http://milanoschool.org of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy Thu, 01 Oct 2015 18:40:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://milanoschool.org/sgpia-professor-sakiko-fukuda-parr-presented-keynote-at-world-social-science-forum/ http://milanoschool.org/sgpia-professor-sakiko-fukuda-parr-presented-keynote-at-world-social-science-forum/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2015 15:00:01 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=121678 Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, SGPIA professor and chair of the Development Concentration, was keynote speaker on September 15 at the International Social Science Council’s World Social Science Forum, held in Durban, South Africa and attended by over 1000 people from 84 countries. ]]> http://milanoschool.org/sgpia-professor-sakiko-fukuda-parr-presented-keynote-at-world-social-science-forum/feed/ 0 http://milanoschool.org/colombia-ifp/ http://milanoschool.org/colombia-ifp/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2015 20:36:23 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=121593 Among International Field Program (IFP) countries Colombia has been particularly successful in attracting dedicated students who have continued their work beyond the two-month IFP; some have gone on to receive awards, deliver reports or even return to Colombia. This article discusses these students' achievements, provides an overview and history of the Colombia program, and presents an interview with Annie Stup, Urban Policy student and 2015 Colombia IFP participant.]]> http://milanoschool.org/colombia-ifp/feed/ 1 http://milanoschool.org/the-new-school-serves-as-host-to-millennium-campus-conference/ http://milanoschool.org/the-new-school-serves-as-host-to-millennium-campus-conference/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2015 19:46:20 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=121445 Last week, The New School was campus host to approximately 400 undergraduate students representing over 50 countries. The students convened in New York City at the United Nations Headquarters and The New School campus to attend the 7th Annual Millennium Campus Conference, a forum in which student leaders honed their expertise in global development through […]]]> http://milanoschool.org/the-new-school-serves-as-host-to-millennium-campus-conference/feed/ 0 http://milanoschool.org/faculty-spotlight-professor-mccandless-publishes-chapter-on-capacity-development-and-resilience/ http://milanoschool.org/faculty-spotlight-professor-mccandless-publishes-chapter-on-capacity-development-and-resilience/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2015 15:00:44 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=121075 GPIA Professor Dr. McCandless has a new publication out, co-authored with Frauke de Weijer, that examines key lessons from the last two decades of research and practice on capacity development and applies them to the emerging resilience agenda. Resilience is associated with the capacity of individuals, groups and society as a whole to cope, adapt, and […]]]> http://milanoschool.org/faculty-spotlight-professor-mccandless-publishes-chapter-on-capacity-development-and-resilience/feed/ 0 http://milanoschool.org/gpia-laura-nitz-receives-new-challenge-grant-for-tech-incubator-and-co-working-space/ http://milanoschool.org/gpia-laura-nitz-receives-new-challenge-grant-for-tech-incubator-and-co-working-space/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2015 06:02:05 +0000 http://milanoschool.org/?p=120910 http://milanoschool.org/gpia-laura-nitz-receives-new-challenge-grant-for-tech-incubator-and-co-working-space/feed/ 0