Columbia Climate School

Columbia Climate School

Type	Private graduate school
Established	2020; 5 years ago (2020)
Parent institution	Columbia University
Dean	Jeffrey Shaman (Interim)
Postgraduates	80 (Fall 2022)[1]
Location	New York , New York , United States
Campus	Urban
Website	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] On August 19, 2024 it was announced that Alexis Abramson will serve as the dean, starting January 1, 2025.^[9]

Faculty

Full-time faculty members of the school include:^[10]

• Jason Bordoff
• Ruth DeFries
• Jessica Fanzo^[11]
• Alexander Halliday
• Maureen Raymo
• Jeffrey Shaman
• Sheila Foster

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. "Alexis Abramson Appointed Next Dean of the Columbia Climate School". Columbia University Office of the President. August 19, 2024.
10. "Climate School Faculty - Staff Directory - Columbia Climate School". people.climate.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
11. "Columbia Climate School Welcomes New Faculty Member Jessica Fanzo". State of the Planet. 2023-01-24. Retrieved 2023-03-24.