News at Columbia SPS Category - Any -AlumniFacultyImpacts and InsightsIn the CommunityIn the MediaKnowledge BaseOffice of the DeanPress ReleaseResearch & PublicationsSchoolStaffStudent Faculty The Fact-Free Opposition to Congestion Pricing in New York While it is too early to judge the impact of the congestion pricing fee, early indicators are positive. Faculty How Do You Teach the Art of Listening? Columbia's Pedagogy of Listening Lab, which collaborates with the M.S. in Narrative Medicine program and SPS faculty members, recently held a symposium for educators. (Columbia News) Faculty The High Level of Public Support for Environmental Protection in the U.S. If eliminating policies that protect the planet results in polluted air and unsafe water, the American public will push back. Faculty Scouting and Developing Insurance Talent One Individual at a Time Over the past two years, M.P.S. in Insurance Management Program Director Teresa Chan has been kindling an unlikely connection—one that ultimately led to an encouraging career success story. Faculty Faculty Spotlight: Protecting the Earth's Future by Exploring the Oceans' Past Professor Braddock Linsley discusses his research in paleoceanography and the evolution of the M.S. in Sustainability Science program. Faculty Concrete vs. Timber: Rethinking Our Homes in the Face of Wildfires “It’s time to rethink the way we build American homes, before climate change forces us to,” writes M.S. in Construction Management Senior Lecturer Evangelia Ieronymaki. Faculty Disruption as a Governing Strategy Rapid disruption of federal funding will have a non-trivial impact on the economy. Faculty, In the Media Nonprofit’s Lawsuit over the Federal Funding Freeze Is Part of an ‘Avalanche’ of Litigation Tom Watson, a lecturer in the M.S. in Nonprofit Management program, speaks on the collective action of nonprofits in response to President Trump's executive order on federal funding. (The Associated Press) Faculty Anthony Fauci Speaks at Virtual SPS Fireside Chat The former medical advisor discussed his career in public health and service to the office of the presidency. (Columbia Spectator) Faculty The Clean Air Act and the Danger and Limits of Right-Wing Ideology We have seen a long and gradual process of balancing our economic and environmental goals, exemplified by the Clean Air Act. Faculty Technology and Environmental Sustainability Decarbonization and the transition to a circular economy require both technological solutions and a cultural paradigm shift. Faculty How Local Nonprofits Evolve and Adapt to Meet Community Needs Rich Baum, president and CEO of Educational Alliance, recently spoke with Program Director Dr. Basil Smikle, Jr. about his extensive experience with New York City nonprofits. Load More
