Today at SIPA COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - SIPA Admissions Blog

Today at SIPA COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - SIPA Admissions Blog Spring in New York City is lovely.   We have beautiful weather Temp: 78 °F/ 26 °C, Sunny.   Humidity: 46%. Wind: N 0 mph. The SIPA Admissions Financial Aid Office continues to respond to email inquiries and calls about enrollment and financial aid.   Were also speaking with many prospective candidates thinking about pursuing their Masters at SIPA next year.   In fact, we are running an information session later this evening (and every Friday at 12Noon).   Its never too early to start researching programs and funding sources. It was great meeting so many wonderful candidates last Tuesday at our Admitted Students Day heard from a lot of people asking about financial aid of course, we wish we had money to offer everyone to study at SIPA but the reality is our first year fellowship resources is very limited.   I always encourage folks to research external scholarships as early as possible especially if you are thinking about pursuing your graduate studies at SIPA. Once youre here, theres plenty to keep you busy (see Mollys earlier post).   This week students are working on their capstone projects and preparing for finals.   But some took time out of their busy schedules and went to the SIPA Gala Follies is also coming up. On that thought, Im going to actually step away from my desk for a moment and stroll down Amsterdam Avenue for a bite to eat and of course to enjoy the gorgeous weather. Today at SIPA COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - SIPA Admissions Blog The Annual Kenneth Arrow Lecture: “Social Choice and Individual Values” Friday, December 11, 2009, 4:00pm Altschul Auditorium, 417 International Affairs Building Amartya Sen, Thomas W. Lamont University Professor and Professor of Economics and Philosophy, Harvard University, is the recipient of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Economics, and will speak on Social Choice and Individual Values. Kenneth Arrow, recipient of the 1972 Nobel Prize in Economics, and Eric Maskin, recipient of the 2007 Nobel Prize in Economics, will serve as Respondents.  SIPA’s Joseph Stiglitz, recipient of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Economics, will chair.