News & Impact Stories at Columbia SPS

Faculty

Lessons from Applications to Columbia’s Master’s Programs in Environmental Sustainability

I am constantly inspired and motivated by applicants to Columbia’s MPA in Environmental Science and Policy and MS in Sustainability Management programs, writes Senior Vice Dean Dr. Steven Cohen.

Alumni

How the Human Capital Management Program Helped a Recent Grad Be a More Effective HR Professional

HCM alum Jennifer Minerva on how the program enhanced her career, her favorite SPS course, and advice for current students.

Faculty, In the Media

The Timberwolves Have Finally Become Good. Now They Have to Pay for It.

Sports Management Program Director Scott Rosner speaks on the rising price of professional sports franchises. (The Wall Street Journal)

In the Media

What Does It Take to Be a Great Strategic Communicator?

Kristi Hink Mills (’13SPS, Strategic Communication) reflects on what she learned from the advisory board roundtable at the 2024 Strategic Communication Winter Symposium. (CommsLede)

Faculty

The Jobs vs. Environment False Tradeoff Rises Again

Political polarization has become a way of life here in America. But the world we live in is getting more complicated and to navigate the complexity we need to find our way back to a factual basis for public policy, writes Senior Vice Dean Dr. Steven Cohen.

Alumni, School

Celebrating Graduating Students and Welcoming Them to the Alumni Family

Check out some photos from last December's 150 Days 'Til Graduation event.

Alumni

A Journey from Opera to Strategic Communication

How an M.S. in Strategic Communication helped program alum Jin Han make a successful career pivot.

Student

Shifting Gears From Mitigation to Prevention

After he graduates from the Master of Science in Sustainability Science program in the spring, Tyler Zorn hopes to work in a sustainability-driven climate technology firm.

Office of the Dean, School

Welcome to the Spring 2024 Semester

Dean Troy Eggers welcomes new and returning students to the spring semester at SPS.

Faculty

Floods and the Urgency of Climate Adaptation Infrastructure

Typically, political processes depend on catastrophes and crises to motivate major programs and expenditures. Will it take a large-scale flooding disaster to generate the political support to fund a flood control system that meets our region’s needs?

School

Columbia’s Sports Management Conference Examines Critical Topics in the Business of Sports

This past fall, the M.S. in Sports Management program hosted its fourth annual Columbia University Sports Management Conference.

Faculty

Embracing Risk and Preparing for Change: A Global Investment Firm’s Chief Risk Officer Shares His Insights

BlackRock Chief Risk Officer Edward Fishwick shared insights and advised Enterprise Risk Management graduate program students about the skills and knowledge necessary to thrive in the field.