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[[Columbia University]]'s '''School of International Affairs''' was founded in 1946 following the aftermath of [[World War II]]. Emphasizing practical training, the mission of SIPA was to foster the understanding of critical regions and to prepare [[diplomats]], [[officials]], and other [[professional]]s to meet the complexities of the postwar world. It originated in dynamic regional institutes that drew on Columbia's renowned faculties in [[history]], [[economics]], [[political science]], [[linguistics]], and other traditional fields. The School initially awarded a [[Master of International Affairs]] (MIA) degree.
[[Columbia University]]'s '''School of International Affairs''' was founded in 1946 following the aftermath of [[World War II]]. Emphasizing practical training, the mission of SIPA was to foster the understanding of critical regions and to prepare [[diplomats]], [[officials]], and other [[professional]]s to meet the complexities of the postwar world. It originated in dynamic regional institutes that drew on Columbia's renowned faculties in [[history]], [[economics]], [[political science]], [[linguistics]], and other traditional fields. The school initially awarded a [[Master of International Affairs]] (MIA) degree.


By 1967, the School was home to eight '''regional institutes''', covering nearly every part of the globe. It also contained the non-area-specific Institute of War and Peace Studies (now the [[Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies]]), founded in 1951 by university president [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9D00EFDA143BE03ABC4852DFB467838A649EDE|title=Columbia Founds War-Peace Study; Heads New Institute|date=1951-12-10|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-05-30}}</ref> Originally housed in a row of [[brownstone]]s, the School moved into its own 15-story building in 1971.
By 1967, the school was home to eight '''regional institutes''', covering nearly every part of the globe. It also contained the non-area-specific Institute of War and Peace Studies (now the [[Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies]]), founded in 1951 by university president [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9D00EFDA143BE03ABC4852DFB467838A649EDE|title=Columbia Founds War-Peace Study; Heads New Institute|date=1951-12-10|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-05-30}}</ref> Originally housed in a row of [[brownstone]]s, the school moved into its own 15-story building in 1971.


To meet a growing demand for public service professionals, the school added a second degree, the [[Master of Public Administration]], in 1977. In 1981, the program was renamed the Graduate Program in Public Policy and Administration and the school renamed the School of International and Public Affairs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our History {{!}} Columbia SIPA |url=https://www.sipa.columbia.edu/about/our-history |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=www.sipa.columbia.edu |language=en}}</ref>
To meet a growing demand for public service professionals, the school added a second degree, the [[Master of Public Administration]], in 1977. In 1981, the program was renamed the Graduate Program in Public Policy and Administration and the school renamed the School of International and Public Affairs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our History {{!}} Columbia SIPA |url=https://www.sipa.columbia.edu/about/our-history |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=www.sipa.columbia.edu |language=en}}</ref>
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In 1992, with support from the [[World Bank]], the Program in Economic Policy Management (PEPM) was established to provide mid-career finance professionals with the skills required for the effective design and implementation of economic policy, emphasizing the problems of developing and [[transition economies]]. Students who complete PEPM's requirements are awarded an MPA degree.
In 1992, with support from the [[World Bank]], the Program in Economic Policy Management (PEPM) was established to provide mid-career finance professionals with the skills required for the effective design and implementation of economic policy, emphasizing the problems of developing and [[transition economies]]. Students who complete PEPM's requirements are awarded an MPA degree.


To accommodate the needs of working professionals who could not pursue full-time study, SIPA established the Executive MPA program in 1999 as part of the Picker Center for Executive Education. In 2001 the School introduced an MPA in Environmental Science and Policy (ESP), which condenses the two years into twelve consecutive months, without a reduction in requirements, and provides core courses in management and policy analysis with a concentration in [[environmental science]] and [[Ecosystem ecology|earth systems]]. The ESP MPA program is offered in cooperation with [[The Earth Institute]] and the [[Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory]]. In fall 2004 SIPA inaugurated its first doctoral program, the interdisciplinary Ph.D. in [[Sustainable Development]], which combines elements of a traditional graduate education in social science, particularly economics, with a significant training in the natural sciences.
To accommodate the needs of working professionals who could not pursue full-time study, SIPA established the Executive MPA program in 1999 as part of the Picker Center for Executive Education. In 2001 the school introduced an MPA in Environmental Science and Policy (ESP), which condenses the two years into twelve consecutive months, without a reduction in requirements, and provides core courses in management and policy analysis with a concentration in [[environmental science]] and [[Ecosystem ecology|earth systems]]. The ESP MPA program is offered in cooperation with [[The Earth Institute]] and the [[Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory]]. In fall 2004 SIPA inaugurated its first doctoral program, the interdisciplinary Ph.D. in [[Sustainable Development]], which combines elements of a traditional graduate education in social science, particularly economics, with a significant training in the natural sciences.


