." Professor Fuchs is director of SIPA's Urban and Social Policy concentration.
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 Global Fellows Program: SIPA's Global Fellows Program brings to campus each year a distinguished group of global
leaders, each of whom has played a significant role in designing,
shaping, or implementing solutions to critical global problems. The
first cohort of SIPA Global Fellows includes former United Nations
Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who is scheduled to address Columbia University's World Leaders Forum this fall.
New Year, New Curriculum, New Faculty: SIPA's new curriculum goes into effect in the fall of 2009.
The revised curriculum adds managerial courses, in response to
suggestions from alumni and employers about the skills that are
critical for success. As a result, SIPA has appointed several new faculty members to teach an expanded set of offerings in public and nonprofit management as well as financial management. More
 Elisabeth Lindenmayer
has been appointed to a three-year term as director of SIPA's United
Nations Studies Program after a successful term as the acting director.
Lindenmayer
is an adjunct professor, teaching courses on peacekeeping and the UN
Security Council, and previously served as an advisor to former UN
Secretary-General Kofi Annan. The UN Studies Program promotes teaching,
training, and career development in the pursuit of multilateral
solutions to global dilemmas.
In early 2009, Professor
Lindenmayer and six students traveled to Haiti to research the
engagement of the United Nations there. Read more about their report "Haiti: A Future Beyond Peacekeeping."
A Conversation with Lord Nicholas Stern: SIPA hosts Lord Nicholas Stern,
British economist and former head of the UK's Government Economic
Service, on September 21 at 4 p.m. Lord Stern is the author of "The Economics of Climate Change: The Stern Review" and Patel Professor of Economics and Government,
as well as chair of the Grantham Institute for Climate Change and the
Environment at the London School of Economics and Political Science. More
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Alumni
 Judy Cheng-Hopkins (MIA '78) has been appointed United Nations
Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support. Cheng-Hopkins
previously served as Assistant High Commissioner for Refugees in charge
of operations in more than 118 countries. The Peacebuilding Support
Office helps nations recovering from conflict achieve sustainable peace. More
Prathima Rodrigues
(MIA '06) discusses how her SIPA experience is helping nurture her
initiative Skills for Kids. Skills for Kids teaches children about entrepreneurship, a concept not
often taught in schools around the world. Its curriculum is focused on
experiential learner-centric activities, and is now used in schools in
Mongolia, India and Kosovo. More
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In the News
John Coatsworth on Colombian President Alvaro Uribe and term limits, Chicago Public Radio
Joseph Stiglitz writes on the national debt, Washington Post
Manning Marable on Martin Luther King, Jr's legacy, ABC News
Richard Betts on the Select Committee to Study Governmental
Operations With Respect to Intelligence Activities, The Nation
Lincoln Mitchell writes "Georgia, One Year Later," New York Times
Thomas Trebat on Henrique
Meirelles, President of Banco Central do Brasil, Bloomberg
Gary Sick on possible sanctions against Iran, Time
Sharyn O'Halloran on "Americans Out of Work," MSNBC
Stuart Gottlieb writes "The Perils of Post-9/11 Probes," New York Post
Joseph Stiglitz on capitalism and Latin America, Miami Herald
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