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CELEBRATING SIPA’s CLASS OF 2021 – VIRTUALLY Madeleine Albright and Eric Holder will address SIPA’s Class of 2021.

2 CONTENTS

Graduation Address ��4 – 5

Order of Exercises ��6

Faculty of International and Public Affairs ��8 SIPA Faculty �� 8 Senior Research Scholars/Research Scholars �� 8

SIPA’s Class of 2021 ��9 PhD Graduates �� 9 MPA Graduates �� 9 – 13 EMPA Graduates �� 13 – 14 MPA-DP Graduates �� 14 – 15 MPA-EPM Graduates �� 15 MPA-ESP Graduates �� 15 – 16 MIA Graduates �� 16 – 18

Awards and Prizes �� 19 – 21 SIPA Award for Outstanding Teaching �� 19 CAA Campbell Award �� 19 Dr. Susan Aurelia Gitelson Award for Human Values in International Affairs �� 19 Harvey Picker Prize for Public Service �� 20 Isaac Anderson Rauch Award for Excellence in a Capstone Project �� 20 Leous/Parry Award for Progressive Sustainability �� 21 Raphael Smith Memorial Prize �� 21

Degree Programs ��22 Columbia Dual Degrees �� 22 International Dual Degrees �� 22

SIPA Alumni Association ��23

In Memoriam ��24

3 Graduation Address

Madeleine Albright Former U.S. Secretary of State Chair, Albright Stonebridge Group; Chair, Albright Capital Management

Madeleine K. Albright, who earned a degree from SIPA and a PhD from Colum- bia, is a professor, author, diplomat, and businesswoman who served as the United States’ secretary of state from January 1997 to January 2001. As the first female secretary of state, Albright became, at that time, the highest-ranking woman in the history of the U.S. government. From 1993 to 1997, Dr. Albright served as the U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations and was a member of the president’s cabinet.

She is a professor in the practice of diplomacy at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service; chair of Albright Stonebridge Group, a global strate- gy firm; and chair of Albright Capital Management, an investment advisory firm focused on emerging markets. She also chairs the National Democratic Institute, serves as the president of the Truman Scholarship Foundation and is honorary chair of the World Refugee & Migration Council. In 2012, she was chosen by Presi- dent Obama to receive the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, in recognition of her contributions to international peace and democracy.

Albright is a seven-time New York Times bestselling author. Her most recent book, Hell and Other Destinations, was published in April 2020. Her other books include her autobiography, Madam Secretary: A Memoir (2003); The Mighty and the Almighty: Reflections on America, God, and World Affairs (2006); Memo to the President: How We Can Restore America’s Reputation and Leadership (2008); Read My Pins: Stories from a Diplomat’s Jewel Box (2009); Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948 (2012), and Fascism: A Warning (2018).

4 Graduation Address

Eric Holder Former U.S. Attorney General Partner, Covington & Burling LLP

Eric Holder served as attorney general of the United States from February 2009 to April 2015. The third longest serving attorney general in U.S. history and the first African American to hold that office, Holder is an internationally recognized leader across a broad range of regulatory enforcement, criminal justice, and national security issues. In 2014, Time magazine named Holder to its list of 100 Most Influential People, noting that he had “worked tirelessly to ensure equal justice.” Including his tenure as attorney general, Holder served in government for more than thirty years, having been appointed to various senior positions by Presidents Obama, Clinton and Reagan.

Holder rejoined Covington & Burling after his six years of service as attorney general; he had previously been a partner at the firm from 2001 to 2009. He advises clients on complex investigations and litigation matters, including those that are international in scope and involve significant regulatory enforcement issues and substantial reputational concerns. Before becoming attorney general, Holder main- tained a wide-ranging investigations and litigation practice at Covington. Among numerous significant engagements, he led the firm’s representation of a major -mul tinational agricultural company in related civil, criminal, and investigative matters; acted as counsel to a special investigative committee of the board of directors of a Fortune 50 technology company; successfully tried a complex discrimination lawsuit on behalf of a leading financial services company; and represented several life sciences companies in litigation and investigations.

Holder is a graduate of both Columbia College and Columbia Law School.