On March 23, 2022 current professor and director of the [[Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies| Saltzman Institute]], [[Keren Yarhi-Milo]] was named Dean.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://president.columbia.edu/news/keren-yarhi-milo-appointed-dean-school-international-and-public-affairs | title=Keren Yarhi-Milo Appointed Dean of the School of International and Public Affairs &#124; Office of the President }}</ref>
On March 23, 2022, current professor and director of the [[Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies| Saltzman Institute]], [[Keren Yarhi-Milo]] was named Dean.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://president.columbia.edu/news/keren-yarhi-milo-appointed-dean-school-international-and-public-affairs | title=Keren Yarhi-Milo Appointed Dean of the School of International and Public Affairs &#124; Office of the President }}</ref>


==Academics==
==Academics==
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== Rankings and reputation ==
== Rankings and reputation ==
''[[Foreign Policy Magazine|Foreign Policy]]'' ranked SIPA fifth in its 2018 ranking of "Top Master's Programs for Policy Career in International Relations".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/02/20/top-fifty-schools-international-relations-foreign-policy/|title=The Best International Relations Schools in the World|last1=Maliniak|first1=Daniel|last2=Peterson|first2=Susan|date=2015-02-03|website=Foreign Policy|access-date=2018-03-26|last3=Powers|first3=Ryan|last4=Tierney|first4=Michael J.}}</ref> In addition, SIPA was ranked first by ''[[U.S. News & World Report]] Best Graduate Schools'' in the 2018, 2020, 2021, and 2022 world rankings for International Global Policy and Administration and fifth for Environmental Policy and Management.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-public-affairs-schools/columbia-university-190150|title=Best International Politics Programs {{!}} Top Political Science Schools|website=U.S. News Best Graduate Schools|access-date=2018-03-26}}</ref> In 2023, [[U.S. News & World Report|''U.S. News & World Report'']] ranked SIPA 1st in International Global Policy and Administration.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-public-affairs-schools/columbia-university-190150#public_affairs|title=Columbia University {{!}} Public Affairs|website=U.S. News & World Report|access-date=2023-12-07}}</ref>
''[[Foreign Policy Magazine|Foreign Policy]]'' ranked SIPA fifth in its 2018 ranking of "Top Master's Programs for Policy Career in International Relations".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/02/20/top-fifty-schools-international-relations-foreign-policy/|title=The Best International Relations Schools in the World|last1=Maliniak|first1=Daniel|last2=Peterson|first2=Susan|date=2015-02-03|website=Foreign Policy|access-date=2018-03-26|last3=Powers|first3=Ryan|last4=Tierney|first4=Michael J.}}</ref> In addition, SIPA was ranked first by ''[[U.S. News & World Report]] Best Graduate Schools'' in the 2018, 2020, 2021, and 2022 world rankings for International Global Policy and Administration and fifth for Environmental Policy and Management.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-public-affairs-schools/columbia-university-190150|title=Best International Politics Programs {{!}} Top Political Science Schools|website=U.S. News Best Graduate Schools|access-date=2018-03-26}}</ref> In 2023, ''[[U.S. News & World Report]]'' ranked SIPA 1st in International Global Policy and Administration.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-public-affairs-schools/columbia-university-190150#public_affairs|title=Columbia University {{!}} Public Affairs|website=U.S. News & World Report|access-date=2023-12-07}}</ref>


== Centers ==
== Centers ==
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==Publications==
==Publications==
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''[[Journal of International Affairs]]'' was established in 1947 and is the oldest university-affiliated publication in the field of international relations; it is edited by SIPA students.<ref>https://jia.sipa.columbia.edu/content/about-us</ref>
''[[Journal of International Affairs]]'' was established in 1947 and is the oldest university-affiliated publication in the field of international relations; it is edited by SIPA students.<ref>https://jia.sipa.columbia.edu/content/about-us {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref>


