upublic is a pioneering education development company formed in 2005 by Columbia University graduate students in education, architecture, technology, business, law and medicine around a shared sense of responsibility to improve education for all. From the vantage point of their collective view of the educational landscape, it was clear that a more holistic, collaborative approach to problem solving was necessary to address the increasingly complex challenges of teaching and learning in the 21st century. To act on this insight, the group rapidly combined their diverse areas of expertise and resources into upublic.

With offices at Columbia University’s Teachers College and strong ties to other top institutions, upublic works closely with thought leaders in the field of education to translate current best practices into solutions that meet community-specific needs. