News & Impact Stories at Columbia SPS

Faculty

Celebrating a Community Ally: Nonprofit Management Program Director Honored at The Bronx Defenders Gala

Dr. Basil Smikle Jr. received the 2025 Annual Gala Ally in Pursuit of Justice award for his deep commitment to advancing equity and justice.

Faculty

Renewable Energy is Facilitating Rather than Impeding Economic Growth

Renewable energy may face short-term challenges, but it ultimately lowers costs and supports economic growth.

Student

What I Wish I Knew: Margo Riecks from Construction Administration

Recent Construction Administration graduate Margo Riecks shares her advice on cultivating a confident mindset. (YouTube)

Staff

Why the Return on Education Outweighs the Return on Investment

“The return on education is the ability to walk into a room and not only understand the problem but also possess the applied skills to help solve it,” writes Columbia SPS Senior Associate Dean of Administrative Affairs and Communications Louise A. Rosen.

Faculty, School

How to Thrive in the Age of AI-Assisted Work

An event hosted by the Career Design Lab and the M.S. in Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS) program considered how AI is shaping the workforce.

Faculty, In the Media

Hospice and MAiD: Collaboration and Cooperation, Building a Continuum of Care

Bioethics Professor David N. Hoffman spoke with Jeremy Boal, a physician, medical director, and person living with ALS, to discuss how hospice and MAiD providers can align their models of care to best serve patients at the end of life. (YouTube)

Faculty

American Scientific Research May Be Down, but It’s Not Out

Despite recent turmoil, America’s scientific capacity is still robust and has local, national, and global economic importance.

Student

How Strategic Communication Rebuilds Trust In Our Divided Digital World

What SPS students learned from Melissa Fleming, UN under-secretary-general for global communications, about fighting misinformation and inspiring change.

Faculty, In the Media

How Does Nature Contribute to the Economy? These Environmental Accountants Are Trying to Find Out

Viorel Popescu, lecturer and director of the M.S. in Biodiversity Data Analytics program, comments on investor interest in environmentally friendly companies and the value of the new SPS master’s program. (Inside Climate News)

In the Media

Data-Driven D.C. Panel Presented by the M.S. in Political Analytics Program

Sara Fagen of Tunnl and Andrew Markoff of Three Point Media share what skills matter most in an analytics-driven world, how political media has evolved in just five years, and more. (Capitol CNCT)

Alumni

Celebrating Our Graduates and Welcoming Them to the Alumni Family

Check out some photos from the Countdown to Graduation event.

Student

Turning Ideas Into Action: How SPS Student Government Treasurer Dinandra Arhisy Is Shaping Tech Leadership at Columbia

Learn about how this M.S. in Technology Management student is applying real-world strategy to leadership and learning.