President Obama’s back in news that’s relevant to Columbia. However, today’s news has got nothing to do with the sensitive subject of his travel plans for the month of May.
Jeffrey Sachs, a Columbia professor and director of the Earth Institute, had made his desire to be the next leader of a famous institution public: “I am seeking to be President of the World Bank so that together we can end extreme poverty in our time,” appeared on the Jeffrey Sachs Facebook page last week, with a link to his op-ed in the Washington Post.
However, Sachs will not be the next head of the international finance institution that aims to assist developing countries. The POTUS made headlines today by selecting Dartmouth’s President Jim Yong Kim as the US' choice to lead the World Bank. One of the two other contenders is Jose Antonio Ocampo, a SIPA professor. Check after the jump for more on the three candidates (including a video of Kim that you won't want to miss) and reaction to the news.
