Rachel works at Columbia University and is currently a graduate student in the Social-Organizational Psychology program at Teachers College, Columbia University. Rachel began her career in higher education at Brown University working in human resources. She currently sits on the communications team in the president’s office at Columbia where she writes, edits, and manages digital and print communications from a variety of stakeholders. She is passionate about writing and storytelling, and she is strongly motivated by having a greater impact on a community. Climate change has been a pressing topic in the higher education space with the opening of the Columbia Climate School in 2021, and she is pleased to have an opportunity to make a positive impact at Earth.Org.