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Peggy Shepard to Speak at Columbia Climate School Graduation

Environmental justice advocate Peggy Shepard will deliver the keynote address at Columbia Climate School’s inaugural Class Day ceremony on May 13.

by |April 15, 2022

Columbia Climate School Welcomes First Class of Students

In September, 90 students will begin their orientation for the M.A. in Climate and Society Program, the first degree program offered through Columbia’s Climate School.

by Elise Gout |August 30, 2021
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Meet Sophie Johnson From Columbia Climate School’s Inaugural Class

With a background in artificial intelligence, she wants to explore how to utilize computational tools to study and communicate climate science.

by |August 23, 2021
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Meet Julie Souza From Columbia Climate School’s Inaugural Class

She’s studying climate through a lens of intersecting social and environmental issues.

by |August 16, 2021
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Meet Noel Abrai From Columbia Climate School’s Inaugural Class

He wants to help prevent future generations from suffering from the climate crisis.

by |August 9, 2021
Irina Ishan

Meet Irina Ishan From Columbia Climate School’s Inaugural Class

She helped to draft a national climate change policy in her home country.

by |August 2, 2021
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Meet Celena Wasserstrom From Columbia Climate School’s Inaugural Class

She wants to help vulnerable communities adapt to climate change.

by |July 26, 2021

Meet Pucheng Xuan From Columbia Climate School’s Inaugural Class

Xuan is part of the first class of Climate and Society students who will graduate from the new Columbia Climate School.

by |July 19, 2021