Columbia Climate School

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Columbia Climate School
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Type Private graduate school
Established2020;4 years ago (2020)
Parent institution
Columbia University
Dean Jeffrey Shaman (Interim)
Postgraduates 80 (Fall 2022) [1]
Location, ,
Campus Urban
Website www.climate.columbia.edu
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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]

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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]

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