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INSIDE SIPA
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Alumni Day, Reunions, and Global Leadership Awards Dinner
All alumni are welcomed back to campus April 26-28 to attend a trio of events. The Global Leadership Awards Dinner (GLAD) on April 26 honors leaders who make a global impact; Alumni Day on April 28 features networking and panels on today's issues; and reunions help alumni reconnect. Alumni can also celebrate the Program in Economic Policy Management's (PEPM) 20th anniversary.
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Guéhenno Named Deputy UN Special Envoy for Syria
SIPA Professor Jean-Marie Guéhenno has been appointed as Deputy Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the Arab League of Arab States on Syria, assisting Kofi Annan.
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STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
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Students Design Pilot Credit Program in Tanzania
A team of four students traveled to Tanzania in early January to design a pilot program for First Access, a new start-up founded by Nicole Stubbs MPA '12.
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Study Finds Natural Disasters Have Greater Impact Than Estimated
A study co-authored by Jesse Anttila-Hughes, a PhD candidiate at SIPA in sustainable development, finds that estimates in income loss and infant mortality rates are greater than believed.
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ALUMNI
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Vivianne Rodrigues (MIA '08) has been promoted to U.S. capital markets reporter at The Financial Times.
Joshua Levine (IF '99, MIA '00) has been named co-head of pensions within BlackRock's global client group.
Ruth Dreessen (MIA '80), pictured, has been named to the board of directors of Gevo, a leading renewable chemicals and advanced biofuels company. She is currently managing director at Lion Chemical Capital.
Mario Rappoport (MIA '98) has been appointed managing director in the emerging markets sales and trading group at Gleacher & Company, an independent investment company.
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IN THE NEWS
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Analysis and Commentary from Faculty, Students, and Alumni
WATCH: Dorian Warren on "The American Spring" and Occupy Wall Street, MSNBC»
Chitrangada Choudhury (MIA/Jour '12) on the death of one of India's top historian-activists, and conserving Bombay's urban heritage, Caravan »
Gary Sick on whether we are headed for a Bay of Pigs with Iran, CNN »
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