Sandra Goldmark

Sandra Goldmark

Professor of Professional Practice in Theatre;  Director of Campus Sustainability and Climate Action;  Associate Dean for Interdisciplinary Engagement, Columbia Climate School

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Theatre

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Milbank 333B

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Sandra Goldmark is a designer, professor, and leader in higher education whose work focuses on the circular economy and interdisciplinary climate strategies. Sandra serves as Associate Dean for Interdisciplinary Engagement at the Columbia Climate School, and Professor of Professional Practice and Director of Sustainability and Climate Action at Barnard College. Sandra teaches courses in sustainable design, circularity, and climate. From 2013-2019, Sandra founded and operated Fixup, a social enterprise repair service dedicated to healthy and circular patterns of consumption. Sandra is a co-creator of the Sustainable Production Toolkit, a free climate action and sustainability resource for performing arts organizations, and serves on the Board of Hudson Valley Shakespeare. Her work has been featured in The New York TimesThe Wall Street Journal, MSNBC, the BBC, The Sunday Times of LondonThe Daily NewsSalon.com, and many more. A graduate of Harvard College and Yale University, Sandra is the author of Fixation: How to Have Stuff without Breaking the Planetwww.sandragoldmark.com

  • BA, Harvard University
  • MFA, Yale School of Drama

Design, Sustainability, and Circular Economy

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