5 Order of Exercises

Remarks Merit E. Janow, Dean, Columbia SIPA

Graduation Address Madeleine Albright, Former U.S. Secretary of State

Eric Holder, Former U.S. Attorney General

SIPA Student Association Benson Neethipudi MPA ’21

SIPA Student Xin Tong MIA ’21

PhD in Sustainable Development John C. Mutter, Director

Master of Public Administration Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs

Executive Master of Public Administration William B. Eimicke, Director

Master of Public Administration in Development Practice Glenn Denning, Director

Master of Public Administration in Economic Policy Management Patricia Mosser, Director

Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy Steven A. Cohen, Director

Master of International Affairs Scott Barrett, Vice Dean for Academic Affairs

6 Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs

Lee C. Bollinger President of the University

Ira Katznelson Interim Provost of the University Ruggles Professor of Political Science and History

Merit E. Janow Dean, Columbia SIPA Professor of Professional Practice in International Economic Law and International Affairs

Scott Barrett Vice Dean for Academic Affairs Lenfest Earth Institute Professor of Natural Resource Economics

Colleen Toomey Senior Associate Dean

Patrick Bohan Associate Dean for General and Financial Administration

Beth L. Mauro Associate Dean for Development

Hazel May Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Rachel Szala Associate Dean for Communications and External Relations

Cory Way Associate Dean for Student Affairs

7 Faculty of International and Public Affairs

SIPA Faculty Hishaam Aidi Thomas Groll Lucius Riccio Douglas Almond Geoffrey Heal Richard Robb Elazar Barkan Alexander Hertel-Fernandez Ailsa Röell Scott Barrett Sarah Holloway Jeffrey Sachs Norman Bartczak Takatoshi Ito Anya Schiffrin Richard Betts Merit E. Janow Wolfram Schlenker Jagdish Bhagwati Robert Jervis Rumela Sen Stephen Biddle Wojciech Kopczuk Stephen Sestanovich Sandra Black Paul Lagunes Robert Shapiro Jason Bordoff Bentley MacLeod Yumiko Shimabukuro Andrea Bubula Eugenia McGill Jeffrey Shrader Charles Calomiris Ignacia Mercadal Rodrigo Soares Guillermo Calvo Timothy Mitchell Joseph Stiglitz Thomas Christensen Tamar Mitts Harold Stolper Richard Clarida Victoria Murillo Jan Svejnar John H. Coatsworth John C. Mutter Michael Ting Steven A. Cohen Suresh Naidu Sara Tjossem Doru Cojoc Michael Nutter Miguel Urquiola Daniel Corstange José Antonio Ocampo Paola Valenti Glenn Denning Sharyn O’Halloran Diane Vaughan Michael Doyle Benjamin Orlove Eric Verhoogen William B. Eimicke Arvind Panagariya Shang-Jin Wei Yasmine Ergas Cristian Pop-Eleches Alan Yang Ester Fuchs Kenneth Prewitt Keren Yarhi-Milo Emanuele Gerratana

Senior Research Scholars/Research Scholars Erin Blanton Julio Friedmann Patricia Mosser Matt Bowen Jason Healey Richard Nephew Vishakha Desai Noah Kaufman Christof Rühl Erica Downs Sarah Kovner David Sandalow Jonathan Elkind Melissa Lott

8 SIPA’s Class of 2021

PhD Graduates Yuval Bresler Sandra Aguilar-Gomez Kirill Buskirk* Raimundo Atal Diane Cagni Sandra Baquié Eugenia Camacho San Martin Joséphine Gantois Michelle Cao Justin Ho Mirtha Castillo Vera Xueting Wang Chen Chang Souvik Chatterjee MPA Graduates Bojun Chen Joshua Adrian Yubing Chen Hengyu Ai Xiaomeng Cheng Fatema Alhashemi* Alexandra Chin Aziza Nabila Amani Juliana Chiva Polvillo David Anton Hanna Elizabeth Cody Nikola Apostolov Alvaro Contente Aparna Arora Harry Crimi Crystal Avila Brittany Cronin Ali Azhar Ryan Dahm Reno Bagaskara Chandni Das Wilson Baldwin Sam de Haas Livia Arianna Bankler-Jukes Aldo Defilippi Xuechun Bao Jie Deng Maria Fernanda Baqueiro Alejandro Diaz Herrera Selena Batchily Lu Ding Sanya Batra Yaojia Ding Roni Belenki Zepeng Ding Roee Ben-Zur Claire Douglas Michael Beneventano Ornella Drory Angelo Bertagnini Junbin Duan Cristobal Bisso Harris Engelmann Daniel Boey** Tomas Esper Drashti Brahmbhatt Jiajie Fang Junyang Fang

