Tomorrowʼs Minds at Work News, insights, tips, and commentary from members of the Columbia University School of Professional Studies. Contribute to the blog Category - Any -AlumniFacultyImpacts and InsightsIn the CommunityIn the MediaKnowledge BaseOffice of the DeanPress ReleaseResearch & PublicationsSchoolStaffStudent Student Welcome Back, SPS Students! Find out about the many events that SPS held to usher in a new school year. Faculty New York City’s Resilience and Post-COVID Recovery On the anniversary of September 11, 2001, Steve Cohen, senior vice dean, reflects on the strength of New Yorkers. Faculty The Montana Climate Case and Our Obligation to the Future SPS Senior Vice Dean Steve Cohen on the ground-breaking climate change case brought by youth activists. Alumni A Father and Son Graduate Together from the Construction Administration Program As Columbia welcomes students back to school this fall, we look back on two recent SPS graduates. Alumni “If You Are Hungry to Learn … HR Consulting Is a Great Option” Q&A: HCM grad Nikita Varman discusses her career journey and how the HCM program helped her reach her goals. Faculty Predicting the Pace of the Transition to Environmental Sustainability The size of the human population, the political demands globally for increased material consumption, and the finite resources we still draw from the earth will drive the transition to environmental sustainability, writes Senior Vice Dean Dr. Steven Cohen. Faculty Repelling the Attack on Environmental, Social, Corporate Governance (ESG) Management The attack on ESG must be repelled, and the best defense is results and improved organizational performance, writes Senior Vice Dean Dr. Steven Cohen. Faculty An Architect Reflects on Teaching Sustainable Architecture A professor in the Sustainable Management program speaks on teaching students who will make a difference. Faculty Technology, Culture, Economics, and Politics Technological change has been the largest stimulator of rapid cultural change over the past two centuries and will continue to be the major cause of social, economic, and political change, writes Senior Vice Dean Dr. Steven Cohen. Student How the Insurance Management Program Helped One Student Succeed in His Career Ian Vlk (’24SPS) has recently landed a new job at Midwest Family Mutual Insurance, which he credits to his graduate studies. Faculty New Technology Will Determine the Pace of Decarbonization While the technology we need to complete the transition to renewable energy is not yet here, the pace of technological innovation is accelerating, writes Senior Vice Dean Dr. Steven Cohen. A Visiting Student Reflects On His Time at NECR and Columbia Visiting student, Rasmus Edelmann, discusses his experience and what he learned in the Negotiation and Conflict Resolution program. Load More