November 27, 2012

Sustainability Lessons for the Big Apple - Forbes

As New York City grapple s with population growth and relentless rising demand for electric power, sustainability management is moving back to the top of the agenda. In Sustainability Management:...
November 27, 2012

Guéhenno Discusses Challenges of Syria Crisis

Jean-Marie Guéhenno knew he faced a challenge when his former boss at the UN, Kofi Annan, asked him to be the deputy joint special envoy of the UN and the Arab League for Syria. “I felt a bit like an...
November 26, 2012

Professor Steven Cohen Will Again Serve on NASPAA Executive Council

Professor Steven Cohen, professor in the practice of public affairs at SIPA and executive director of the Earth Institute, was elected to a three-year term on the executive council of NASPAA at its...
November 21, 2012

Czech Foundation Recognizes Svejnar for Lifelong Achievement

Economist Jan Svejnar has been honored for his long record of distinguished work with a 2012 Neuron Prize from the Prague-based Nadační Fond Karla Janečka (NFKJ), or Karel Janeček Endowment for...
November 14, 2012

Professional Development Class Remains Beneficial for Students

To require students to take a professional skills class for credit, as SIPA does, is rare and perhaps even unique among American policy schools.
November 12, 2012

Students to Present Key Findings from CICR Practicum Series

Since January 2011, the Center for International Conflict Resolution (CICR) has been running a program called Practicum Series: Drivers of Conflict and Peace.
November 9, 2012

The Web Can Inform Voters and Speed Them Up

November 7, 2012

SIPA Faculty Experts Share Post-Election Insights with Columbia News

November 5, 2012

Students Volunteer for Post-Sandy Relief and Cleanup Efforts

A number of SIPA students were active in relief efforts in the days following last week’s major storm. Following are accounts from four students; send your stories and photos to Neha Tara Mehta ’13...
October 25, 2012

Gelb Explains "Why the U.S. Often Screws Up Its National Security Policy"

“Our greatest strength is our practical, no-nonsense approach to problems. Our forebears didn’t let bullshit get in the way of solving problems.” This direct, earthy language came from Leslie Gelb,...

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