From crowded lectures to spontaneous friendships and brushes with world leaders during UNGA, first-years reflect on their whirlwind first month at SIPA.
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From missing chairs to waitlisted classes and crowded hallways, SIPA’s record-high enrollment has stretched resources thin. This article examines how overenrollment is reshaping student life.
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In the wake of major federal funding cuts, Columbia University has announced 180 job losses, sending shockwaves through its academic and research communities. Faculty are urgently exploring ways to safeguard essential medical research—and one idea gaining traction is a temporary pay cut for high-earning staff. Could a short-term show of solidarity help preserve jobs and protect Columbia’s research legacy?
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A totally biased review of Boat 3, the SIPA Follies 2025 show.
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From a High School Expulsion to a Columbia University Student
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In recent years, the study of mis- and disinformation has again become polarized, as in the 1930s when the world was turning to fascism after emerging from World War I. Funding for mis- and disinformation research has been cut, jeopardizing research at major universities including Stanford and Harvard. With the re-election of Donald Trump as president, researchers are wondering what will come next.
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