[https://morningsidepost.com/ ''The Morningside Post''] is SIPA's student-founded, student-run multimedia news publication. Its content: student-written investigative news about SIPA and the SIPA community, plus world affairs analysis, opinion, and satire.
[https://morningsidepost.com/ ''The Morningside Post''] is SIPA's student-founded, student-run multimedia news publication. Its content: student-written investigative news about SIPA and the SIPA community, plus world affairs analysis, opinion, and satire.
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*[[Alice P. Albright]], CEO of the [[Millennium Challenge Corporation]]
*[[Alice P. Albright]], CEO of the [[Millennium Challenge Corporation]]
*[[Madeleine Albright]], former [[United States Secretary of State]]
*[[Madeleine Albright]], former [[United States Secretary of State]]
*[[Joseph Kofi Adda]], Member of Ghanaian Parliament for Navrongo Central and Ghanaian Minister for Energy
*[[Joseph Kofi Adda]], Former Member of Ghanaian Parliament for Navrongo Central and Former Ghanaian Minister for Energy
*[[Clémence Boulouque]], French scholar of [[political science]] and professor of [[Jewish studies]] at [[Columbia University]]
*[[Clémence Boulouque]], French scholar of [[political science]] and professor of [[Jewish studies]] at [[Columbia University]]
*[[Ibrahim Agboola Gambari]], Minister of External Affairs of Nigeria and UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs
*[[Ibrahim Agboola Gambari]], Minister of External Affairs of Nigeria and UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs
*[[Karen Attiah]], Global Opinions editor for ''[[The Washington Post]]''
*[[Karen Attiah]], Global Opinions editor for ''[[The Washington Post]]''
*[[Jose Ramos Horta]] (graduate student), [[President of East Timor]] (2007–); former [[prime minister]]; [[Nobel Laureate]]
*[[Jose Ramos Horta]] (graduate student), [[President of East Timor]] (2007–); former [[prime minister]]; [[Nobel Laureate]]
* [[Abraham Katz]] (1926–2013), diplomat, United States Ambassador to the [[OECD]]
*[[David Kay]], Chief UN weapons inspector and head of [[Iraq Survey Group]]
*[[David Kay]], Chief UN weapons inspector and head of [[Iraq Survey Group]]
*[[George Tenet]], Former Director of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]]
*[[George Tenet]], former Director of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]]
*[[Robert L. Belknap]], scholar of [[Fyodor Dostoevsky]], former director of the [[Harriman Institute]], acting dean of [[Columbia College (New York)|Columbia College]]
*[[Robert L. Belknap]], scholar of [[Fyodor Dostoevsky]], former director of the [[Harriman Institute]], acting dean of [[Columbia College (New York)|Columbia College]]
*[[Howard Warren Buffett]], former policy advisor (for [[Barack Obama]]), executive director of the [[Howard Graham Buffett|Howard G. Buffett]] Foundation
*[[Howard Warren Buffett]], former policy advisor (for [[Barack Obama]]), executive director of the [[Howard Graham Buffett|Howard G. Buffett]] Foundation
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*[[Patricia M. Haslach]], former U.S. Ambassador to Laos
*[[Patricia M. Haslach]], former U.S. Ambassador to Laos
*[[Jingdong Hua]], Treasurer and Vice President of the [[International Finance Corporation]]
*[[Jingdong Hua]], Treasurer and Vice President of the [[International Finance Corporation]]
*[[Joe Hurd]], Global Managing Director of [[SOSV]] and former [[United States Department of Commerce|Commerce Department]] political appointee in the [[Presidency of Barack Obama|Obama Administration]]
*[[Joe Hurd]], Global Managing Director of [[SOSV]] and former [[United States Department of Commerce|Commerce Department]] political appointee in the [[Presidency of Barack Obama|Obama administration]]
*[[Sara Jacobs]], U.S. Congresswoman for [[California's 53rd congressional district]]
*[[Sara Jacobs]], U.S. Congresswoman for [[California's 53rd congressional district]]
*[[Deborah Lee James]], 23rd [[United States Secretary of the Air Force|U.S. Secretary of the Air Force]]
*[[Deborah Lee James]], 23rd [[United States Secretary of the Air Force|U.S. Secretary of the Air Force]]
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*[[Santiago Peña]], 59th President of [[Paraguay]]
*[[Santiago Peña]], 59th President of [[Paraguay]]
*[[Michael Pettis]], American economist, professor at [[Guanghua School of Management]]
*[[Michael Pettis]], American economist, professor at [[Guanghua School of Management]]
*[[Eunice Reddick]], former US ambassador to Gabon, São Tomé and Príncipe, and later Niger
*[[Robert D. Reischauer]], Director of the [[U.S. Congressional Budget Office]]
*[[Robert D. Reischauer]], Director of the [[U.S. Congressional Budget Office]]
*[[Curtis Roosevelt]], international civil servant and professor
*[[Curtis Roosevelt]], international civil servant and professor

