Believe it or not, SIPA got a visit from Roar-ee today! We ain't lion!

While some parts of Mayor-elect Mamdani's agenda will be a struggle, Professor Ester Fuchs thinks there are two major moves on housing he can accomplish right away.

Lincoln Mitchell believes that while Zohran Mamdani, Abigail Spanberger, and Mickie Sherrill won their elections with very different coalitions, their victories reflect a nation increasingly disappointed with the Trump administration's performance.

After a major and unexpected blow to Democrats in 2024, Professor Robert Shapiro believes last night's results signaled a return to a normal kind of election cycle, where the ruling party loses due to the president's rising unpopularity.

From last night's Election Watch Party hosted by the Civic and Voter Engagement Coalition!

Happy Election Day, SIPA 🗳️ If you're voting today, learn about all the candidate and ballot proposals you'll encounter on Who's On The Ballot, an easy-to-use resource developed by Professor Ester Fuchs. http://whosontheballot.org/

Last month, several students in the PEPM and GL cohorts organized trips to attend the World Bank and IMF Annual Meetings in DC to meet with world leaders and discuss issues from energy transition to digital transformation!

In her new book about online extremism, Professor Tamar Mitts identifies how differing moderation standards across platforms create safe havens that allow violent actors to organize, launch campaigns, and mobilize supporters. https://newbooksnetwork.com/safe-havens-for-hate

@ColumbiaIGP.bsky.social is hosting Nasser al-Kidwa, former Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister, and Ehud Olmert, former Prime Minister of Israel, for a discussion about their proposal for a negotiated peace between Israelis and Palestinians. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ6o...

@columbiaigp.bsky.social is hosting an Across the Aisle conversation with two former US Trade Representatives from across the political spectrum: 🌐 Mike Froman 🌐 Robert Lighthizer 🌐 Merit Janow (moderator) www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXTz...

🔴Live Now @columbiaigp.bsky.social is hosting a Rapid Response webinar on President Trump's 20-point plan for Gaza. Our expert panel will break down the practical challenges and potential spoilers that could impact its success. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hv20...

🚨𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧🚨 In 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆, @columbiasipa.bsky.social Prof José Antonio Ocampo analyzes the outcome doc of the 4th UN Conference on Financing for Development, the 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑜 𝑑𝑒 𝑆𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑎

LIVE 🔴 The @columbiauniversity.bsky.social World Leaders Forum with @noiweala.bsky.social, Director-General of the @wto.org and @columbiaigp.bsky.social Carnegie Distinguished Fellow www.youtube.com/live/JPoVBgT...

LIVE 🔴 @columbiaigp.bsky.social virtual roundtable on the future of the UN at a moment of mounting global strain. With @kelleycurrie.bsky.social, Maggie Dougherty, @chrislu44.bsky.social, IGP Carnegie Distinguished Fellow @nmladenov.bsky.social & Jonathan Lincoln youtube.com/live/OXXnk5L...

BOOK LAUNCH today at 11:30 am ET 📖 Inside the Situation Room, edited by @columbiasipa.bsky.social Dean Keren Yarhi-Milo and Secretary @hillaryclinton.bsky.social ➡️ youtube.com/live/wcOQuHW...

Today we honor those lost on September 11, 2001. We will always remember the 42 Columbia alumni who perished that day as part of our Columbia University community. Columbia remembers September 11: https://news.columbia.edu/content/columbia-remembers-911 📷 Eileen Barroso

And here we go! 😎 Excited to start my research stay at @columbiasipa.bsky.social! Looking forward to engaging with the community here and diving into new ideas in such a vibrant environment.

"The idea that the name 'defense department' has any political or ideology associated with it is baloney" Senior Research Scholar Tim Naftali for @cnn.com on Trump's decision to rename the Department of Defense: www.youtube.com/shorts/7936j...

Statement from Dean Keren Yarhi-Milo on the death of an incoming student: www.sipa.columbia.edu/news/tragic-...

Meet the @columbiaigp.bsky.social Carnegie Distinguished Fellows for 2025-26! IGP’s third cohort of Carnegie Distinguished Fellows will visit @columbiasipa.bsky.social throughout the 2025–2026 academic year. Read more: igp.sipa.columbia.edu/distinguishe...

What would a total withdrawal from Donetsk mean? “Ceding those defenses would position Russia to reattack in the future with more of an advantage,” says @columbiasipa.bsky.social & @columbiaigp.bsky.social Adjunct Senior Research Scholar David Shimer in @wsj.com: www.wsj.com/world/zelens...

Ceding Donetsk would be a “massive concession.” It “would position Russia to reattack in the future from a much more advantageous position,” says @columbiasipa.bsky.social & @columbiaigp.bsky.social Adjunct Senior Research Scholar David Shimer in @nytimes.com: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/w...

SIPA Prof Ester Fuchs breaks down what the Democratic Party can learn from Mamdani's success in New York City, as well as how four candidates running as independents could affect the outcome of this race. @fox5ny.bsky.social youtu.be/1KAVrMZS9kc?...

🎓 NEW: Columbia SIPA launches Public Service Scholarship for Fall 2026! Up to 65% tuition coverage for US citizens/permanent residents with 3+ years of public service experience. Apply by Dec 20, 2025 ⏰ www.sipa.columbia.edu/office-finan...

Applications are now OPEN for fall 2026. Learn how life at SIPA in New York City can help you level up your career and make an impact on the world: apply.sipa.columbia.edu/apply/

SIPA Professor Secretary Jacob J. Lew writes with David Satterfield in @foreignaffairs.com: “As the world watches the crisis unfolding today and demands a solution... The stakes are too high to allow the delivery of critical assistance to be derailed” www.foreignaffairs.com/middle-east/...

