Talk:Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health

Updates to stats, dept chairs

Hello editors,

I would like to make the following updates.

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Infobox

Dean: Linda P. Fried --> Dean Kathleen J. Sikkema (Interim) [citation: https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/about-us/interim-dean-kathleen-sikkema]

Academic staff: 500 --> Full-Time Faculty: 180 [citation: https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/about-us/columbia-mailman-difference/facts-figures]

Students: 1,687 --> Students: 1,430 [citation: https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/about-us/columbia-mailman-difference/facts-figures]

Department Chairs

More than 185 faculty members --> A total of 180 full-time faculty members [citation: https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/about-us/columbia-mailman-difference/facts-figures]

Environmental Health Sciences - Andrea Baccarelli, MD, PhD, MPH --> Ana Navas-Acien, MD, PhD, MPH [citation: https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/academics/departments/environmental-health-sciences/our-faculty]

Population and Family Health - S. Patrick Kachur, MD, MPH (interim) --> Thoai D. Ngo, PhD, MHS [citation: https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/academics/departments/population-family-health/who-we-are/message-chair]

Sociomedical Sciences - James Colgrove, PhD, MPH --> James Colgrove, PhD, MPH (interim) [citation: https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/academics/departments/sociomedical-sciences/who-we-are/message-chair]

Student Demographics [citations for this section: https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/about-us/columbia-mailman-difference/facts-figures]

Demographics as of 2023: --> Demographics as of 2025:

·       1,781 students --> 1,430 students

·       91% master's students --> 90% master’s students

·       9% doctoral students --> 10% doctoral students

·       46 states/territories represented --> 34 states/territories represented

·       66 countries represented --> 53 countries represented

·       31% non-U.S. citizens --> 38% non-U.S. citizens

·       50% ethnic/racial minorities --> [delete entry – no citation]

 Travelersdiagram (talk) 14:08, 5 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Go ahead: I have reviewed these proposed changes and suggest that you go ahead and make the proposed changes to the page. Aston305 (complain/compliment) 22:48, 9 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. This is done. Travelersdiagram (talk) 21:10, 11 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]
HI there Aston - Hoping you have moment to review my latest requested new update to the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health page. We have a new dean! Travelersdiagram (talk) 13:29, 6 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Update to dean

Hello editors,

I would like to make the following update. I am a Columbia employee and have a COI. {{edit COI}}

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cc @BartlettLivingston, @High-importance Columbia University articles, @WikiProject Columbia University, @WikiProject Higher education, @Aston305

Infobox

Dean: Dean Kathleen J. Sikkema (Interim) --> Dean Jonathan Mermin

[citation: https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/about-us/dean-jonathan-mermin]

Faculty

Kathleen J. Sikkema serves as the interim dean at the Mailman School. --> Jonathan Mermin serves as dean of the Mailman School.

[citation: https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/about-us/dean-jonathan-mermin] Travelersdiagram (talk) 16:46, 3 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]