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School of International and Public Affairs
TypePrivate (graduate school)
Established1946
DeanKeren Yarhi-Milo
Postgraduates1,030
Location, ,
United States
CampusUrban
AffiliationsAPSIA
Websitewww.sipa.columbia.edu

The School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) is the international affairs and public policy school of Columbia University, a private Ivy League university located in Morningside Heights, Manhattan, New York City. SIPA offers Master of International Affairs (MIA) and Master of Public Administration (MPA) degrees in a range of fields, as well as the Executive MPA and PhD program in Sustainable Development.

SIPA's alumni include former heads of state, business leaders, journalists, diplomats, and elected representatives.[1] Half of SIPA's nearly 1,400 students are international, coming from over 100 countries. SIPA has more than 70 full-time faculty, many of which include the world's leading scholars on international relations.

History

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The school's bulletin, listing programs and available courses, for 1980–82; shows an earlier form of the name and makes mention of the institutes

Columbia University's School of International Affairs was founded in 1946 following the aftermath of World War II. Emphasizing practical training, the mission of SIPA was to foster the understanding of critical regions and to prepare diplomats, officials, and other professionals to meet the complexities of the postwar world. It originated in dynamic regional institutes that drew on Columbia's renowned faculties in history, economics, political science, linguistics, and other traditional fields. The school initially awarded a Master of International Affairs (MIA) degree.

By 1967, the school was home to eight regional institutes, covering nearly every part of the globe. It also contained the non-area-specific Institute of War and Peace Studies (now the Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies), founded in 1951 by university president Dwight D. Eisenhower.[2] Originally housed in a row of brownstones, the school moved into its own 15-story building in 1971.

To meet a growing demand for public service professionals, the school added a second degree, the Master of Public Administration, in 1977. In 1981, the program was renamed the Graduate Program in Public Policy and Administration and the school renamed the School of International and Public Affairs.[3]

In the early 1990s, SIPA began appointing its own faculty, supplementing the distinguished social and natural scientists and humanists with whom SIPA students studied around the university. Within 15 years, SIPA faculty were among the most prominent in their fields, including the one-time director of the U.S. census, a Nobel Laureate in Economics, a judge on the appellate body of the World Trade Organization, economic advisors in both the Bill Clinton and George H. W. Bush administrations, a former assistant secretary general of the United Nations, and many distinguished research scholars.

In 1992, with support from the World Bank, the Program in Economic Policy Management (PEPM) was established to provide mid-career finance professionals with the skills required for the effective design and implementation of economic policy, emphasizing the problems of developing and transition economies. Students who complete PEPM's requirements are awarded an MPA degree.

To accommodate the needs of working professionals who could not pursue full-time study, SIPA established the Executive MPA program in 1999 as part of the Picker Center for Executive Education. In 2001 the school introduced an MPA in Environmental Science and Policy (ESP), which condenses the two years into twelve consecutive months, without a reduction in requirements, and provides core courses in management and policy analysis with a concentration in environmental science and earth systems. The ESP MPA program is offered in cooperation with The Earth Institute and the Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory. In fall 2004 SIPA inaugurated its first doctoral program, the interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Sustainable Development, which combines elements of a traditional graduate education in social science, particularly economics, with a significant training in the natural sciences.

