Master of International Affairs
Study International Affairs in a Global City
New York City is home to the United Nations, global businesses and foundations, and more international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) than any other American city. There’s no better place to study international affairs and no more competitive, affordable school than Baruch College‘s nationally recognized Austin W. Marxe School of Public and International Affairs.
The Marxe School offers a two-year, 42-credit Master of International Affairs for a new generation of forward-thinking students committed to responsible leadership in government, global institutions, international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs) and business. The program can also be taken part-time.
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Meet Some of Our Faculty

Carla Anne Robbins
Faculty Director and Clinical Professor of National Security Studies
Today global is local and borders are increasingly meaningless when it comes to meeting the greatest challenges.”
Dr. Robbins was Deputy Editorial Page Editor at The New York Times and Chief Diplomatic Correspondent at The Wall Street Journal. She is also an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.

Zachariah Mampilly
Marxe Chair of International Affairs and Professor
The Marxe School is the only international affairs program in the city that seeks to cultivate such a diverse student body and bring them into the real world of international policy. I am thrilled to be a part of this exciting and essential project.”
Dr. Zachariah Mampilly’s research focuses on Africana studies, democracy, inequality, social movements and political violence.

George E. Mitchell
Associate Professor
The Marxe School has an extraordinary concentration of leading faculty in public management and international affairs In the heart of the most exciting city in the world.
Dr. Mitchell’s research and teaching focus on nonprofit and NGO management, leadership, and strategy. His forthcoming book, Between Power and Irrelevance, examines how leading INGOs are adapting for the future.

Anna D'Souza
Associate Professor
This is an exciting new program because we are able to draw on the most current research and approaches to international affairs education.”
Dr. D’Souza is a development economist who studies food security and nutrition, conflict and instability, governance, and international trade. She has worked for the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and consulted for the World Bank.

Asli Leblebicioglu
Marxe Endowed Chair in International Economics and Governance, and Associate Professor
For our students to succeed in a globalized world–whatever their path–understanding international economics is essential.”
Dr. Leblebicioglu’s research program is centered around issues in international macroeconomics, with a special focus on financial frictions, trade policy, and economic growth.

Desmond Arias
Marxe Chair of Western Hemisphere Affairs and Professor
I hope to contribute to building the track in Western Hemisphere Affairs and to the school’s already vibrant work on policymaking in the Americas.”
Dr. Enrique Desmond Arias’ research focuses on security and politics in Latin America and the Caribbean.

John Casey
Professor
We are the closest MIA program to the UN, with many of our students working there. Our graduates are equipped to work with international NGOs, multinationals, and intergovernmental organizations.”
Dr. Casey is an expert on the management of NGOs and INGOs and most recently the author of The Nonprofit World, Civil Society and the Rise of the Nonprofit Sector. He has served as an adviser to the European Union and done extensive research on the globalization of policing.
Contact Us
For information on the program and courses, contact:
Carla Robbins, Faculty Director of the MIA
Carla.Robbins@baruch.cuny.edu
For information on the Admissions process, contact:
The Office of Graduate Admissions & Enrollment Services
mspia.admissions@baruch.cuny.edu
(646) 550-6750