Strategic Communication Impact Stories

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Kenya Cummins: Building Community Among HBCU Graduates at Columbia

Strategic Communication student Kenya Cummins talks about building community through the Columbia HBCU Fellowship and beyond.

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Noam Bar-Lev: Employing Executive Communications Skills to Represent Israel at the UN

"I am excited to learn about other countries and share Israel's impact in the world."

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Erica Davis: A Newly Elected Official with Fresh Insight on Community Bridge-Building

Newly elected Erica Davis Stribling discusses the value of learning how to communicate in government today.

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Watch: Amidst the Pandemic, Columbia’s HyFlex Format Delivers a Safe and Immersive Campus Experience

Strategic Communication students Phil Smith and Carson Li recently spoke about the advantages of this unique way of learning.

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Mik Pandit: The Sweet Spot Where Wrestling and Branding Converge

Mik Pandit, a professional wrestler and lawyer, is now on his way to conquer the world of branding and communications.

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Lisa Cowboy: Teaching Multiple Perspectives at the Sergeants Major Academy

"The Navajo heroes of WWII inspired me to be a soldier."

Alumni

HBCU Fellow Timia Whitsey Secures a Spot at ViacomCBS Ahead of Graduation

Once reluctant to attend grad school, Whitsey has already started her new role as Development PA at the entertainment company.

Faculty

Gabriel Amor: Balancing Speed & Authenticity in PR will be the Next Gen’s Great Challenge

"It’s an energy you feel that can’t be replicated anywhere other than on this campus," says the SCOM lecturer.

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Strategic Communication’s Don Waisanen Helps Students Put Storytelling At the Center of Their Work

“Storytelling is at the center of everything that [students] have done and will do in their lives.”

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This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Highlighting Strategic Communication’s Sonya Keshwani and Her Line of Head Wraps for Cancer Patients

"I decided that if the answer to my problem didn’t already exist, I would have to create it myself.”

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Adina Isenberg: Confronting Breast Cancer, COVID-19 and Making a Return to Columbia 16 Years After Starting

COVID-19 presented an opportunity for this Breast Cancer survivor to return to the Strategic Communication program online.

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Rashad Benton: Fashioning a New Career in Communications While Working Full-Time

Rashad Benton has worked at some of the most prominent names in fashion. Now, he's pivoting with the help of a SPS degree.