* Columbia Dual Degree Students ** International Dual Degree Students 9 SIPA’s Class of 2021

Nusrat Farooq Congyi Jiang Luis Enrique Florez Parodi Lan Jiang Jerrica Fox Ching Gwan Jim Jorge Frias Vazquez Chennan Jin Joseph Fuentes Xin Jin Francisco Galtieri Rule Johnstone Nuowei Gan Benjamin Jurney Yiting Gao Yerkebulan Kadirov Heather Garcia** Chisato Kario Joseph Garcia Yuri Kawase Vakhtang Gogsadze Sarah Kay Joseph Gorman Shruti Kedia Lauren Gould Bijon Keswani Christopher Gray Rubina Khan* Emily Green Shahira Khan Zehua Guan Sameeksha Khare Xiaochen Guo Michael Kinzer Vimuolea Hang Kristin Klein Faiza Haq Minseok Ko* Muhammad Khaidi Harahap Samir Kumar Anthony Hascheff Ryo Kuwana Rosarin Hataiseree Kristy Kwon Xinwei He Victoria Lacasa Jessica Hernandez Lavanya Lal Hannah Hetzer Natan Last Nicole Himel Maria Lavin Larson Holt Steven Lazickas Min Hu Angeline Lee Renjin Huang Jennifer Lee Juan Ibanez Junghoon Lee Hiroaki Ishihara Seongmin Lee Ji Young Jang Woo Jin Lee Louis Jarvers** Zawadia Lefang

* Columbia Dual Degree Students ** International Dual Degree Students 10 SIPA’s Class of 2021

Erin Leyson Julio Cezar Monteiro de Barros Anyi Li Kaoru Nagasawa Boya Li David Alejandro Navarro Gomez Wenyue Li** Benson Neethipudi Yuelin Li* Alejandro Neira Zavala Yunjia Li Tianhao Niu Zeng Li Sarah Jane Noujeim Pamela Lian Megan O’Neill Qinying Liang Shani Ogilvie Friederike Liebach Hitoshi Ogino Sijia Lin Victor Ortega Chengqian Liu Piero Ortiz Chavez Linling Liu Elise Pak Ruoyi Liu Amanda Papir Ying Liu Hoonhee Park Zhongling Liu Vidhu Pasricha Yushan Lou Silvia Perez Anna Low-Beer Ivan Portocarrero Vicente Loyola Shreepriya Poudel Yuwei Lu Daniel Propp Senqi Ma Claudio Protano Shikhar Madan Gaurav Pundir Kevin Maguire Pranav Ramkumar Niyati Malhotra Diego Recinos Escobar Deepti Mani Elizabeth Reichart Diana McCaffrey Ke Ren Alisa McCall Eleanor Riesenberg Michael McGill Adam Roberts Allynn McInerney Edi Saputra James McLaughlin Max Scherzer Mariel McLeod Daniele Schiavello Matthew Miller Priyanka Sethy Agustina Mir John Severini

* Columbia Dual Degree Students ** International Dual Degree Students 11 SIPA’s Class of 2021

