A Fulbright Student from Brazil, Avena is passionate about climate justice and clean energy with extensive experience in international cooperation.

Originally from Blantyre, Malawi, Chilimba founded a youth-led organization called All for Youth.

Competitors propose technology- and data-oriented ventures to tackle public policy problems.

Arundhati is a second-year student at SIPA, concentrating in Economic and Political Development.

The prestigious program, which is overseen by the federal Office of Personnel Management, received 7,193 applications from around the world. SIPA accounted for eight of the 27 Columbia University finalists.

Ronald Joseph Lin MPA-GL ’24 is a member of the MPA in Global Leaderships inaugural cohort. 

Originally from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Ruth Tekleab Mekbib MPA ’25 is copresident of SPAN (SIPA Pan-African Students Network).

Gabriella Ramirez MIA ’25: “It’s never too late to make a change!”

Ericka Persson MPA ’25 studies disinformation in relation to elections and democracy.

Hongyi Zou is an MPA student concentrating in International Finance and Economic Policy and specializing in Data Analysis and Quantitative Analysis