From: Economic and Political Development Concentration
Date: September 13, 2021
Subject: EPD Newsletter #2


Hello EPD-ers!

We're back already with our regularly scheduled programming, that is, the Monday newsletter you can expect each week this semester! We hope this email can help you kick off a great start to our first full week of classes! We're all excited to get into the swing of in person classes for the first time for many of us at SIPA! This is a brief edition of the newsletter, but make sure to check out the upcoming events, including the EPD Course Advising Session this afternoon and the Silent Disco in Ancel Plaza this evening!


This week’s newsletter includes:

  • EPD Course Advising Session (Happening Today)
  • Upcoming EPD and Other Events
  • Upcoming CAC Events
  • Jobs, Internships, and Other Opportunities
  • Pick of the Week
  • EPD Office Hours 
Course Advising Session - TODAY

Course Advising Session
When: TODAY - Monday, September 13 | 1 - 2 PM ET | Zoom 
This is an informal session led by the EPD Program Assistants and other second year students to discuss their thoughts and ideas about different courses, tips for navigating the semester, staying on top of assignments and managing your course load. 

Register on Campus Groups HERE
 






 
UPCOMING EPD & OTHER EVENTS

Low-Lapalooza: Silent Disco
Organizer: Columbia University Life
When: Monday, September 13 | 7:00-8:30 pm | Ancel Plaza
For more information and to register (required): CLICK HERE
 
BI&POC Affinity Space for Graduate Students
Organizer: Columbia University Life
When: Tuesday, September 14 | 2:00-3:00 pm | Philosophy Hall
For more information and to register (required): CLICK HERE
 
Realizing Multilateralism - Reflections on the Legacy of Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld  
Organizer: International Organization / UN Studies Specialization 
When: Thursday, September 16 | 1 PM – 2 PM EST | Zoom 
Speaker: Henrik Hammargren
For more information and to register CLICK HERE
 
Nature for Life Hub 2021 (UNDP)
Organizer: UNDP
When: Opening Session Wednesday, September 22 | 8:00-10:30 am | Virtual
For more information and to register: CLICK HERE
 
In Conversation with Joseph Stiglitz: On Inequality, Information Economics and Globalization 
Organizer: Columbia Economics Society
When: Tuesday, September 28 | 4pm ET | Zoom 
Speaker: Professor Joseph Stiglitz 
For more information and to register CLICK HERE 
Submit questions in advance CLICK HERE

Political and Economic Participation of
Women in Latin America
Organizer: Economic & Political Development Concentration & ILAS
When: Wednesday, September 29 | 6:00-8:00 pm | Room 1512 and online on Zoom
Speaker: Claudia Lopez (MPA ‘03), Mayor of Bogota
 
For more information and to register: CLICK HERE




 
UPCOMING CAC EVENTS
Below is a selection of Career Advancement Center events ocurring during the upcoming week. In this newsletter we'll highlight events we think are particularly relevant to EPD'ers, but a full list of upcoming events is available on campusgroups HERE.

EPD Recruitment Orientation
When: Tuesday, September 14 | 1:00 - 2:00 PM 
Zoom link to join: CLICK HERE
 
PMF Program Information Session on the Class of 2022 Application
(Public Health/Finance)
When: Tuesday, September 14, 2021 | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Work Authorization Requirement: N/A
For more information and to register CLICK HERE.
 
World Bank Group IFC and MIGA Young Professionals Program
When: Wednesday, September 15, 2021 | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
For more information and to register CLICK HERE.
 
PMF Program Information Session on the Class of 2022 Application
(DEIA Focus)
When: Thursday, September 16, 2021 |  4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
For more information and to register CLICK HERE.

JOBS, INTERNSHIPS AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

For the latest OCS New Job and Internship Opportunities CLICK HERE and Upcoming Deadlines for Jobs and Internship Application CLICK HERE.

Apply for IFC/MIGA Young Professionals Program (WBG YPP)
The merged World Bank Group Young Professionals Program (WBG YPP) consists of the World Bank, International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA). The application window for IFC and MIGA only opened on Monday, August 16, 2021 and closes on Monday, September 20, 2021 at 11:59 pm UTC.

PICK OF THE WEEK

  This week's featured film: Love Child
With adultery punishable by death in Iran, a young couple make the fateful decision to flee the country with their son. Love Child follows the trio on their life-threatening journey to plead asylum and witnesses a mother’s heartbreaking fight to keep her family together and secure a future for her son. The film is available on PBS for those who are a passport member. Apart from this film, don't forget that we have access to some exciting film streaming services through the Columbia library, including Kanopy, which focuses on many films similar to Love Child.




(We would love to hear your recommendations! Let us know what you have watched/read/listened to recently so we can feature them in the next newsletter!)
EPD OFFICE HOURS

José Antonio Ocampo, EPD Co-Director
Sign up online: https://tinyurl.com/officehours-ocampo

Jenny McGill, EPD Co-Director and Workshop Director
Sign up online: https://tinyurl.com/mcgill-oh

Ilona Vinklerova, EPD Manager
Sign up online: https://sipa.campusgroups.com/meetings/1060915/IlonaOH_Fall2021 

Will Gifford, EPD Program Assistant
By appointment at wg2363@columbia.edu

Pooja Singh, EPD Program Assistant
By appointment at ps3192@columbia.edu
Your friendly PAs,

Will & Pooja