Christina Sewell Szu-Jui Wang Syeda Zahra Shah Yunzhen Wang Beiwen Shen Ziyu Wang Qinkai Shen Hutama Wardhana Yiran Shi Fariha Wasti Hyunah Shim Ahmad Wattoo Daria Shitrit Samuel Weaver Mehulika Sitepu Michael Williams Sam Sloman Fiona Wissell Jacob Stern Jonathan Wolf Lotte Straathof Hon Xing Wong Kumgyu Sun Weiran Wu Wenhao Sun Yiyao Wu Masataka Suzuki Youyou Wu Noboru Takemoto Yuchen Wu Yusuke Tanaka Yunxi Wu Yusuke Tanaka Zhenrong Wu Arqam Tariq Evan Wynn Roger Tejada Jinjin Xia Sergio Tellez Noguez** Qixin Xiang Serena Tohme Shiyu Xie Miho Tokuhara Yajie Xie Alexandra Treat Yifeng Xiong Luis Trevino Jiayu Xu** Monica Trigos Padilla Mengjia Yang Emma Troxler Zi’an Yao Kylie Lan Tumiatti Ayu Yokogoshi Aastha Uprety Yingzi Yu Kolja Verhage Yizhu Yuan Julia Vieira de Andrade Dias Lifeng Zhang Nayantara Vohra Shiqi Zhang Harry Wang Sijia Zhang Mengyao Wang Xin Zhang

* Columbia Dual Degree Students ** International Dual Degree Students 12 SIPA’s Class of 2021

Yuxuan Zhang Frances Escano Nunez Bingjing Zhao Mohammed Essam Khashaan Yixi Zhao Eric Felman Schwartz Yuexin Zhao Sergey Gogin Zichen Zhao Ekaterina Gradovich Shengyin Zheng Jingwen Guan Xinyu Zheng Elliot Hai-Long Lam Yunxiao Zheng Keng Han Zeyuan Zheng Armando Hechavarria Rui Zhu Qiao Huang Sarah Hussain EMPA Graduates Nasir Iqbal Rebecca A. Diefenbach Brian Jablonski Uttara Agarwal Raymond Jimenez Emmanuel Akinbobola Ashika Kalra Britt Alene Hefelfinger Laura Kavanagh Stephanie Bakkum Haeyoon Kim Shanel Balloo David Koranyi Han Bao Bing Bing Lam Lucylla Baynes Greta Larson Asmeret Bekele Yilin Li Bianca Bellino Paul Lindberg Michael Bergen Juntao Liu William Brian Gowen Yuqing Liu Colleen Burke Zimo Liu Ang Chen Maria Losada Jueni Chen Jiayi Lu Ashley Ciccarelli Travis Lubin Jon Cinman Jessica Lynn Fields Yulia Davletova Luis Martinez Yuhan Ding Patrick Martinez Zhishu Ding Bilal Mazhar Katherine Elizabeth Maloney Laura McCreedy

* Columbia Dual Degree Students ** International Dual Degree Students 13 SIPA’s Class of 2021

Ryan McGhee MPA-DP Graduates Oliver McLean Talisa Anderson Kevin Michael Gully Binta Anjasni Alexis Moore Claudia Baethgen Anna Ng Pablo Busto Caviedes Makoto Noda Chin-Lu Chang Guidotti Meredith Palermo Joseph Conway Jackeline Paulino Bruna Credidio Camara Laura Peluso Pankti Dalal Katarina Piasevoli Tara Das Tanya Pope Naveen Dasari Season Qiana Brown-Merritt Madeleine Dejean Clotilde Rossi di Schio Rachael Eplee Marcela Ruano Soha Eshraghi Lizbeth Santana Gabriela Eslava Bejarano Hrishikesh Sastry Jorge Garcia Coyne Bryan Scott Bodner Sawami Hayashi Sufian Shahid Katia Joo Qi Shen Yerassyl Kalikhan Tatiana Shpiniova Aizhan Kamidola Ni Tang Brian Kennedy Alice Viollet Sarah Khalbuss Brandon Walk Ferri Minji Ko Xin Wang Ryan Lasnick Madeleine Want Carolina Leiva Ureta Bo Yuan Liu Jorge Marquez Gaspar Wentao Yue Julio Martinez Mark Zambito Katherin Martinez Gomez Du Zhao Shannon McKenna Yun Zheng Lucia Mercado Cordova Yiqi Zhou Javier Monterroso Montenegro Juliana Nino Pardo Francisco Pardinas Favela

* Columbia Dual Degree Students ** International Dual Degree Students 14 SIPA’s Class of 2021

