School of International and Public Affairs

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School of International and Public Affairs
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Established 1946
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Dean John Coatsworth
Degrees MPA, MIA, PhD
Enrollment 1,150 students (2005)
Website sipa.columbia.edu

Also known as SIPA, the School of International and Public Affairs is a graduate public policy school. It is based in the International Affairs Building. It was spawned during an era when funding was poured into area studies programs as a result of the Cold War and the United States's post World War II abandonment of isolationism.

Rumors persist that there were initial plans to name the school after former University President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Regional studies institutes

SIPA contains seven institutes which serve as faculty clusters and research centers for various regions of the world, and several additional regionally-related research centers. These include:

Columbia University Schools
Architecture, Planning and PreservationArtsArts and Sciences (Graduate School)BusinessColumbia CollegeDentistryContinuing EducationEngineeringGeneral StudiesInternational and Public AffairsJournalismLawMedicineNursingPublic HealthSocial Work
Affiliated Institutions
BarnardJewish Theological SeminaryTeachers CollegeUnion Theological Seminary
Defunct Schools
PharmacyLibrary Service