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Deans tout undergraduate SIPA major’s opportunities amid debate over liberal arts, regional studies

School of International and Public Affairs Dean Keren Yarhi-Milo, GS ’03, Columbia College Dean Josef Sorett, and School of General Studies Dean Lisa Rosen-Metsch, GS/JTS ’90, said that the major would equip students to address the world’s most pressing policy issues.

By Zohar Ford / Senior Staff Photographer

Throughout its approval process, the major was polarizing among students and faculty members, with several questioning its focus on the Middle East and Israel.

By Matt Luo, Emily Pickering, and Celine Chien • August 30, 2026 at 2:52 PM

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