SIPA

SIPA draws closer to $150 million fundraising goal

SIPA targets new donors as it draws closer to its goal of $150 million by 2015, with funds to be used primarily for faculty and student fellowships and resources.

SIPA professor José Ocampo campaigning for World Bank presidency

Ocampo, a former Colombian finance minister who now teaches global economics at SIPA, was nominated by Brazil on behalf of several developing nations.

New SIPA dean focusing on globalizing curriculum

Political science and public affairs professor Robert Lieberman was named interim SIPA dean on Feb. 17, replacing John Coatsworth, who became University provost.

GI Bill changes hit graduate students

The bill has created larger financial burdens for Law and Business students but left SIPA and TC veterans relatively unscathed.

Dinner with a dictator

We've come a long way in regards to purposeful free discourse with unsavory rulers.

SIPA warns students to avoid WikiLeaks

An email from SIPA told students that the WikiLeaks documents are still considered classified and that posts about them could hurt students’ chances of getting jobs in the federal government.

Citigroup CEO Pandit speaks at forum

Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit spoke at the World Leaders Forum Wednesday, where he emphasized a necessary "cultural" change in the financial sector.

Vargas Llosa, Columbia, and I

It is always good to get advice from famous and brilliant writers. In my case, this person was the most important public figure and writer of my country. In Peru, we are proud of our food, our pisco, and our Mario Vargas Llosa. I like to think that he and I, together, decided my future.

Sentence reduced for Tajbakhsh

On Wednesday, an Iranian news agency announced that an Iranian appeallate court reduced Kian Tajbakhsh’s prison sentence from 15 years to five years.