Happy fourth week of classes!
Hello EPD-ers!
Thank you so much to everyone who joined us on Saturday for an incredible retreat! We really enjoyed getting to know all of you better and we hope you will maintain these amazing new connections with your peers in EPD. If you were at the retreat, please fill out this anonymous feedback form linked here. We will be working on some upcoming social events so that you can continue to form relationships with students and faculty at SIPA and build out your EPD network. Keep an eye out for that!
We know this upcoming week will be very busy for many of you with UNGA and with finalized schedules finally hitting their stride. Please remember to take care of yourselves. Burnout is not a prerequisite for success. Take a deep breathe and take it one day at a time. You got this!
And beware... UNGA traffic is like no other.
This week’s newsletter includes:
This newsletter isn't just about sharing information with you—it's about building connections. We want you to get to know your peers and have opportunities to network. That's why we’re continuing with the EPD Student Spotlight as part of our newsletter. We are still waiting on students to sign up!
Please use this link to share your story and upload a picture of yourself. This is a great way for us to celebrate and learn about the inspiring individuals in the EPD community.
As you know, EPD is incredibly diverse, with students interested in a wide range of sectors. This diversity is one of our program’s greatest strengths, making us stand out in the job market!
Human Development in Latin America: Opportunities and Impacts of AI in Education
Join us for a discussion with Jaime Saavedra, the Director of Human Development for Latin America and the Caribbean, World Bank and former Minister of Education of Peru
Cohosted by ILAS, LASA, EPD, UPS, TMAC, and CDEP.
Thursday, Sept. 26, 6:15-8:00 pm ET
IAB Rm 405 & Zoom
RSVP HERE
Between 2013 and 2016 Jaime Saavedra served as Minister of Education of Peru. During his tenure, he promoted teachers’ career reform, an expansion of full-time secondary education, and a bold university reform. The performance of Peru’s education system improved substantially as measured by international learning assessments...
View his full bio here.
From Menstruation to Menopause:
Public Policy, Gender Equality and Women's Right to Health inthe 21st Century
Panel co-moderated by Milena Arancibia, Visiting Scholar, ILAS and Sol Prieto, CONICET-CEIL
Wednesday, Sept. 25, 1-2:30 pm ET
Online on Zoom
RSVP HERE
Join GPWG and WIL this Wednesday, September 25th at 1 PM ET for an insightful panel discussion on menstruation and menopause policies in the Global North and South. This timely event is part of an ongoing series, "Gender, Inequalities, and Politics: A Regional Dialogue," exploring pressing issues in gender equality and the rights of women and LGTBI communities in the 21st century.
SIPA State of the World Conference:
Implementing the Pact for the Future
Wednesday, September 25, 5-7:30 pm ET
IAB Rm 1501
RSVP HERE
At the Summit of the Future in September 2024, the global community will adopt several landmark agreements. The Pact for the Future, the Global Digital Compact and the Declaration on Future Generations cover a broad, ambitious set of issues, including a new agenda for peace, improved global governance, reform of the international financial architecture, safe digital access and AI governance and youth leading for the future. But it is not always clear how the ambitious commitments can be implemented. The inaugural State of the World Conference at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs provides a platform for meaningful discussions on how the lofty aspirations of global governance expressed in these outcome documents can be translated into concrete action. The conference brings together world-leading academics, UN leaders, key Member States and youth leaders to offer specific and actionable inputs and expert advice on the key steps to implement the outcomes.
Panel 1: Reform of Global Governance (Moderated by Jean-Marie Guéhenno, Arnold A. Saltzman Professor of Practice in International and Public Affairs, SIPA-Columbia and former UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping)
Panel 2: Reform of the International Financial Architecture (Moderated by José-Antonio Ocampo, Professor of Professional Practice, SIPA-Columbia, former UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs)
On behalf of the Columbia Impact Investing Initiative (CI3), we are excited to inform students about the MIINT Turner competition and its consulting projects, which provide hands-on experience in sustainable finance and impact investing for development.
If you are eager to apply your expertise in real-world impact investing initiatives, this opportunity is for you! More details and the application form are available linked here. Applications are due by 11:59 PM on September 29th, 2024, and reviewed on a rolling basis.
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Mastering the Job Search for International Students in the U.S.
When: Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Where: IAB 411
For more information, CLICK HERE
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Rethinking Water Career Fair
When: Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Time: 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Where: The Forum
For more information, CLICK HERE |
CPT Info Session
When: Thursday, September 26, 2024
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Where: IAB 420
For more information, CLICK HERE |
Career Chat with Amy Holman, Acting Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs
When: Thursday, September 26, 2024
Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Where: IAB 404
For more information, CLICK HERE |
Department of the Treasury - Interviewing Techniques
When: Thursday, September 26, 2024
Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Where: Online
For more information, CLICK HERE |
Catholic Relief Services International Development Fellowship Program (IDFP) Info Session
When: Friday, September 27, 2024
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Where: Online
For more information, CLICK HERE |
United Nations General Assembly 2024
With UNGA in town, there will be many opportunities to sit in (or listen in) on important and fascinating events. A full guide to the week is linked below. Please open it to view all virtual and in-person gatherings!
Date: September 10th - September 30th
Location: Varied
For more information regarding the events, CLICK HERE
Brooklyn Book Festival
Date: September 22nd - September 30th
Location: Downtown Brooklyn
The Brooklyn Book Festival is New York City’s largest free literary festival and connects readers with local, national and international authors and publishers during the course of a celebratory literary week.
The Festival presents original programming and enthusiastically welcomes New York City’s cross cultural book readers as well as national and international attendees. The Festival is known for fostering creative dialogue among the authors, presenting new literary voices as well as established authors, and for serving the literary community by providing a highly visible platform for the work of authors and publishers.
The Brooklyn Book Festival was launched in 2006 as a one-day event to address the need for a free, major literary event that embraced the diverse constituencies of New York City. It has since grown to include 8 days of city-wide Bookend events, its flagship Festival Day with 300 authors and a Literary Marketplace with 250 independent and major publishers, and the BKBF Children’s Day that celebrates childhood reading. The Festival’s credo is “hip, smart and diverse”.
 Rethinking with Adam Grant. Adam believes that great minds don’t think alike—they challenge each other to think differently. His weekly show explores new thoughts and new ways of thinking.
Recommended Episode: Sarah Silverman on being wrong - and treating trolls with kindness.
Sarah shares surprising stories about turning haters into fans, and she and Adam discuss strategies for defusing anger, finding courage and forging connections when we don't see eye-to-eye. Listen here.
José Antonio Ocampo, EPD Co-Director
jao2128@columbia.edu
Office hours: https://tinyurl.com/ocampo-officehours
Eugenia (Jenny) McGill, EPD Co-Director & EPD Workshop Director
em419@columbia.edu
Office hours: https://tinyurl.com/mcgill-oh
Vida Huimin Herling, EPD Concentration Manager
hh2655@columbia.edu
Office hours: https://calendar.app.google/HxfRugCoHHu4bq5C7
Semon Makar Zekry (MIA/EPD), Program Assistant
sam2481@columbia.edu
Office hours: Tuesdays, 12-2 pm (email for appointment)
Talia Rosenberg (MIA/EPD), Program Assistant
tcr2135@columbia.edu
Office hours: Mondays, 3-5 pm (email for appointment)
Your PAs,
Semon and Talia |
