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The Private Equity Program at Columbia Business School has launched an updated incarnation of the Private Equity Fellows which is in an application-only program for full-time MBA students by the Private Equity Program at Columbia Business School.  The specialized program is tailored to cover the needs of our most promising MBA PE candidates, while helping our alumni working in the industry by creating a condensed resume book of dedicated candidates. The Program provides participants -- who complete set requirements -- priority access to curriculum, career resources, and activities.  The Fellows Program enables the PE Program to provide scalable, high-impact support to those most likely to succeed in the competitive PE landscape. The PE Fellows must show a high degree of leadership and fulfill service requirements and complete a set amount of PE electives.. Meet the new participants of the PE Fellows Program from the Class of 2027Learn more about the Class of 2025 PE Fellows, and the Class of 2026 PE Fellows Candidates.Learn more about participating in the Private Equity Fellows Program.  

Our pension funds and asset managers control $10 trillion. The Canada Strong Fund could put more of it to work at home.

Nuclear power is safe, clean, and dispatchable. Yet, it's experiencing a paradox: while public support is at a record high, deployment remains stagnant. From extending the lives of existing large reactors to developing cutting-edge small modular reactors (SMRs) and fusion technology, different pathways promise to unlock nuclear's potential. What will it take to reenergize the industry, and which approach offers the best path forward?Download PDFDownload PPT

Private credit’s structure may make it more resilient than critics assume.

As Columbia Business School deepens its institutional commitment to AI through its AI in Business Initiative and the upcoming "MBA Transformed: AI and Beyond" teaching symposium on June 1, 2026, family enterprises face a parallel question: is AI a threat to legacy, or a new way to coauthor it? A recent study in the Journal of Product Innovation Management, "AI Adoption in Family Firms: A Mixed-Methods Study on the Paradoxical Roles of Passive and Active Family Involvement," suggests AI adoption is as much a relationship and governance challenge as a technological one. Drawing on 125 interviews and survey data from 1,444 German firms, the authors find that passive family ownership may slow adoption, while active family management can accelerate it, particularly when paired with strong external ties to suppliers, customers, and even competitors. For enterprising families, the deeper insight is that legacy is not static; it is interpreted and renewed across generations. AI may become a voice of the next generation, offering younger family members a concrete way to contribute to continuity, if families are willing to turn legacy into a living conversation. Read the full article, Is AI a Threat to Legacy, or a New Way to Coauthor It?

Angela Buchdahl — the senior rabbi of Central Synagogue in New York City, the first woman to lead the congregation in its 185-year history, and the author of a new best-selling memoir, Heart of a Stranger — speaks on identity, faith, and the universal search for belonging.