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It's here! "The Change Catalysts: Risk and Insurance Insights," the inaugural edition of a journal produced by contributors from the Columbia University Insurance Management program, is now live.

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Spencer Scholarship

The Spencer Educational Foundation grants scholarships of up to $10,000 to risk practitioners who work full-time while attending graduate school part-time to pursue a Master's degree in insurance or risk management disciplines. 

Application Deadlines: 

  • 2025 Application Opens: October 1, 2024
  • 2025 Application Deadline: January 31, 2025
  • Scholarship awardees are typically notified at the end of April.

Congratulations to the following recipients.

2021 – 2022 Academic Year
Michael Dougherty

Michael Dougherty

Student; Department Head of Risk Management & Insurance, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

2020 – 2021 Academic Year
A headshot of an Insurance Management student and recipient of a Spencer Scholarship.

Omar Gemei

Student, Insurance Management; Managing Director, Marsh

Samara Freimark

Samara Freimark

Alumni, Insurance Management; Senior Vice President, Global Services and Solution Corporate Risk and Broking, Willis Towers Watson

Michael Dougherty

Michael Dougherty

Student; Department Head of Risk Management & Insurance, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts