Latest Impact Stories

Alumni

Faith Altman: Practicing Conflict Resolution in a Public Health Crisis

From SPS student to Director of the Office of Conflict Resolution at the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Student

Alyssa Ramirez: Finding a Path at the Intersection of Environmental Science and Policy

Alyssa Ramirez grew her skills with an Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology Certificate at SPS. Next up: an MPA at SIPA.

Alumni

The Art of the Pitch Inspires Tech Management Alum’s New Human Capital Startup 

Jay Kesavan, '17SPS, talks about the persuasive power of brevity in technology leadership.

Alumni

Julia Cunico Gardner: Whether at a Large International Org or a Small Non-Profit, Relationships and Effective Communication are Key

Julia Cunico Gardner (’13SPS, Negotiation and Conflict Resolution) discusses the value of good communication in negotiation.

Alumni

Sagar Jaitly, Business Analyst at Aera Energy, on Learning from Top-Level Executives

"The program is like a comprehensive toolkit."

Alumni

This Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Alumnus is Serving as a Direct Line of Contact Between the New York Governor and Some of the City’s Hardest Hit Communities

Christian J. Williams helps to deliver critical state resources to NYC neighborhoods with some of the highest cases of COVID-19.

Dr. Bruce Campbell: Fostering Narrative Medicine Education for the Medical College of Wisconsin Community Throughout the Pandemic

As the storm of COVID-19 passes through his community, Dr. Campbell has turned to narrative medicine techniques to help people.

Faculty

Insurance is more ahead of the game than you think.

Insurance helped to make some of our favorite innovations happen long before they reached consumers, says Sandra Bograd.

Student

Valentina Giagnoni: Lessons on Managing Communications from the Center of the Coronavirus Outbreak in Italy

Valentina has led the UniGroup's strategic internal communications from the center of the COVID-19 crisis in Milan, Italy.

Alumni

Dr. Andre Lijoi: The Necessity of Practicing Narrative Medicine During a Pandemic

Dr. Lijoi is using narrative practices to help patients and colleagues weather the anxiety of the current COVID-19 crisis.

Faculty

Operations and Insurance Management is Instrumental and Vital to Everyone

Marguerite DeMartino discusses the future of insurance management as permeating in and out of the industry.

Student

Kyoko Adachi: COVID-19 Proves a Real-Time Lesson on the Importance of Strategic Communication at Olympus Corporation

"This crisis confirms just how interdependent we all are," says Adachi, '21SPS, Executive M.S. in Strategic Communication.