Columbia Policy Institute

We are the Columbia Policy Institute, a progressive, non-partisan, student-run think tank at Columbia University. Formerly Roosevelt Network @ CU.

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"At its current state E.S.G. is just greenwashing."
-Grace Ding '26

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We hope to see you at our GBM tomorrow hosted by the Energy and Environment Center! #Columbia #Policy #thinktank

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"ESG reporting regulations and also legislation, protests, and judicial action. Climate change is a “Yes and” situation." - Fatimah Khan '26

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Join us for our GBM tomorrow night! 👾👨‍💻 #publicpolicy #columbia

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“The solution to poverty is money, not guns” -Glynis O’Meara ‘25

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Join us tomorrow, September 26th, in Lerner 569 for a discussion on the UN's Sustainable Development goals hosted by the Foreign Policy Center! 💙🌎🌿 Hope to see you there! 🥳🌆🤩

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The first edition of our Columbia Policy Journal is now on our website!! Once again, congratulations to our Journal Editors and to our always dedicated writers! We can’t wait for you to check out everything they’ve worked so hard on:
https://t.co/NMeouYzdU4

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"Don’t love @MikeBloomberg idea but I think @JoeBiden should bail us out." Edie Coin-Tooze'23

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In our LAST GBM of the year, we discussed NYC FUN...ding. Where does NYC transit get its money from and how to do we fix the mess that is NYC subway funding? Here were tonight's best (last) final thoughts and solutions:

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"Convince @MikeBloomberg he's our savior and we love him if he funds the MTA." Isabel Coberly'24

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Is the Loch Ness Monster real??!! Does Nessie eXiSt??!! Join us this Tuesday to find out. On a more serious note though, come discuss the ethics of cryptozoology and why all creatures—including monsters—are worth protecting.

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"Cut carbon emissions before you build green cities!"

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So good seeing everyone back from break to discuss eco-cities!! Here were tonight's best final thoughts:

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"Ecocities can only be effective if they work for all people, not just a concentrated class of millionaires."

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“Embrace the randomness of random jobs. And you can still take Prez Bo’s class and hate it and know that law school’s right for you.” Emily Kohn

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Gaslight, girlboss, gatekeep? Not in this career panel! 😤 Join us this Tuesday for an Anti-Gatekeeping Career Panel where Columbia upperclassmen and alumni share insider tips on navigating careers in politics, policy, and law! Open to all!

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“Whether you are creating a position that doesn’t exist or contacting a person you haven’t spoken to in a year, just send a cold email. It’s okay if it sounds cringey. It’ll work out (sometimes).” Arjun Shreekumar