News & Impact Stories at Columbia SPS
News at Columbia SPS
Columbia Experts React, Share Insights on 2024 Election Results
M.S. in Nonprofit Management Program Director Basil Smikle comments on the recent presidential election. (Columbia News)
Lecturer Won Palisoul on Her Trajectory From Navy Turbine Engineer to Columbia and Beyond
After finding a career in finance through supportive veterans groups, Palisoul gives back to the community with nonprofit work.
The Sustainability Management Profession Will Continue to Progress
The profession of sustainability management will continue to progress as it transcends politics.
Regulatory Risks and Mitigation Strategies for the Financial Services Industry
A panel discussion moderated by two ERM part-time lecturers revolved around key risks in the financial services industry including AI, asset-liability management, and cybersecurity.
Teaming Up for a Sustainable Future: How Sports Can Bolster Climate Action
A diverse panel of experts, athletes, and executives explored the sports industry’s collective responsibility to make a positive environmental impact.
Protecting the Environment Despite a Dysfunctional National Government
It doesn’t take a doctorate in political science to understand the differences on environmental policy held by today’s national Democratic and Republican parties. It wasn’t always this way.
The Biodiversity Council of Parties (COP16) Is Ignored Once Again
Those of us concerned about damage to ecosystems and biodiversity loss need to ask the climate change advocates: who handles your public relations work?
Applied Analytics Program Brings Market Research Practice Into the Classroom
Lecturer Diahanna Post discusses the importance of using data collection to answer organizational questions, how it is used in her role at Nielsen, and the skills taught in the program’s new course.
The “Great Stay” Paradox: Low Satisfaction, High Productivity—What's Going On?
M.S. in Human Capital Management Professor of Practice Solange Charas on why employees are staying in unsatisfying roles and the risk of an “attrition avalanche.”
Banning Books Isn’t Just Morally Wrong. It’s Also Unhealthy.
Dr. Sayantani DasGupta, a lecturer in the Narrative Medicine program, writes about book banning in the world of children's and young adult fiction. (TIME)
What Drugmakers Did Not Tell Volunteers in Alzheimer’s Trials
M.S. in Bioethics Program Director Dr. Robert Klitzman speaks on the risks and consequences of a recent experimental Alzheimer’s drug trial. (The New York Times)
How Risk Assessment Frameworks Can Be Used to Prioritize and Manage Systemic Risks
ERM lecturer Michael Leibrock shares the three basic steps to any risk assessment.