Sungwoo Park Jennifer Bock Nami Patel Sarah Braverman Julien Pigot Leanne Burns Laura Pulecio Duarte Rashika Choudhary Sevita Rama Karen Correa Juan Carlos Rojas Sotres Danna Creager Hasmik Sahakyan Allison Day Hannah Stoddard Abigail Edwards Avantika Thakur Owen Flood Marjorie Tolsdorf Rachel Goodgal Maria Ventocilla Guerra Hayley Herzog Khanh Vu Yanyun Hu Jason West Jessica Kenny Qingyi Xie Russell Kuhner Ariela Levy MPA-EPM Graduates Jiayi Lin Ivan Baumann Fonay Gwen Macchione Dulmaa Enkhtuya Cecilia Magos Eldiiar Kamchybekov Caitlin McGinnis Jose Miguel Mestanza Hirakata Louiza Molohides Cristhian Osorio Maya Navabi Grace Pan Colleen Neely Sara Ramirez Anna Nikolova Sooyoung Roh Olatunde Olatunji Shashi Saklani Rachael Patten Juan Carlos Salinas Morris Andrew Poling Daniel Weick Rebecca Purba Alyssa Ramirez MPA-ESP Graduates Carson Ross Mahak Agrawal Charles Saad Michael Bannon Griffin Smith Emily Becker Andrew Solfest Anna Beeman Sophia Tolomiczenko

* Columbia Dual Degree Students ** International Dual Degree Students 15 SIPA’s Class of 2021

Zhiyao Wang Teresa Cebrian Aranda* Elizabeth Wilson Lingying Chang Timothy Woodruff Lin Chen Alina Yurova Qiheng Chen Celeste Zumwalt Alexis Cheney** Hansol Chung MIA Graduates Leslie Conner-Warren* Amanda Abrom** Marisa Coulton Stephen Allen* Emmanuelle Cousin** Sarah Alshawish** Mackenzie Crow Elisa Alvarez** Luke Cunniff Elizabeth Anderson Nour Dabboussi** Shiloh Ary Yvette Deane Angela Attrey Diego Deleersnyder Nélida L, Ayacaxli* Kareem Elsaid Ezra Baker Kaede Eto** Sara Bakhtiar Dahlia Ezekwonna** Erika Banuelos Xuanyu Feng Benjamin Bartu Israel Fierro Celia Becherel** Brian Fitzgerald* Shavon Bell** Kara Fitzgerald Ebba Karin Hans Berggrund James Flanigan Aidan Berkey Natasha Gabbay* Alexandra Berryhill Krishna Gall Rebecca Bonner Muhammad Ghanem Christopher Boretti* Melanie Gouthro Nicholas Boyce** Lydia Grek Clara Brackbill Raghuram Guda Katherine Brehm* Yiwen Guo Kevin Buckley* Yina Ha Gabriela Jimena Calles Monsivais** Johannes Hallermeier Gerardo Canto Kinza Haq* Andrew Carmona Abul Hashem

* Columbia Dual Degree Students ** International Dual Degree Students 16 SIPA’s Class of 2021

Dongxian He Cristina Martinez Julia Henriques Souza Kaitlyn Menegio-Stahl Raymond Herras Kyunghyun Min Amanda Hosek** Avani Mooljee Fei Huang Madeleine Moreau Hanchu Huang Gloria Moronta Martin Monica Hunter-Hart* Samuel Moser Haakon Husoy Annika Mukherjee* Jermaine Jackson Stefan Munk Ellen Jacobs Danielle Murad Waiss Jorge Jimenez Fuentes Morgan Nevins* Seyoon Jung Andrew Nguyen Siraprapa Kaendee Anastasia Nicolazo de Barmon** Esther Kang Jenny Ning Benjamin Kaplan* Nopasi Niyamabha Alexia Karpen Aigerim Nurmakhanova Shaindl Keshen* Elizabeth Olson Saki Kikuchi** Jennifer Ostrowski Johannes Leon Kirnberger** James Paisley Jazgul Kochkorova Akshika Patel Dokyoung Koo Wineeta Paul* Marvin Krause** Giovanni Pavesi James Leandro Katherine Pearson Stephen LeFevre Stephen Piotrkowski* Jordan Lesser-Roy Sai Padma Priya Ponnapula Can Li Irina Preotescu Chen Li* Nathan Ren Yunwen Li** Julian Richardson* Yen Fan Liao Erik Rubinyi** Jiwon Ma Peter Ruvalcaba Sanskruti Majmudar Sarah Sakha Alexandra Mangum* Saiful Salihudin Margaret Mannix Pattaraporn Salirathavibhaga

