Current Events at SIPA COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - SIPA Admissions Blog

Current Events at SIPA COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - SIPA Admissions Blog Here are just a few of the exciting events that have recently been broadcast to our students. February 18: Anthony Dowd, chief of staff for former Fed chairman Paul Volcker, will deliver a lecture entitled “The Dukes of Moral Hazard: The Trust Banks, their Bailout, and the Volcker Rule.” February 25: David Miller, chief investment officer for the U.S. Treasury’s Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) will deliver SIPA’s Investcorp lecture. February 25: Information Overload? Navigating the Age of Democratized Media,  a conference hosted by SIPA’s student-run blog The Morningside Post. Speakers include: Robert Fishman, Vadim Lavrusik, Emily Bell, Carne Ross, Gabriel Escobar, Anas Qtiesh, Anne Nelson, and more. March 2: SIPAs United Nations Studies Program hosts Michelle Bachelet, executive director of UN Women and former president of Chile, at a celebration of International Women’s Day.