Maxim has studied in many different countries from UK, Japan, and the US and offers his perspective on the different nuances from specifically at SIPA to prepare him for his future.

According to Timothy Naftali, senior research scholar at the School of International and Public Affairs, the supreme court ruling that Trump's sweeping emergency tariffs are illegal is "a huge moment in American history."

Lorie Logan MPA ’99, speaking at an event at Columbia SIPA, said she was “cautiously optimistic” that the current monetary policy stance means “we’re on a path for inflation to come back down toward our target.”

Noah Kaufman, senior scholar at Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy, unpacks what Trump has lost by dismantling Biden’s energy resilience strategy.

Columbia University Professor Joseph Stiglitz discusses his work to move beyond GDP as the dominant measure of economic performance to incorporate factors like inequality, sustainability, and human well-being that traditional metrics often overlook.

Ben Orlove, a professor at the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, believes that “things will get serious soon, and might be very drastic further in the future. Reducing emissions could help, but radical reductions are unlikely.”

Perhaps you have attended virtual information sessions and you heard our Seeples (spoiler alert of the content of this blog!)  talk in acronyms about concentrations, specializations, offices, etc. Or, maybe you just began to read and enjoy our blogs (if so, welcome!). Either way, if you left confused with all the acronyms, sounds about right! So, since we all have been in your shoes - Olivia has created the ultimate guide to SIPA Lingo.

According Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton, professor of international and public affairs, failing to treat the repression of women as the crisis it is all but guarantees that democratic erosion will continue unchecked.

The task force, which is composed of thought leaders with distinguished backgrounds in government, civil society, and the private sector, will be chaired by Secretary Jacob J. Lew and Edward Fishman.

As the U.S. and Iran continue to engage indirectly in nuclear talks, Senior Research Scholar Richard Nephew, a former deputy special envoy for Iran in the Biden administration, unpacks the challenges that remain.