News at Columbia SPS Category - Any -AlumniFacultyImpacts and InsightsIn the CommunityIn the MediaKnowledge BaseOffice of the DeanPress ReleaseResearch & PublicationsSchoolStaffStudent Faculty Changing Banking Regulation and Doing the Right Thing A board-level perspective on regulatory change, risk trade-offs, and the importance of maintaining internal rigor as oversight shifts. Student Flexibility, Practice, and Purpose: Why Students Choose Columbia’s Nonprofit Management Program The program recently hosted a panel featuring three full-time students, including a Columbia HBCU and a CUNY Fellow. Alumni How One Nonprofit Management Alumna Is Making an Impact at the Salvation Army In a Nonprofit Management webinar, seasoned nonprofit industry professional Rebecca L. Smith provided unique insights into her role at the Salvation Army and her career. Faculty Social Enterprise: Are More Regulations and Incentives Needed? M.S. in Nonprofit Management lecturer John E. Tyler III recently published two academic articles exploring the legal and ethical dimensions of philanthropy. Faculty Understanding the Indirect Impacts of Electric Vehicles It is understood EVs provide cleaner transport, yet their indirect effects on roads, the grid, and policy are often overlooked. Alumni Applied Analytics Alumni on Turning Data into Real-World Impact How hands-on coursework, industry experience, and community prepared APAN graduates to lead in data-driven roles. Faculty Where Data Science Meets Workflows Applied Analytics lecturer David Shilane examines how organizations move beyond analytics dashboards to embed data science into everyday workflows. Faculty Mapping the Biodiversity Crisis: How Geospatial Data Analysis Is Powering Conservation From wildlife movement research to fire ecology, M.S. in Biodiversity Data Analytics lecturer Jay M. Schoen explains how geospatial data is transforming biodiversity research into actionable conservation strategies. 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) School 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. Load More