* Columbia Dual Degree Students ** International Dual Degree Students 17 SIPA’s Class of 2021

Mascha Samkova** Gergana Tsvetanova Edoardo Saravalle Emily Udal Joseph Sass* Tatsiana Udavichenka Paul Schaffner** Gabriel Umbert Ariana Schrier Monica Vega Herrera Alexander Schulz Tiffany Venmahavong Salimata Seck** Jade Jolene Verheije Etizaz Shah Vinay Viswanathan Askar Shalkarbayev Trang Vu Christopher Shimamoto Amanda Waldron Gabriel Shores Ksenia Weisz Clelia Simpson** Paige Williams Lucia Solorzano Miriam Wishnick* William Sommer Keyue Wu** Joshua Son Tianmeng Xu Jiayu Song Hiroyuki Yamagata Daniel Sorek Zishen Ye Adam Sperry Lucia Zerner* Preethi Srikanthan Yiqiang Zhao* Kyle Staron Bingmei Zhou Bastian Stroemsheim Danlan Zhu Vincent Stueber Erpu Zhu** Shan Su Lei Zhu Jane Sullivan Qingyi Zhu Xiaohan Sun Qingyue Zhuang Eri Tayama* Tenzin Thargay Xin Tong Melissa Trimble Jack Truitt* Lance Truong Yuichi Tsuji

* Columbia Dual Degree Students ** International Dual Degree Students 18 Awards and Prizes

SIPA Award for Outstanding Teaching This award is presented annually to instructors identified by students at SIPA as having demonstrated excellence in teaching in the previous year. The dedication of these instructors to the art of teaching and to their students’ education directly contributes to fulfilling the School’s mission to empower people to serve the global public interest.

Recipient: Norman Bartczak, Andrea Bubula

CAA Campbell Award The Campbell Award was established by the University Trustees and the Board of the Columbia Alumni Association (CAA) for a graduating student at each school who shows exceptional leadership and Columbia spirit as exemplified by Bill Campbell ’62CC, ’64TC, Chair Emeritus, University Trustees, and CAA co- founder.

Recipient: Benson A. Neethipudi

Dr. Susan Aurelia Gitelson Award for Human Values in International Affairs The Dr. Susan Aurelia Gitelson Award for Human Values in International Affairs is an annual award since 1978, endowed in 2016, in memory of Dr. Moses Leo Gitelson, given to a student or students for a project related to human values in international affairs.

Recipients: Arianna Bankler-Jukes, Drashti Brahmbhatt, Brittany Cronin, Diana McCaffrey, Etizaz Shah, Aastha Uprety, and Bingmei Zhou For their Capstone project: “Healthcare is a Human Right: Examining Barriers to Medicaid Access” Client: Center for Popular Diplomacy Faculty Supervisor: Kristina Eberbach

19 Awards and Prizes

Harvey Picker Prize for Public Service The Harvey Picker Prize for Public Service was established at SIPA in 1988 as a demonstration of the School’s deep commitment to promoting public service and is awarded to a graduating MPA student(s) who exemplifies this commitment. The award honors Harvey Picker, dean emeritus of the School of International and Public Affairs.

Recipient: Jacob Stern

Isaac Anderson Rauch Award for Excellence in A Capstone Project The Isaac Anderson Rauch Award for Excellence in a Capstone Project is made possible by a generous donation from Dr. Lisa Anderson, a former dean of SIPA, and Marc Rauch in honor of their son, Isaac Rauch, a 2017 SIPA MPA graduate. The winning team and project are selected on the basis of analytical rigor, quality of final deliverables, and potential impact.

Recipients: Laura Pulecio Duarte, Diego Bernardo Recinos Escobar, Francisco Galtieri, Qinying Liang, Bastian Stroemsheim, and Hiroyuki Yamagata For their Capstone project: “How Can Carbon Sinks Be Used to Offset Emissions from Equinor’s Production and Products?” Client: Equinor Faculty Supervisor: Jason Bordoff

20 Awards and Prizes

Leous/Parry Award for Progressive Sustainability SIPA graduates J. P. Leous and Neal Parry created the Leous/Parry Award for Progressive Sustainability to support interdisciplinary approaches to protecting the environment and to promote collaboration from across the University to address the world’s environmental issues. The award recognizes the best student paper or project that identifies a social or political problem, highlights the environmental issues at stake, and presents a thorough cross-disciplinary solution.

