Columbia Climate School
TypePrivate graduate school
Established2020 (2020)
Parent institution
Columbia University
DeanJeffrey Shaman (Interim)
Postgraduates80 (Fall 2022)[1]
Location
New York
,
New York
,
United States
CampusUrban
Websitewww.climate.columbia.edu

The Columbia Climate School is Columbia University's school of trans-disciplinary climate research. Announced in July 2020, the Climate School is the first new school to be established at the university in 25 years.[2][3]

Since 2021, the Columbia Climate School has been the official university partner of The Climate Group for Climate Week NYC annually.[4][5]

The school currently offers a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Climate and Society and a number of other programs in partnership with various schools across Columbia University.[6]

Leadership

The school was formerly led by founding dean Alexander Halliday (who also directs Columbia's Earth Institute) and co-founding deans Jason Bordoff, Ruth DeFries, and Maureen Raymo.[7]

As of July 1, 2023, Jeffrey Shaman has acted as the school's Interim Dean.[8]

Faculty

Full-time faculty members of the school include:[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Fall Headcount Enrollment by School, 2013-2022" (pdf).
  2. ↑ "Donors have not given to Columbia's climate research. Columbia says a climate school will change that". Columbia Daily Spectator. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  3. ↑ "Columbia to Establish a Climate School to Meet the Challenges of a Warming World". State of the Planet. 2020-07-10. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  4. ↑ "ClimateShot: The agricultural innovation race to save our planet". ccafs.cgiar.org. 2021-08-25. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
  5. ↑ "Columbia Climate School Named University Partner for Climate Week NYC 2022". State of the Planet. 2022-08-04. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
  6. ↑ "Explore All Programs | Columbia Climate School". www.climate.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  7. ↑ "Announcing the Leadership of the Columbia Climate School". State of the Planet. 2021-04-19. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  8. ↑ "Columbia Climate School Leadership Announcement". State of the Planet. 2023-05-24. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  9. ↑ "Climate School Faculty - Staff Directory - Columbia Climate School". people.climate.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  10. ↑ "Columbia Climate School Welcomes New Faculty Member Jessica Fanzo". State of the Planet. 2023-01-24. Retrieved 2023-03-24.


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