Nermin Radoncic investigates financial crimes for the federal government. He joined the EMPA program to engage with our excellent professors and improve his public speaking and presentation skills.

Learn more:
https://www.sipa.columbia.edu/admissions/applying-sipa/application-deadlines

Lily Britt balances her work at Google Cloud with her EMPA concentration in management and innovation.

Applications for our EMPA program are due November 15:
https://www.sipa.columbia.edu/admissions/applying-sipa/application-deadlines

Naana Segura Agyare balances full-time work at the United Nations Secretariat in Political Affairs and Peacebuiding Operations with part-time classes via SIPA’s EMPA program.

Applications are due November 15. Learn more:
https://www.sipa.columbia.edu/admissions/applying-sipa/application-deadlines

Professor Victoria Murillo recently published an op-ed on the Argentinian October elections and how President Mileis management of inflation impacted the outcome.

Read the op-ed in Foreign Affairs:
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/argentina/mileis-tightrope-act

Daniel J. McCormack MIA '26 served in the United States Army with the hope of protecting people. Now at SIPA, he's studying how to continue that work through security policy while connecting with his fellow veterans as president of the SIPA International Veterans Association.

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.

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/

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.

New ideas and fresh talent are needed to address the world's greatest problems. Adjunct Senior Research Scholar at @columbiaigp.bsky.social David Shimer has some words of advice for young leaders hoping to make an impact.