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Busy Days Behind the Scenes at the UN
As the United Nations coped with uprisings in the Middle East and helped broker a coalition to protect civilians in Libya, 42 SIPA students got a rare backstage view. Throughout March, these students each took a turn spending a day shadowing a UN staff member.
Elisabeth Lindenmayer, former Assistant Secretary-General and director of SIPA’s UN Studies Program, organized “A Day at the UN.” The students will share their experiences at a panel discussion on April 6.
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SIPA alumnus Sebastian von Einsiedel (MIA ’02) works in the policy planning unit of the UN Department of Political Affairs. Von Einsiedel spoke about his work, its many satisfactions, a few frustrations, and how to get a foot in the door.
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Also on April 6, a group from the UN Studies Program will visit the United Nations Security Council to observe a debate on Haiti. Former President Bill Clinton, the UN's Special Envoy for Haiti, will deliver a report, along with Haitian President Rene Preval.
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2011 Global Leaders: Paul Volcker, WITNESS, Mitchell Silber
On April 14, SIPA will honor former Fed chairman Paul Volcker; WITNESS, the international human rights group that trains citizens to use video to end human rights abuses; and alumnus Mitchell Silber (MIA ’05), who directs the NYPD’s counterterrorism intelligence analysis. NBC News' Chief White House Correspondent Chuck Todd will emcee and pose questions to Volcker on the state of the economy.
SIPA’s Global Leadership Awards honor groundbreaking work in global policymaking and practice. Funds from the event provide fellowship support for SIPA students.
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Alumni Day 2011: Today's Global Challenges
On April 16, SIPA will host sessions for alumni on the Middle East, Afghanistan, China, and President Obama’s re-election chances. Alumna Susie Gharib from PBS’s "Nightly Business Report" will deliver the keynote address.
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Professor Manning Marable: 1950 - 2011
Manning Marable, M. Moran Weston and Black Alumni Council Professor of African-American Studies and Professor of History and Public Affairs at Columbia University, passed away on April 1.
Dean John Coatsworth remembered him as "a towering intellect and a man of immense personal courage. Columbia University, and the SIPA community in particular, mourn the loss of this great scholar and public intellectual."
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Samantha Power: Obama, Human Rights, and Lessons of the New Diplomacy
The Middle East and human rights were the topics when top White House advisor Samantha Power delivered the Donald and Vera Blinken Lecture on March 28. Power said failure to act in Libya would have been “…chilling, deadly, and indeed a stain on our collective conscience.” Read more from the
New York Times.
The European Institute and SIPA hosted Power’s visit. Watch her remarks
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China and India: Confrontation or Cooperation?
The emergence of China and India and their relationship will define international affairs in the coming decades. In the forthcoming issue of the Journal of International Affairs, top scholars from around the nation examine relations between the two powers and whether they are destined for confrontation or cooperation.
On April 25, the Journal will host a debate on these issues at its second “Thought Leadership Forum.”
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Coming Up at SIPA…
April 7: “Iran: A Strategic Assessment,” presented by the Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies and the Center for International Conflict Resolution.
April 11: “Crisis in State Budgets.” The 14th David N. Dinkins Leadership and Public Policy Forum will feature a keynote address by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York).
April 12: “Admitted Students Day.” SIPA welcomes newly admitted students for a day-long information session, including a special greeting from Professor Jeffrey Sachs.
April 12: “Financial Regulation and Monetary Policy,” featuring Andrés Velasco, former Chilean Minister of Finance.
April 14: “A Decade of Debt,” featuring Carmen Reinhart, Dennis Weatherstone Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
May 14: SIPA’s graduation features Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary-General and SIPA Global Fellow.
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A villager in Senegal shows Megan Rapp (MIA ’11) how a generator helps pump water. Fifteen students traveled to Senegal, Pakistan, and Tanzania to examine how energy is delivered in developing counries.
This newsletter is distributed by the Office of Communications and External Relations at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. Contact Alex Burnett at 212-851-1818 or
alex.burnett@sipa.columbia.edu.
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