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Rob Garris
International Affairs Building, Room 1412
Senior Associate Dean, SIPA
Phone: 212-854-5939
Fax: 212-864-4847
rg2039@columbia.edu
Areas of Responsibility:
Rob Garris is the Senior Associate Dean at Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs. In this capacity he serves as the Dean's Chief of Staff with responsibility for strategic planning, external affairs, student affairs, and all SIPA administrative matters. He also works closely with faculty chair Robert Lieberman and Associate Dean Dan McIntyre on academic issues. In addition, Rob manages the School's international dual degrees, exchange programs, and overseas executive training through the Global Public Policy Network; and he will continue to serve on the administrative team of Columbia's Center for International Business Education and Research.
He holds a Ph.D. in European History from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with a focus on German immigration policy in the19th and 20th centuries. His teaching has included survey courses on European history and international affairs. To view his Web page, click here.