News & Impact Stories at Columbia SPS
News at Columbia SPS
Beyond the Ballot Box: Political Experts Break Down the 2026 Midterm Elections
Join Columbia’s political analytics experts on November 12 to unpack the 2026 midterms and what the results mean for 2028 and beyond.
Biodiversity Data Analytics Welcomes Its Inaugural Cohort
A three-day residency explored how biodiversity data can advance conservation, inform policy and shape decision-making across industries.
Financial Crimes Compliance & Consequences: Bank of America’s Costly Lesson
ERM part-time lecturer Naana Asare examines what Bank of America’s 2026 enforcement actions reveal about escalation, remediation and management accountability in financial crimes compliance.
Applied Analytics Alum Catalina Ramos Discusses How a Real-World Capstone Shaped a Career in AI
Ramos (’23SPS), now head of AI and data science at Blooms, reflects on working with limited data, translating results for non-technical clients and building a repeatable framework for every project since.
The Hiring Bottleneck in Healthcare Is a Capacity Problem, and Hospitals Are Solving It with AI Agents
Health systems can only staff as fast as they can hire. AI agents are lifting the cap that talent acquisition headcount has put on hiring, and the effects show up well beyond recruiting.
Advancing Instructional Excellence at Columbia SPS
Professional education is not about one size fits all.
Strategic Communications as a Tool for Social Change: What Juli Spencer’s Journey Teaches Us About Purpose-Driven Work
The SPS alum reflects on how an ethics-centered education inspired her to found Depolarizing Discourse, a curriculum designed to foster critical thinking and more thoughtful dialogue in a polarized world.
Sustainability Management Alumni and Faculty Share Their Paths to Public-Sector Careers
Kasey Motley, Maria Inés Suaya Pons and Steven Caputo on how their experience in the M.S. in Sustainability Management program prepared them for their careers.
After Wealth Management
A Conversation with Matthias Kuhlmey on agentic advice, consumer control and the future of financial advice.
New SPS Student Government President on Her Journey to Columbia and the Most Pressing Issues at SPS
Halla Al-Moradi, student in the M.S. in Political Analytics program, shares her top priorities and how being a Yemeni American woman shapes her approach to leadership.
How Do You Regulate an Industry You Don’t Understand?
In Columbia Magazine, Steven Cohen discusses the need for transparency, independent oversight and accountability in AI regulation. (Columbia Magazine)
Resisting the Impact of Zeldin’s Environmental Destruction Agency
Attacks on environmental protections and scientific expertise threaten public health and sustainability.