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Cost-Benefit Analysis: 5 Reasons to Get an MPA

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5 Types of Infrastructure Management for Policy Professionals

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An end of the year blog? You probably shouldn’t ask — I’m still in the middle of papers, but here you are: How was it? What was the year like? Did ...

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Whew! First year, second semester: Here we go! After the first semester of my first year came to a roaring stop (it was full speed ahead until the ...

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I would be lying if I told you I am eagerly anticipating the start of the next semester. True, I am really looking forward to many, many engaging ...

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Sarah Brown is a first-year CIPA student.  An organic farmer from Washington State, she spent last year in a small village in Hungary as a Fulbright ...

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Sarah Brown is a first-year CIPA student.  An organic farmer from Washington State, she spent last year in a small village in Hungary as a Fulbright ...

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In my first blog, I wrote about my personal life, and I think a few reflections about getting an MPA here at CIPA and Cornell are in order. My Dad ...

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Sarah Brown is a first-year CIPA student.  An organic farmer from Washington State, she spent last year in a small village in Hungary as a Fulbright ...