Talk:School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University

message: It is a shame, but there is no article about the SIPA's dean. The article Lisa Anderson, linked from School of International and Public Affairs is actually about a world surfing champion. A new article (something like Lisa Anderson (scholar)) should be created and the links should be changed. Right now, it is misleading and somewhat funny. Tankred 04:47, 3 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The problem has just been fixed by User:Tglaisyer. Tankred 00:07, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Lisa Anderson

message: I do not agree with the article title change. The school is most popularly known as "SIPA" (see-pa), and I suspect most people looking for the school on wiki and in categories will be looking under that name and not likely Columbia University. Maybe we can discuss before making such a change?Shoreranger 02:32, 1 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Change of article title

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Sipa.jpg

message: :Image:Sipa.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.
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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Sipa.jpg

message: Should faculty housed in the Columbia Poli Sci department really be counted as noteworthy faculty at SIPA? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 146.95.126.178 (talk) 19:07, 4 April 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Noteworthy Faculty

message: The article begins with "The School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) at Columbia University is widely considered to be one of the most prestigious graduate public policy programs in the world." While I don't disagree that SIPA is a very prestigious institution, but as a public policy school SIPA is unranked according to US News' best Public-Policy Analysis programs and in the best public affairs ranking SIPA ranks 29th, hardly one of the most prestigious in the world. I am also aware that the international affairs programs are much better known, so I would suggest that the intro reads as follows with proposed changes in caps: The School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) at Columbia University is widely considered to be one of the most prestigious graduate INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS programs in the world." I will change it to reflect this. Abrio (talk) 00:57, 23 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Prestige?

message: I removed the 4th place International Politics US News because this recognition is not for SIPA but rather for the Department of Political Science's PhD program (see here http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-humanities-schools/columbia-university-190150). In fact, SIPA's only PhD program is in Sustainable Development, not International Politics. Further, I added SIPA's overall ranking of 29th in the US News Public Affairs ranking (see here http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-public-affairs-schools/columbia-university-190150) because only reporting the 3rd ranking in Environmental Policy and Management is incomplete. I sourced appropriately.73.212.42.147 (talk) 20:25, 9 April 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rankings