October 25, 2012

In Visit to SIPA, Annan Discusses His Life in War and Peace

The SIPA community was abuzz on October 17, when former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan visited the School to speak about his book, Interventions: A Life in War and Peace. Few individuals command as...
October 24, 2012

France's Representative to UN Discusses Challenges of Syria Crisis

Why hasn’t the UN intervened in Syria the same way it did in Libya last year? Gérard Araud, Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations, gave key insights into the working of the...
October 23, 2012

CGEG Will Host Discussion of 2013 World Development Report

This two-day conference focused on major labor issues in developing countries, contrasting the official approach of the World Bank and member governments with those of independent academic and policy experts.
October 19, 2012

Jesse Cottrell MIA '13 Interviews Former WPI Director Stephen Schlesinger

A Restless Spirit: An Interview with Former WPI Director Stephen Schlesinger October 19, 2012 - 2:19pm | By Jesse Cottrell Ever since childhood, politics have been central to the life of Columbia...
October 18, 2012

Insights on 2012 Presidential Campaigns, Election

October 17, 2012

O'Halloran Grades Presidential Debate for New York Daily News

Our Daily News political team watched the presidential debate between President Obama and Mitt Romney with a panel of experts including the Bronx Science debate team coach and a political...
October 16, 2012

Fuchs's Ballot-Focused Website

Who’s on the Ballot, a new website that explains just that, was born out of a friendly conversation between SIPA Professor Ester Fuchs and her former student, William von Mueffling (CC’90, BUS’95). “...
October 11, 2012

New Media Task Force

An interview with New Media Task Force.
October 9, 2012

Calvo Discusses Financial Crisis at Ohlin Lectures in Stockholm

SIPA’s Guillermo Calvo recently visited the Stockholm School of Economics to deliver this year’s Ohlin Lectures on September 25 and 26.
October 8, 2012

From Refugee to UN Ambassador: Sichan Siv's American Journey

Sichan Siv MIA ’81, IF ’81 escaped the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge in 1976, fleeing his native Cambodia with his mother’s scarf as the only memory of his life before the conflict. Exactly 13 years...

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