Attending SIPA as a Career Changer: An Interview with Tobi Kowiyat Kasali MIA ’23
Tobi Kowiyat Kasali ’23 is a current MIA student with a concentration in Economic and Political Development and specialization in… Read More Attending SIPA as a Career Changer: An Interview with Tobi Kowiyat Kasali MIA ’23...
What Can I Do if I Didn’t Get the Admissions Decision I Wanted?
Hey all! Brianne from SIPA Admissions here. I’m sure by now you have checked your email and have learned that… Read More What Can I Do if I Didn’t Get the Admissions Decision I Wanted?...
France’s Presidential Election: Campaign, Candidates, and What to Expect
On March 4th, Laure Pallez, an HNC ’11 alumna and an Economic Advisor at the French Embassy in the United States, led a lecture about France’s upcoming presidential election. Laure, who has written extensively before on the 2020 US Presidential Electio......
Check your inbox: Admission decisions have been released
Thousands of applications, and hours upon hours of application review and committee deliberations, have all come down to this moment. Today, we released admission decisions for our master’s degree programs. If you applied for admission to one of our ma......
A View from the Class: Florentina Pruteanu MPA ’22
The SIPA Office of Alumni and Development is pleased to share A View from the Class, a SIPA stories series… Read More A View from the Class: Florentina Pruteanu MPA ’22...
Professor Chris Miller on the future of the war in Ukraine
Anyone following the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine over the past month has likely run into commentary by Professor Chris Miller at some point....
SIPA Remembers Madeleine Albright
SIPA remembers groundbreaking alumna Madeleine Albright, the first woman to serve as U.S. secretary of state. A professor, author, diplomat,… Read More SIPA Remembers Madeleine Albright...
Meet the Spring 2022 HNC Banwei!
Grace Faerber (MAIS '22) checked in with the newly-elected representatives of the Hopkins-Nanjing Center student committee, also known as the "banwei" (班委). These four students were chosen by their peers during an election at the start of the seme......
Quantitative Provision for Conditional Admits
Congratulations! You’ve made it! You’ve been offered a conditional acceptance but need just one more requirement before starting your time… Read More Quantitative Provision for Conditional Admits...
Decisions are released for SIPA’s MIA, MPA, and MPA-DP Programs!
For those of you who have been refreshing this blog for days, it’s time: Admissions decisions have been released for… Read More Decisions are released for SIPA’s MIA, MPA, and MPA-DP Programs!...
Your scholarship funding primer
Scholarship funding is a big focus for admitted students around this time of year. I’ve written recently about the importance of working on a broad-based financial plan, and most applicants hope that scholarship funding will make up as large a part of that plan as possible. Each year the release of admissions decisions triggers a huge number of requests for scholarship reconsideration and increased funding, so it seems worthwhile to dig into our process a bit to answer some of the most common questions our office receives....
SIPA DEI Alumni-Student Mentoring Initiative
As part of its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts, SIPA has launched the DEI Alumni-Student Mentoring Initiative. This program… Read More SIPA DEI Alumni-Student Mentoring Initiative...