Talk:Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
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Updates to stats, dept chairs
Hello editors,
I would like to make the following updates.
-T
cc @BartlettLivingston, @High-importance Columbia University articles, @WikiProject Columbia University, @WikiProject Higher education,
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)
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)
- Thanks. This is done. Travelersdiagram (talk) 21:10, 11 December 2025 (UTC)
- 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)
Update to dean
Hello editors,
I would like to make the following update. I am a Columbia employee and have a COI. {{edit COI}}
-T
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)
