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If you've been reading till this point,you should continue to http://cupamo.wordpress.com/ to follow the rest. Peace

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I've always wondered why the PAM program and the CIPA program didn't do more things together. Both programs seemed to have the same focus and care about the same issues. This was until I did a little bit more digging and realized that while they are similar, they not quite the same. While CIPA focuses on Program Implementation, PAM is about Research. The Economics, Sociology, Statistics and

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I watched the highly un-realistic, yet entertaining "Legally Blonde" last night. My favorite part is when Holland Taylor playing one of Elle's intimidating professors became a sort of mentor for her, though for a brief moment. As a woman who survived in Law long enough to become a professor, she probably knew a thing or two about pricks. There are many things that can make one want to quit, drop

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Below is a note I wrote at the end of Sophomore year, about what I learned in many of my classes, especially required courses for the PAM major. They're all meant to be humorous with a tinge of honesty. Since then, I went on to take a course in Public Finance which taught me that tax forms are made to be complicated and that rich people will always find a way to not pay their taxes, including

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"So, what type of policies do you work on?" Like English majors are assumed to want to become teachers and Engineering majors, engineers, this is the question I get asked most of the time, followed by "So, does that mean you plan to work for the government?"When we first got back from our winter break, after trying to explain to relatives and friends what my major was really about and what work I

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Before we jump in, I thought I should formally introduce myself, first. My name is Makafui Fiavi. I'm a rising senior, PAM major and Global Health minor in the school of Human Ecology. I'm one of the members of PAMO and part of the team that launched this blog about a year ago. I switched my major the first day of orientation at Cornell. I came to Cornell as a pre-medicine, Human Biology, Health

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This blog was created last year to let students know about the happenings in PAMO (Policy Analysis and Management Organization)and to get student feedback about programs. However, the blog quickly fell into disuse as many of the PAMO members were stretched thin between academic, extra-curricular and personal commitments. This is an attempt to restructure the direction of the blog to generate

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Known as the Policy Analysis and Management, or PAM, the Public Policy program at Cornell is often mistaken for a Business and Policy program. This, probably because of the "Management" part of the name. It was later explained to us that the "Management" portion of the name referred not to Business Management, but to the management and oversight of government programs. Here's the question that

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Like many students, I stumbled upon the major, after deciding that the major I wrote on my college application was not for me. I admit that I knew very little about what I would be studying and what its relevance would be. Why should anyone care about Public Policy? What kept me going for two and half years?There are very few subjects you can study that has as many real-world implications as

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Since we're in the season of countless papers, projects, finals and deadlines that seem to be creeping up (out of nowhere really), over-caffeinated students with bloodshot eyes and irritable behavior is quite the norm. Even if you're not one of them, it can be hard to distance yourself from the pack and not feel like you're doing something wrong if you've been getting more than 4 hours of sleep

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There are some websites out there that are worth knowing about. So, we're going to take some time out every now and then, to acknowledge and highlight them. It's our way of sharing the proverbial wealth.Here's one you probably already know about, but we thought we'd mention them anyway because:1. Their mission is excellent2. The author's a Cornell Grad ;)If you don't know know about One Day, One

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Education Beyond the Classroom A student emails me a question about my experiences outside the classroom:Dear Professor Mankiw,I'm a freshman at the University of Pennsylvania, about to start Econ 001. I know it's important to get an academic background in economics, but I think some of the best learning I've done in most fields has come outside of the classroom. I was wondering if you could tell

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I thought long and hard about what the first entry should be about. It seems appropriate to introduce the major and talk a little bit about the students. To start, the acronym, PAM, is something that remains a mystery to all, except for people in the college of Human Ecology, or people who know someone who is a PAM major.So, what is PAM? Policy Analysis and Management. It's not all Policy, It's

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Hello, Everyone!From now on, PAMO is taking off in the blogosphere! So, we'll posting information about PAM, PAMO, which is the student organization mainly composed of Policy Analysis and Management students at Cornell, and any other things that might interest students that do things related to PAM.Look for interesting articles, internships, news, tips, etc.

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