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Rise of the Rest with Steve Case
On September 12th, SIPA’s Entrepreneurship & Policy Initiative is hosting an exciting event - “The Rise of the Rest: Entrepreneurship Across America” at Low Memorial Library. In this keynote discussion, Steve Case, Chairman and CEO of Revolution, and Co-Founder of AOL, will discuss his efforts to support entrepreneurship and technology in America through his “Rise […]
Social Value Investing Book Talk and Reception
OPEN TO ALL COLUMBIANS REGISTER HERE The Earth Institute’s Research Program on Sustainability Policy and Management invites you to Social Value Investing: The Success of Cross-Sector Partnerships on Monday, September 17th, at 6:00pm at Columbia University. Columbia professors Howard W. Buffett and William B. Eimicke recently published the book Social Value Investing: A Management Framework […]
Information Session: The 2019 EdTech Design Challenge | Brazil
OPEN TO ALL COLUMBIA STUDENTS REGISTER FOR INFO SESSION HERE Held at the Columbia Entrepreneurship Design Studio: 490 Riverside Drive The 2019 Ed Tech Design Challenge semester-long design challenge where 12 Columbia University students from across disciplines will work with clients solving deeply entrenched K-12 education challenges in Brazil. Includes sponsored trip to Sao Paulo, Brazil […]
Deadline: The 2019 EdTech Design Challenge | Brazil
OPEN TO ALL COLUMBIA STUDENTS APPLY HERE The 2019 Ed Tech Design Challenge semester-long design challenge where 12 Columbia University students from across disciplines will work with clients to solve deeply entrenched K-12 education challenges in Brazil. Includes a sponsored trip to Sao Paulo, Brazil in January 2019 + 14 week SIPA design course @ the Design […]
How We Turned $120,000 Into a Billion-Dollar Eyeglass Brand – Warby Parker
OPEN TO ALL RSVP HERE When: Monday, January 28, 2018 Where: IAB 1501 Time: 6:00PM to 8:00PM EST Warby Parker is a transformative lifestyle brand that offers designer eyewear at a revolutionary price, while leading […]
Application Deadline: SIPA Dean’s Public Policy Challenge Grant
Open to teams with at least one SIPA student in a substantive role. Apply here. The SIPA Dean's Public Policy Challenge Grant invites students to form teams to propose student-designed projects and prototypes that use ICTs and/or data analytics to solve urban problems around the world. Solutions may be market-based, public/philanthropic supported, or a mix. […]
Founders Managing the Crisis Series: Conversation with BRC.org
REGISTER SIPA Professor Sarah Holloway continues her founders series with Ester Fuchs interviewing Muzzy Rosenblatt -- CEO of BRC.org, the largest homeless services organization in NYC.
Deadline: SIPA Dean’s Public Policy Challenge Grant
Teams must include at least one SIPA student in a substantive role. Apply here This year, to help facilitate team formation, SIPA is providing a Matching spreadsheet here for teams and individuals to meet virtually. Applications are now open for the SIPA Dean's Public Policy Challenge Grant Program. Initial proposals for projects are due on September 28, […]
Deadline: SIPA Dean’s Public Policy Challenge Grant Program
Learn more and apply here. The program, which is part of the campus-wide Columbia Venture Competition, invites students to turn their policy passions into entrepreneurial ventures – whether for profit or not for profit – and to design cutting-edge projects or prototypes that use ICT and/or data analytics to advance a public policy objective. Students […]
Design for Social Innovation Spring 2025 (Application Deadline)
Apply here. A project-based course aimed at solving complex problems through design. Are you interested in tackling complex problems through human centered design? Design For Social Innovation (DFSI) is a […]