Tomorrowʼs Minds at Work News, insights, tips, and commentary from members of the Columbia University School of Professional Studies. Contribute to the blog Category - Any -AlumniFacultyImpacts and InsightsIn the CommunityIn the MediaKnowledge BaseOffice of the DeanPress ReleaseResearch & PublicationsSchoolStaffStudent Alumni From Capstone to Career: How the Nonprofit Management Program Helped One Alum Transition from Academia to Industry Originally from Thailand, Gunn Unumaranon leveraged hands-on coursework and community to turn classroom experience into an industry opportunity. Faculty Unsettled Ground Sustainability Management Professor of Professional Practice Lynnette Widder on efforts to reclaim the ecological and economic value of New York’s excavated soil. (Urban Omnibus) Faculty Leadership and Civic Engagement Insights with Columbia’s Nonprofit Management Community Brooklyn NAACP President L. Joy Williams joined Program Director Dr. Basil Smikle Jr. for a Lunch and Learn Leadership webinar. Faculty Working Together to Maintain a Resilient Nonprofit Sector Nonprofit Management lecturer Tom Watson offers guidance to protect and promote civil society during uncertain times. Alumni Strengthening Women’s Networks Nonprofit Management alum Kate Konecny Pope is the new co-chair of Columbia’s She Opened the Door Committee. Faculty The CRISPR Babies Bioethics Program Director Dr. Bob Klitzman discusses the ethics of editing human genes. (Distillations Podcast) Strengthening the Nonprofit Management Program with Scholar-Practitioner Faculty Introducing the new NOPM faculty members for fall 2026. Student Five Key Teamwork Tips for Hosting a Successful Event Learn how students and alumni from Columbia SPS and Teachers College came together to host HCM Talks, an event exploring the future of work. Faculty Mastering the Art of Questions for Better Client Relationships Wealth Management lecturer Meghaan Lurtz offers advice on how to craft and ask questions in client meetings. Faculty, Impacts and Insights Knowledge Managers Bring Collectivity, Nostalgia, and Selectivity to AI IKNS lecturer Kate Pugh and colleagues propose a framework to use AI more effectively within organizations. Faculty What We Owe Us IKNS Program Director Christoph Meinrenken on human(e) intelligence and town and gown’s shared responsibility to our collective ingenuity. Faculty Geo-Structures 2024: A Transformative Experience Construction Administration senior lecturer Dr. Evangelia Ieronymaki shares insights from this conference, which explored the evolving landscape of geotechnical engineering. Load More