INSIDE SIPA

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
For 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

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

Josh Lockwood MIA’97 Named to Lead
American Red Cross in Greater New York

For Lockwood (left), 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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Christopher Walker MIA '01 has been named the National Endowment for Democracy's executive director of its research division, the International Forum for Democratic Studies.

Neil Grossman MIA '82 has been appointed to the board of directors of C1 Bank, a local, independent bank in Florida.

Margot Scheltema MIA '83 has been named to the board of Lonza Group, a life sciences company.

Rebecca R. Rubin MIA '93, president and CEO of the conservation and consulting firm Marstal-Day, is celebrating the 10th year of her company's founding.

IN THE NEWS

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»