News & Impact Stories at Columbia SPS

A Columbia Legacy Across Generations: Reflections from Two Generations of Columbia Graduates

A father and son reflect on their journeys through Columbia, offering two perspectives on education, legacy, and learning across generations.

Meet the 2026 Student Marshals

Hear from some exceptional students who have been chosen to represent their master’s programs at graduation.

Connecting Habitats, From New York to South Africa

Wendy Hapgood, Sustainability Management lecturer and cofounder of the Wild Tomorrow Fund, shares her story of leaving corporate work to build a major protected area for wildlife.

Keep Scattering: Reimagining the Nonprofit Sector

Drawing on experiences in the M.S. in Nonprofit Management program, Andrew Jamieson examines the quiet, lasting work of building a more equitable sector.

Legitimizing New York City’s Street Vendors and Governing for all New Yorkers

NYC should reform street vendor licensing and enforcement to create fair inclusive governance for businesses and residents.

Canvas Security Incident

Information regarding the data breach affecting Instructure, the company that owns and operates Canvas.

The Last Class That Needed To Code Just Graduated

Kiran Bhujle, Global Managing Director at SVAM International and part-time lecturer in M.S. in Enterprise Risk Management and M.S. Technology Management programs, explores how AI is reshaping who gets to build technology. (Forbes)

A New Framework for Future Leaders: Redefining Fundraising as Strategy

In Columbia’s Nonprofit Management program, lecturers Ramone Segree and John Hicks share real-world insights on building impactful careers in today’s evolving nonprofit sector.

Destroying the U.S. Forest Service Imperils America’s Forests

Cuts to the U.S. Forest Service weaken science, staffing, and oversight, leaving forests more vulnerable to harm and misuse.

From Disclosure to Direction: Why Materiality Is a Strategic Imperative

Materiality assessments help organizations translate risk and market signals into long-term strategy, writes M.S. in Sustainability Management student Anudeep Virdi.

Data, Democracy, and AI: The Third Annual Political Analytics Conference Charts a Course for 2026 and Beyond

Four all-star panels presented on trends in political data analysis and strategy at the 2026 Columbia University Political Analytics Conference.

Inside the New M.S. in Project Management Program’s Technology Management Concentration

As technology reshapes every industry, this concentration trains professionals to lead at the intersection of strategy, systems, and execution.