--- title: Public Policy in Action | Cornell Institute for Public Affairs | Student Bloggers description: Student Bloggers | --- Search: FEATURED POST ## Getting an MPA With Argentina's Economic Development in Mind [Read More](https://mpastories.publicpolicy.cornell.edu/blog/getting-an-mpa-with-hopes-of-reforming-argentinas) FEATURED POST ## From Egypt to Ithaca: Getting an MPA to Develop Economic Strategies [Read More](https://mpastories.publicpolicy.cornell.edu/blog/from-egypt-to-ithaca-getting-an-mpa-to-develop-economic-strategies) FEATURED POST ## My Summer MPA Internship in DC — Rooted in Sustainable Agriculture [Read More](https://mpastories.publicpolicy.cornell.edu/blog/my-summer-mpa-internship-in-dc-rooted-in-sustainable-agriculture) FEATURED POST ## [Student Spotlight] Completing an MPA Internship in Geneva [Read More](https://mpastories.publicpolicy.cornell.edu/blog/student-spotlight-completing-an-mpa-internship-in-geneva) FEATURED POST ## Getting an MPA After Studying an Unrelated Field — Kara's Experience [Read More](https://mpastories.publicpolicy.cornell.edu/blog/getting-an-mpa-after-studying-an-unrelated-field-karas-experience) ## LATEST BLOG POSTS #### Filter by Topic - [Student Bloggers](https://mpastories.publicpolicy.cornell.edu/blog/tag/student-bloggers) - [MPA Resources](https://mpastories.publicpolicy.cornell.edu/blog/tag/mpa-resources#index) - [Alumni Stories](https://mpastories.publicpolicy.cornell.edu/blog/tag/alumni-stories#index) - [Conc.: SocPol: Health, Education, & Inequality](https://mpastories.publicpolicy.cornell.edu/blog/tag/conc-socpol-health-education-inequality#index) - [Conc.: Public & Nonprofit Management](https://mpastories.publicpolicy.cornell.edu/blog/tag/conc-public-nonprofit-management#index) - [Internships & Experiential Learning](https://mpastories.publicpolicy.cornell.edu/blog/tag/internships-experiential-learning#index) - [Career Management](https://mpastories.publicpolicy.cornell.edu/blog/tag/career-management#index) - [Conc.: Economic Policy](https://mpastories.publicpolicy.cornell.edu/blog/tag/conc-economic-policy#index) - [Conc.: Science and Technology Policy](https://mpastories.publicpolicy.cornell.edu/blog/tag/conc-science-and-technology-policy#index) - [Conc.: International Policy and Management](https://mpastories.publicpolicy.cornell.edu/blog/tag/conc-international-policy-and-management#index) - [Capstone & Consulting](https://mpastories.publicpolicy.cornell.edu/blog/tag/capstone-consulting#index) - [Conc.: Social Policy](https://mpastories.publicpolicy.cornell.edu/blog/tag/conc-social-policy#index) - [Faculty](https://mpastories.publicpolicy.cornell.edu/blog/tag/faculty#index) - [Application Tips](https://mpastories.publicpolicy.cornell.edu/blog/tag/application-tips#index) - [Conc.: Environmental & Sustainability Policy](https://mpastories.publicpolicy.cornell.edu/blog/tag/conc-environmental-sustainability-policy#index) - [Admissions](https://mpastories.publicpolicy.cornell.edu/blog/tag/admissions#index) - [Financing Your MPA](https://mpastories.publicpolicy.cornell.edu/blog/tag/financing-your-mpa#index) - [MPA Research](https://mpastories.publicpolicy.cornell.edu/blog/tag/mpa-research#index) - [Professional Dev](https://mpastories.publicpolicy.cornell.edu/blog/tag/professional-dev#index) - [Professional Development](https://mpastories.publicpolicy.cornell.edu/blog/tag/professional-development#index) - [Admissions Tips](https://mpastories.publicpolicy.cornell.edu/blog/tag/admissions-tips#index) - [Conc.: Data Science](https://mpastories.publicpolicy.cornell.edu/blog/tag/conc-data-science#index) - [Personal Statement](https://mpastories.publicpolicy.cornell.edu/blog/tag/personal-statement#index) - [Veterans](https://mpastories.publicpolicy.cornell.edu/blog/tag/veterans#index) - Show More - Show Less [Subscribe to the Blog](https://mpastories.publicpolicy.cornell.edu/blog/tag/student-bloggers#subscribe) [ Student Bloggers ### Getting an MPA With Argentina's Economic Development in Mind Claudia Poclaba is a second-year CIPA student who is concentrating her studies on Economics and... ](https://mpastories.publicpolicy.cornell.edu/blog/getting-an-mpa-with-hopes-of-reforming-argentinas) [ Student Bloggers ### From Egypt to Ithaca: Getting an MPA to Develop Economic Strategies Mohamed El Messidy is a second-year CIPA student from Egypt. A graduate of the American University... ](https://mpastories.publicpolicy.cornell.edu/blog/from-egypt-to-ithaca-getting-an-mpa-to-develop-economic-strategies) [ Internships & Experiential Learning ### My Summer MPA Internship in DC — Rooted in Sustainable Agriculture Alyssa Marcy is a second-year CIPA student concentrating in Environmental Policy. Born and raised... ](https://mpastories.publicpolicy.cornell.edu/blog/my-summer-mpa-internship-in-dc-rooted-in-sustainable-agriculture) [ Internships & Experiential Learning ### [Student Spotlight] Completing an MPA Internship in Geneva Khyatee is a second-year MPA student who is concentrating her studies on Science, Technology and... ](https://mpastories.publicpolicy.cornell.edu/blog/student-spotlight-completing-an-mpa-internship-in-geneva) [ Student Bloggers ### Getting an MPA After Studying an Unrelated Field — Kara's Experience My name is Kara, and I completed my undergraduate degree in Engineering at Cornell University this... ](https://mpastories.publicpolicy.cornell.edu/blog/getting-an-mpa-after-studying-an-unrelated-field-karas-experience) [ Student Bloggers ### Lessons Learned from My CIPA Capstone — Bright Citizen During the Fall 2018 semester, I offered my own project, a startup called “Bright Citizen”, for my... ](https://mpastories.publicpolicy.cornell.edu/blog/lessons-learned-from-my-cipa-capstone-bright-citizen) [ Student Bloggers ### Getting an MPA to Help My Community — James' Story James Warren is a first-year MPA student concentrating his studies in Government, Politics, and... ](https://mpastories.publicpolicy.cornell.edu/blog/getting-an-mpa-to-help-my-community-james-story) [ Student Bloggers ### Learning-by-Doing in Cornell's MPA Program — Beth's Story Beth Yarze completed her MPA at Cornell University in May of 2019, with a concentration in Economic... ](https://mpastories.publicpolicy.cornell.edu/blog/learning-by-doing-in-cornells-mpa-program-beths-story) [ Student Bloggers ### Part 2 - CIPA Infrastructure Practicum Course: Visit to the S.U. Botijas School Note: This is Part 2 of a series focused on the Winter 2019 CIPA course, PADM 5757 - Infrastructure... ](https://mpastories.publicpolicy.cornell.edu/blog/visit-to-the-s.u-botijas-school) [ Student Bloggers ### Using My MPA to Improve a Nonprofit's Marketing Strategy in Ithaca Muhammad Ali Ilahi is a first-year Master of Public Administration student from Pakistan who is... ](https://mpastories.publicpolicy.cornell.edu/blog/using-my-mpa-to-improve-a-nonprofits-marketing-strategy-in-ithaca) ## Subscribe to the Blog