Tomorrowʼs Minds at Work

Student

Columbia HBCU Fellows Speak About Their Experience and Offer Advice

Learn what the most recent cohort of Columbia HBCU Fellows have to say about their fellowship program.

Alumni

How a Medical Professional Found a Way to "Understand What Makes the Other Side Tick" at Columbia's Insurance Management Program

Dr. Robert Behar discusses how insurance management is integral to his medical profession.

Faculty

The Politicizing of Electric Vehicles

EVs will replace gas-powered vehicles when they are less expensive, more feature-packed, and more reliable than cars with internal combustion engines, writes Senior Vice Dean Dr. Steven Cohen.

Faculty

“Every Day, Be the Best Version of You”

Dr. Patti Ippoliti, lecturer in the Enterprise Risk Management graduate program, shares how she brings practical work experience and insights into the SPS classroom.

Faculty

Risk Management Lessons Learned from the Boeing 737 Max 9 Incident

Penny Cagan, ERM lecturer, writes about how safety concerns within Boeing dated back to 2001, but critical quality issues and cost-cutting measures led to Alaska Airlines' recent incident.

Faculty

Lessons from Applications to Columbia’s Master’s Programs in Environmental Sustainability

I am constantly inspired and motivated by applicants to Columbia’s MPA in Environmental Science and Policy and MS in Sustainability Management programs, writes Senior Vice Dean Dr. Steven Cohen.

Faculty

The Jobs vs. Environment False Tradeoff Rises Again

Political polarization has become a way of life here in America. But the world we live in is getting more complicated and to navigate the complexity we need to find our way back to a factual basis for public policy, writes Senior Vice Dean Dr. Steven Cohen.

Faculty

Floods and the Urgency of Climate Adaptation Infrastructure

Typically, political processes depend on catastrophes and crises to motivate major programs and expenditures. Will it take a large-scale flooding disaster to generate the political support to fund a flood control system that meets our region’s needs?

Faculty

The Importance of Corporate Climate Disclosure and Measuring the Financial Costs of Environmental Impacts

The ongoing effort to measure and report environmental impacts in the private and public sectors will embed environmental considerations in corporate and government decision-making like never before, writes Senior Vice Dean Dr. Steven Cohen.

Faculty

The Regulation of Air Pollution That Crosses State Borders

Our world and our economy are becoming more technologically complex and interconnected, and our need for agile and responsive regulation is growing, writes Senior Vice Dean Dr. Steven Cohen.

Student

From Single-Serve to Sustainable: Could a "Latte Levy" Be the Wake-Up Call We Need to Ditch Disposable Cups?

Disposable coffee cups are convenient. But at what cost to our planet?

Faculty

The Uses and Limits of Global Climate Conferences

Global conferences have educational and media value, but the new technologies, business models, and policies that will ultimately address the climate crisis will be implemented on local and national levels, writes Senior Vice Dean Dr. Steven Cohen.