Brett Essler

SIPA Magazine, the Columbia School of International and Public Affairs' annual print publication, of which I have been the managing editor since 2018.

Many scientists believe that a class of insecticides called neonicotinoids are a significant factor in the widespread death of bees.

MTV picks up SIPA-student-designed campaign to raise public awareness.

SIPA's FY21 Annual Report, for which I am the project manager.

At podcasting upstart Gimlet Media, Lisa Chow ’13 tells the stories.

Three SIPA alumni writers channel their lived experiences into acclaimed novels.

SIPA alumna Sophie Collyer works at the intersection of policy analysis and social justice.

I coproduced, researched, and interviewed the subject for this Green New Deal video.

The end of New York’s urban beekeeping ban wrought hundreds of honey-making hobbyists. But even the movement’s most fervent supporters wonder if it has grown too far too fast.

I was the coproducer, shooter, and editor for this 2017 video profile of CBS alumni Ron Gold.

National Geographic Partners CEO Gary Knell is guiding the 130-year-old brand through a period of digital disruption and scientific skepticism.

Stacy Tarver ’16 transforms business principles into works of art.

John Crotty ’96 works with community gardens in the Bronx to produce The Bronx Hot Sauce.

A recent book by alumna Ama Marston charts the path to transformative resilience.

In January 2021 I curated this four-part series of panels on food justice, focused on climate change, food insecurity and hunger, food waste and composting, and other topics.