On March 23, 2022, current professor and director of the Saltzman Institute, Keren Yarhi-Milo was named Dean.[4]

Academics

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International dual-degree programs

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SIPA offers a number of dual-degree programs with other schools of Columbia University and offers international dual degree programs with the London School of Economics and Political Science, Sciences Po, the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin, EAESP-FGV in São Paulo, the University of Tokyo and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore through the Global Public Policy Network (GPPN).[5]

Concentrations and specializations

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In addition to fulfilling all core requirements, MIA and MPA students must also satisfy the requirements of both a policy concentration and a specialization. Students choose one of the following six concentrations: Economic and Political Development; Energy and Environment; International Finance and Economic Policy (includes focus areas in international finance; international economic policy; and central banking); Human Rights and Humanitarian Policy; International Security Policy; or Urban and Social Policy.[6]

Students choose a specialization in one of the following: Data Analytics and Quantitative Analysis; Gender and Public Policy; International Conflict Resolution; International Organization and UN Studies; Technology, Media, and Communications; Management; or regional expertise (8 different regions/countries). Regional specializations are offered in the following areas: Africa, East Asia, East Central Europe, Europe, Latin America, The Middle East, Russia, South Asia, and the United States. The Advanced Policy and Economic Analysis (APEA) specialization was discontinued during the 2018–2019 academic year.

Rankings and reputation

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Foreign Policy ranked SIPA fifth in its 2018 ranking of "Top Master's Programs for Policy Career in International Relations".[7] In addition, SIPA was ranked first by U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools in the 2018, 2020, 2021, and 2022 world rankings for International Global Policy and Administration and fifth for Environmental Policy and Management.[8] In 2023, U.S. News & World Report ranked SIPA 1st in International Global Policy and Administration.[9]

Centers

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International Affairs Building

SIPA is home to five centers:[10]

  • Center for Development Economics and Policy (CDEP): Supports microeconomic research to investigate the sources of poverty and to inform practical interventions to address them.
  • Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP): Provides independent, balanced, data-driven analysis to help policymakers navigate the complex world of energy.
  • Center on Global Economic Governance (CGEG): Produces policy-oriented research on global economic governance.
  • Center for International Conflict Resolution (CICR): Contributes to the resolution of international deadly conflict through research, education and practice. It was founded in 1997 by professor Andrea Bartoli as the International Conflict Resolution Program. The center was renamed in 2002, and it is a research center located within the Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies.
  • Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies (SIWPS): Founded in 1951 under the sponsorship of Dwight D. Eisenhower, during his tenure as president of Columbia University, SIWPS was created to promote understanding of the "disastrous consequences of war upon man's spiritual, intellectual, and material progress". The institute has become one of the leading research centers on international relations in the United States.

Publications

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Journal of International Affairs was established in 1947 and is the oldest university-affiliated publication in the field of international relations; it is edited by SIPA students.[11]

The Morningside Post is SIPA's student-founded, student-run multimedia news publication. Its content: student-written investigative news about SIPA and the SIPA community, plus world affairs analysis, opinion, and satire.

Conflict Resolution Journal is a dynamic and evolving web-based project founded by SIPA students.

SIPA News is a biannual publication featuring articles by faculty, students, and alumni as well as news about the school.

Notable alumni

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Notable current faculty

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Notable former faculty

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Notable former international fellows

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References

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  1. ^ Bradshaw, Della. "Meet the dean: Merit Janow, Columbia Sipa". Financial Times. ISSN 0307-1766. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
  2. ^ "Columbia Founds War-Peace Study; Heads New Institute". The New York Times. 1951-12-10. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
  3. ^ "Our History | Columbia SIPA". www.sipa.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  4. ^ "Keren Yarhi-Milo Appointed Dean of the School of International and Public Affairs | Office of the President".
  5. ^ "Dual Degree Programs". Columbia | SIPA. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
  6. ^ "MIA/MPA Concentrations & Specializations | Columbia SIPA". www.sipa.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  7. ^ Maliniak, Daniel; Peterson, Susan; Powers, Ryan; Tierney, Michael J. (2015-02-03). "The Best International Relations Schools in the World". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  8. ^ "Best International Politics Programs | Top Political Science Schools". U.S. News Best Graduate Schools. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  9. ^ "Columbia University | Public Affairs". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  10. ^ "SIPA Centers". Columbia | SIPA. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
  11. ^ https://jia.sipa.columbia.edu/content/about-us [bare URL]
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