Recipients: Xuechun Bao, Zachary Gaeddert, Faiza Haq, Deepika Kalra, Sarah Kay, Peter Ruvalcaba, Fiona Wissell, and Qixin Xiang For their Capstone project: “Lessons Learned from Cutting-Edge Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) Projects of Bus Fleets” Client: Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables Faculty Supervisor: Jeanne Fox

Raphael Smith Memorial Prize The Raphael Smith Memorial Prize is given in memory of Raphael Smith, a member of the class of 1994, who was on the staff of Slant, the student-produced international affairs magazine. Raphael took a leave of absence from SIPA to retrace his stepfather’s adventure of motorcycling from Paris to Tokyo 60 years earlier, writing newspaper articles during his journey. Raphael’s dream ended tragically in a fatal accident in Bulgaria. The prize, established by his family and friends, is awarded annually to two graduating students who have written the best travel essays, which are published in SIPA Magazine.

Recipient: Sarah A. Sakha For her essay: “Back to Barbari–and Backgammon”

Recipient: Ricardo García Coyne For his essay: “And Yet We Travel”

21 Degree Programs

Degree Programs at the School of International and Public Affairs Master of International Affairs Master of Public Administration Executive Master of Public Administration Master of Public Administration in Development Practice Master of Public Administration in Economic Policy Management Master of Public Administration in Environmental Science and Policy PhD in Sustainable Development

Columbia Dual Degrees International Affairs and MBA International Affairs and MS in Journalism International Affairs/Public Administration and Bachelor of Arts International Affairs/Public Administration and Bachelor of Science International Affairs/Public Administration and JD Law International Affairs/Public Administration and MA in Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences International Affairs/Public Administration and MPH Public Health International Affairs/Public Administration and MS in Social Work International Affairs and MS in Urban Planning

International Dual Degrees SIPA/Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo da Fundação Getulio Vargas SIPA/Hertie School of Governance in Berlin SIPA/Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore SIPA/London School of Economics and Political Science SIPA/Sciences Po Paris SIPA/University of Tokyo Graduate School of Public Policy

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23 In Memoriam

David N. Dinkins The longtime SIPA professor David N. Dinkins, who joined the faculty after mak- ing history as New York City’s first Black mayor, died on November 23, 2020, at his home in Manhattan. He was 93.

Dinkins had served as mayor from 1990 to 1993 but narrowly lost his reelection bid. He became a professor in the practice of public policy in spring 1994 at the invitation of then University president George Rupp and then SIPA dean John Ruggie. Aged 66 at the time, Dinkins would remain a faculty member for almost 27 years.

“It is with great sadness that today we mourn the loss of one of the most beloved members of our faculty and the SIPA and Columbia community,” said Dean Merit E. Janow. “Mayor Dinkins was a trailblazing political leader—the first and only Black mayor of New York City, who devoted his life and talents to public service and improving the lives of others. His legacy as mayor and as a public servant will long endure.

“Mayor Dinkins was also a remarkable and generous educator,” Janow added. “He enriched our community in so many profound and lasting ways, teaching genera- tions of SIPA students the intricacies of local and urban governance, drawing from his vast knowledge and first-hand experience.”

Professor Edward C. Luck Edward C. Luck MIA ’72, the Arnold A. Saltzman Professor of International and Public Affairs and director of SIPA’s degree specialization in International Conflict Resolution, died on February 16, 2021, after a battle with cancer.

Luck was among the world’s foremost experts in the field of international conflict and the United Nations, particularly the UN Security Council. In recent years he became known for his work on Responsibility to Protect, a doctrine that aims to prevent and halt genocide and other mass atrocities.

“Professor Luck was a longtime colleague, mentor, and friend to so many in our community,” wrote Dean Merit E. Janow in a message to the SIPA community. “We will greatly miss his warmth, deep expertise, and intellect.”

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