SIPA in Bogota ✈️🇨🇴 @columbiasipa.bsky.social Professor @josephestiglitz.bsky.social joined a packed room of @columbiauniversity.bsky.social Alumni in Bogota, Colombia, along with fellow SIPA Profs Anya Schiffrin and José Antonio Ocampo.

LIVE now at @columbiaigp.bsky.social 🔴 Esther Fuchs, @olatij.bsky.social, David Pozen, & @awhf.bsky.social examine the impact of university settlements on higher education, civil society, and democracy. Tune in: youtube.com/live/WL-XPXo... @columbiasipa.bsky.social

@columbiauniversity.bsky.social alumni gathered in Chile for an event with SIPA Professor @josephestiglitz.bsky.social and Juan Carlos Jobet, the former Minister of Energy and Mining for Chile and currently Dean of the Adolfo Ibanez Business School.

“This expansive, policy-oriented work from one of the field’s foremost thinkers makes a major contribution to the project of understanding and addressing inequalities” Ivan Radanović reviews @josephestiglitz.bsky.social’s newest book: blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb... @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social

Global AI rivalry is a dangerous game… “The coming years will be far more dangerous than many of the technology’s investors and policymakers realize.” @columbiasipa.bsky.social & @columbiaigp.bsky.social's @juliangewirtz.bsky.social writes for @financialtimes.com: www.ft.com/content/9f5c...

Why isn’t China wooing Europe? Beijing thinks it holds all the cards as Trump attacks allies. @columbiasipa.bsky.social & @columbiaigp.bsky.social senior research scholar @juliangewirtz.bsky.social writes for @foreignpolicy.com: foreignpolicy.com/2025/07/24/c...

"A packed crowd attended the Nogales Club Friday night when Prof. Joseph Stiglitz addressed @columbiauniversity.bsky.social alumni in Bogota, Colombia. @columbiasipa.bsky.social senior lecturer Anya Schiffrin and former minister of finance and SIPA faculty member Jose Antonio Ocampo took part."

Professor @tanyadomi.bsky.social on Budapest Pride and Prime Minister Orbán's attacks on LGBTQ rights: "The organizers estimated 50,000 [protesters] — that just tells you how many people reject Orbán's view of LGBTQ people." www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjcW...

It's primary day in NYC. Find out who's on your ballot before you go to the polls 🗳️ whosontheballot.org

Congratulations to Talia Rosenberg MIA '25 on her being named an Excelsior Fellow with the New York State Department of Public Service. This fellowship brings highly talented recent graduates of law, graduate and professional schools into government service.

🔴 LIVE NOW The Columbia Institute of Global Politics & the Center on Global Energy Policy are hosting a Rapid Response panel to discuss the specifics of Israel’s strikes on Iran, Iran’s responses, and the implications for US national security, geopolitics, & global energy markets.

Senior Research Scholar Tim Naftali on anxiety over these disruptive times: "No wonder many Americans are on edge when our commander in chief is determined to put tanks on the streets of D.C. and eager to declare emergencies..." www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/u...

Professor Ester Fuchs on the potential impact of Mike Bloomberg's endorsement of Andrew Cuomo. “Bloomberg is the most critical and important endorsement for Cuomo in the primary.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/n...

Professor Jacob Lew in @opinion.bloomberg.com on Trump's tax bill: "Causing pain to the most vulnerable while reducing taxes for the most fortunate is upside down enough, but doing so while driving the debt to historically high levels fails on all fronts." news.bloombergtax.com/tax-insights...

We're pleased to welcome Nicole Peisajovich as a lecturer in discipline, joining the School to lead its newly introduced Ethics in Public Policy core requirement. Learn more about Nicole and this course: www.sipa.columbia.edu/news/nicole-...

Meenakshi Ramesh MPA-GL '25 spent ten years wondering if it was too late for her to get a degree from a place like SIPA. Then her children said: Mom, go for it! Now she's using the skills and networks she's gained at SIPA to make system level change in India.

The President of French Polynesia, President Moetai Brotherson, just cited a SIPA Capstone in his op-ed for @nature.com. Their Capstone analyzes the challenges and risk of deep-sea mining development. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

From conversations on the most pressing issues of the day to workshops that prepare students for careers in policy and diplomacy, it's been an exciting year for the @columbiaigp.bsky.social. Learn more: igp.sipa.columbia.edu/year-in-revi...

Professor and Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member Alan Taylor in the Financial Times on the age of uncertainty: "We think that every three years we’re going to get a new shock. I think that’s been very wearing for the consumer and business." www.ft.com/content/e842...

SIPA Graduation Speaker Dr. @RajShah's advice to graduating students entering a world in crisis: Think big!

🔴 Live Now: SIPA Graduation 2025 Join us in celebrating the SIPA Class of 2025 as they receive their degrees and hear reflections from peers, faculty, and our Graduation Speaker: Dr. Rajiv Shah! youtube.com/live/NkcOrP7...

🎓 It's Graduation Day here at SIPA! Tune in at 2:25pm ET to watch the opening procession, followed by the ceremony at 3pm, featuring remarks from faculty, students, and our Class Day speaker Dr. Rajiv Shah! youtube.com/live/NkcOrP7...

It's Commencement Week 🎓 Check out graduate stories, pictures, trivia, and tips, and the latest updates on what to expect from this week's celebrations: news.columbia.edu/content/colu...

🔴 LIVE NOW The @columbiaigp.bsky.social Rapid Response webinar discussing the recent escalation of the India-Pakistan conflict. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLyw...