QMSS director, Christopher Weiss, has been asked to create a short course sequence to help statisticians at OECD strengthen their quantitative analytical skills. This course sequence will be similar to the first summer session of the Ford Higher Education sequence.
Ford Foundation
Partnerships:
QMSS strives to be an active part of the incredible learning community both within CU and New York City. Therefore we actively establish new partnerships with different groups to enhance student opportunities to learn and connections within a variety of fields.
For examples of projects our students and faculty have partnered on, see the Research Fellowships page.
NEW NEWS!
QMSS is starting a new venture as its alumni base grows. . . . We're inviting you to support a new QMSSer with your alumni donation. If you're interested in giving to QMSS we are happy to accept your donations toward a scholarship for a current student "Alumni Scholarship"!
We're now awaiting a special account number to process the donations (don't do it yet but we'll remove this sentence when we're all set). Please go to this link on CU's page. Once there here are your steps:
1) select "Graduate School of Arts and Sciences"
2) select "other"
3) type in your gift amount and click "Next"
4) On this page, under "comments/special instructions," note that the gift is for the QMSS program
5) finish up the process and we'll receive your gift! (If you feel so inclined shoot Chris or Christy an email so that we know)
THANK YOU!
OECD
The Ford Foundation recently awarded a grant to strengthen the quality of research on Higher Education to Columbia University's Quantitative Methods and Social Sciences (QMSS) Masters degree program. The funding will be used to launch an initiative, with the support of QMSS affiliated faculty, to strengthen the methodological and policy-related training of doctoral students in the field of higher education.
If you or someone you know is in the pre-dissertation stage of their doctoral candidacy and would be interested in applying for the summer workshop please contact the Program Coordinator (Christine Baker-Smith). Application deadlines for summer 08 are May 15, 2008. The workshop dates are July 21 through July 29, 2008. Please see the full web page for more information.