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	<title>State of the Planet &#187; Master&#8217;s in Development Practice Program</title>
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		<title>Connecting Development Practitioners and Students Online</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 19:12:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ivy Morgan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<img width="150" height="110" src="http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/MPAclass2-150x110.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="MPA Class" />Imagine an online community that provides development practitioners in the field opportunities to communicate with one another and share best practices in real-time. Now imagine that same community enabling aspiring practitioners the chance to learn from these exchanges right in the classroom. An exciting partnership between DAI (Development Alternatives, Inc.) and our Master of Public [<a href="http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/12/14/connecting-development-practitioners-and-students-online/">...</a>]]]></description>
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		<title>Take MDP Courses in the USA, Practice in Nigeria, Graduate in Costa Rica</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:23:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Funding Initiatives Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a student, imagine taking courses from experts at the Earth Institute and the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, living in Nigeria for two months while helping villages problem-solve the complex challenges of sustainable development, and graduating from your home institution in Costa Rica. Picture meeting at a university campus every [<a href="http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2010/03/10/take-mdp-courses-in-the-usa-practice-in-nigeria-graduate-in-costa-rica-2/">...</a>]]]></description>
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		<title>Improving Lives in Koraro, Ethiopia, Through the Millennium Villages Project</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:03:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Urania Mylonas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In July 2009 more than 20 people from eight countries set out for the Millennium Village cluster of Koraro, in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, to see firsthand the progress and challenges experienced by one of the most remote Millennium Villages. Individuals represented the Earth Institute, Millennium Promise, Millennium Villages project (MVP) sites in [<a href="http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/09/17/improving-lives-in-koraro-ethiopia-through-the-millennium-villages-project/">...</a>]]]></description>
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		<title>MacArthur To Support Master’s Programs Around the World Offering Professional Training for Future Sustainable Development Leaders</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:56:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Funding Initiatives Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO, June 30, 2009 – Supporting rigorous professional training for future leaders in the field of sustainable development, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced today grants totaling $7.6 million to nine universities in seven countries to establish new Master’s in Development Practice (MDP) programs. The Foundation has committed $15 million to seed [<a href="http://blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2009/06/09/macarthur-to-support-masters-programs-around-the-world-offering-professional-training-for-future-sustainable-development-leaders/">...</a>]]]></description>
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