News & Impact Stories at Columbia SPS
News at Columbia SPS
Kicking Off the 2026 Career Catalyst Internship Program
Six new interns join SPS through a partnership with the Center for Justice, gaining hands-on experience, mentorship, and professional development skills.
From Sidelines to Center Stage: Harnessing Nature Data for Sustainable Decision-Making
A Biodiversity Data Analytics event explored new frontiers in nature data and impacts for business and policy.
The Questions I Could Not Answer: What Teaching Enterprise Risk Management Taught Me about Cybersecurity
What seven years of teaching Enterprise Risk Management revealed about cybersecurity decision-making, practitioner judgment, and applied risk frameworks.
From Fragmentation to Prevention: Rethinking Health Insurance in Dubai
Insurance Management student Mira Achkar explores how preventive care and continuity can reshape Dubai’s health insurance system.
An Applied Analytics Alum's Advice for Aspiring Marketers and Creative Strategists
Murtajiz Naqvi discusses the value of data analytics skills in marketing.
The U.S. Department of Energy Promotes Fossil Fuels While Large American Corporations Promote Renewable Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy is backing fossil fuels, major U.S. corporations are accelerating their shift to renewable energy.
How Luksic Scholar Camilo Avilés Is Working to Integrate Sustainability at Every Level
“Practiced well, sustainability is not a constraint—it is a pathway to creating more resilient and equitable outcomes for humanity,” says Luksic Scholar and Sustainability Management student Camilo Avilés.
Nonprofit Management Students Broaden Professional Horizons at the Annual YANA Conference
Through faculty connections and experiential learning, students joined sector leaders at the conference to explore equity, strategy, and the power of storytelling in social change.
Online and on Top of It: Nonprofit Management Student Karen Barone’s Unique Learning Experience
Balancing work, family, and entrepreneurship, Barone found that the online program delivers immersive learning, practitioner insight, and a strong sense of community—proving that graduate study can fit into even the fullest lives.
Drawing from Personal Experience in Strategic Communication
Lecturer Jane M. McManus shares her journey from sports journalism to teaching communication ethics to publishing a book on the business of women’s sports.
The Overlooked Dimension of Privacy
In a piece for the Bioethics program's journal, alumna Katherine Mirabella writes about how facility design compromises confidentiality.
(Voices in Bioethics)
Monarch AAC Assistive Communication Tool Takes First Place in the Greater Good Challenge
Columbia SPS students teamed up to compete in the sixth annual competition.