Latest Impact Stories

An Open Mind—Not Math—Is the Key to Grasping Applied Analytics

IBM researcher and SPS lecturer Dr. Jinjun Xiong believes students don't need to be engineers to understand machine learning.

Nathaniel Hill: Idea For Now-Booming Broadway Startup Was Born in Business Certificate Class

Nathaniel Hill ('16SPS, Advanced Graduate Certificate in Business) is the founder and president of Broadway Plus.

Postbaccalaureate Students Present Research Poster at Society for Personality and Social Psychology’s Annual Convention in New Orleans

Their research poster was titled "Assessing the Role of Psychological Reactivity in the Somatization of Stress."

Gayathri Ganesh: From Software Development to Operations Management with Applied Analytics

The graduate says the program helped her to better understand customer response and become a more well-rounded professional.

Sam Engelberg: Bridging Marketing and Business Intelligence with Applied Analytics

Sam Engelberg gained a new lens witnessing data and community unite as an Applied Analytics student at Columbia.

Constantin Brandt: Business Courses Offered A Leg Up for HEC Paris Business School Application

Constantin Brandt was a visiting student at SPS for a semester, but he says the business lessons learned will last a lifetime.

Daniel Rieger: Modern Knowledge Leader in the Public Sector

"Modern knowledge workers need leaders who empower, align, and guide them."

Gou Sunim: Meet the Korean Monk Whose Buddhist Path Led Her to the American Language Program at Columbia

"If I can share true-happiness and grow with people by using English, I can say English is my dream tool," she says of ALP.

Leisha Cason, ’20SPS, Nonprofit Management, on the Efficacy of Grassroots Organizations in Brazil

Leisha Cason is a Development Associate at GiGi's Playhouse, a Down Syndrome achievement center, in New York City.

Chunchun Zhang: Oral Communication Classes Offered a ‘Benefit of a Lifetime’ for Business Plus Student Turned Columbia School of Social Work Graduate

Chunchun Zhang was first drawn to SPS as a visiting Business Plus student during her senior year at Tianjin University.

How Michael Brito, ’16SPS, Technology Management, Advanced to a Director Role at HP

"I was able to apply what I was learning to my day-to-day responsibilities and see positive results immediately."

Gary Tong: Learning to Lead a Culture of Innovation

A graduate of the M.S. in Technology Management program touts its unique focus on innovation and disruption.