student profiles
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Sustainable Development Program Awards 2025 Departmental Honors
Four graduating students were selected for their outstanding academic achievements in sustainable development.
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Recognizing Excellence: Two Students Awarded Stuart Gaffin Prize for Sustainable Development Leadership
Harrison Gerson and Emine Taha exemplified the spirit of service, leadership and community engagement during their four years at Columbia.
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Student Spotlight: For This MA Candidate, the Path to Climate Policy Is Personal
Saira Ramirez Mingueta plans on working at the intersection of climate justice, public health and policy.
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Student Spotlight: Advancing Equity Through Clean Energy Policy
Nicholas Britton, a student in Columbia’s MPA-ESP program, believes equitable energy access is a fundamental human right and a powerful lever for climate and equity solutions.
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Building Climate Resilience in Communities at Home and Abroad
M.A. in Climate and Society student Anar Amarjargal hopes to bring the lessons from her work on global climate projects and disaster recovery back home to Mongolia.
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This Class Day Speaker Is Ready to Change the World
Anyieth Philip Ayuen reflects on his Climate School experience while sharing a message of hope and resilience.
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Forecasting with Purpose: Creating Community Through Climate Journalism
Kalain Hosein, a soon-to-be-graduate of the M.A. in Climate and Society program, reports on small island developing states, natural disasters and climate resilience.
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An MPA-ESP Student’s Path to Climate Policy and Environmental Justice
Fatou Kiné Gueye shares her perspective on climate action and how she plans to translate her coursework into meaningful action in her home country of Senegal.
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A Climate and Society Student on Solving the Puzzle of Climate Equity
Jarrod Sims hopes to ensure an equitable energy transition through data-informed climate policy.
