Latest Impact Stories

The Power of IQ and EQ

Christoph Meinrenken on what convinced him to help run the Columbia M.S. in Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS) program

All in the Family

Q&A: Wealth Management students on how their classwork impacts their work in family offices.

A Columbia Gap Year

Medical student Elizabeth Ng (right) took a chance on the SPS program in Bioethics. Here’s what she learned.

“All you need [to do] is to talk to people and go with the flow”

A Q&A with Human Capital Management graduate and PR professional Anam Patel on her time at SPS and the joys of networking.

“A Truly Global Environment”

A Q&A with recent Human Capital Management graduate Muhammad Dadisatyo on how he’ll use his new skills in his native Indonesia.

“Raising Awareness Is Not an Objective:” Strategic Communication Student Troy Blackwell Jr. Heads to the Peace Corps

"I appreciated [my lecturer] Dixon, who said awareness is not quantifiable as an objective, and objectives need to be quantifiable."

Executive M.S. in Strategic Communication Student Ashley All: How She Led Groundbreaking Campaign

Executive M.S. in Strategic Communication student Ashley All recently found that courses she had taken in the program provided training that came in handy sooner rather than later.

NASA CIO and Technology Management Alumna Lauren Goodwin: "I Believe In a Growth Mindset"

Q&A with NASA CIO Lauren Goodwin on Lifelong Learning and Columbia’s Executive M.S. in Technology Management Program

Bioethics Student Dr. Maya Dahan Co-Authors Neonatal Outcomes Op-Ed in the Lancet Child & Adolescent Health Journal

Cognitive biases affect the way clinicians view neonatal outcomes, which, she writes, influences decision making.

For This Wealth Management Student, People Come Before Metrics

M.P.S. in Wealth Management student Symbat Khalel emphasizes the importance of people and culture in wealth management.

Strategic Communication Alumnus Shares What It’s Like to Complete a Capstone Project for EBONY Magazine

"I read it [EBONY] as a kid, so it was exciting being able to apply my career experience," says Scott Miller.

Wealth Management Student Is Ranked as Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisor—And Thinks Columbia Will Help Him to Become Even Better

Wealth Management student and UBS SVP Andrew Ling Tse was recently named Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisor for 2022.