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SPIA in New Jersey to Launch With Public Event April 28

The Princeton School of Public and International Affairs will launch its SPIA in New Jersey initiative with a half-day of presentations and panel discussions the morning of Friday, April 28. The event begins at 9 a.m. in Arthur Lewis Auditorium, in Robertson Hall. Built around robust programing with partners statewide, SPIA…

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Behind the Research: Denise Mauzerall Takes On Worldwide Ecological Problems

Denise Mauzerall wasn’t sure whether she wanted to become a scientist or a lawyer. All she knew was that she wanted to have the biggest impact on the natural world that she could.“Since I was a kid, I’ve been committed to trying to figure out how to solve environmental problems,” says Mauzerall, a professor of environmental…

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From Princeton to Policymakers: Tigers at the State Department Are Helping to Forge International Agreements Around Climate Change

When the last session of week one ended at the 27th UN Climate Change Conference (COP27), held November in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, most diplomats retired to their rooms, keen to recharge after five long, draining days of negotiations. But for Sierra Woodruff ’11, a lead negotiator for the U.S. delegation, work was just…

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#PolicyProfile: Kate Johnston MPP '23

“After receiving my graduate degree from King's College London, I traveled through the Middle East, from Istanbul through Turkey, Syria, Jordan, the OPTs, and Israel to Tel Aviv. I fell in love with the region and always wanted to return. I had that opportunity when I started working for the Foreign, Commonwealth &…

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#PolicyProfile: Umer Siddique MPP '23

“My fascination with diplomacy stems from growing up at a time when many global events were taking place all around me. Perhaps that led to my desire to travel and experience the world. I think when you live in a new place and immerse yourself in its culture and environment, you inevitably transform and acquire something…

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#PolicyProfile: Madison Mellinger '23

“Having a mother who completed college online while I was in middle school greatly impacted how I view the immense value of education and the on-campus experience. Being from an under-resourced rural community, I don't think I would've been motivated to apply to a place like Princeton if I didn't have her example. I’ve since…

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Dean's Dialogue: SPIA in NJ Launch

With SPIA in NJ launching April 28, Dean Amaney Jamal took some time to chat about the initiative with Stacy Mann, its director. Subscribe to the Dean’s Dialogue and all of SPIA’s podcasts on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever else you find podcasts. Just search for “In the Service of Humanity,” and you’ll know you’ve…

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SPIA Reacts: Bank Bailouts – No Bank Is Too Small to Matter

The Silicon Valley Bank bailout was necessary. But was it timely or fair? If the intervention itself was timely, the decision to intervene was by all indications anything but. In a similar vein, the bailout does not do particularly well on the fairness test. By excluding shareholders and bondholders from the benefits, it would…

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#PolicyProfile: Will Feeney MPP '23

"As a child, I loved trains and found it frustrating that MARTA — the mass transit system in Atlanta — didn't come to my house. As I got older and started commuting, I learned about urban planning, and though the way Atlanta is set up is typical for a lot of American cities, it's not typical for human beings. I went to the…

Yamini Sarangi MPP '23 outside of SPIA

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#PolicyProfile: Yamini Sarangi MPP '23

“I spent the initial nine years of my career working in some of the most remote tribal-dominated areas in the state of Odisha in India. My work was primarily in development and revenue administration with the goal of implementing various state government projects. Many of these were health-related, including those regarding…

Yamini Sarangi MPP '23 outside of SPIA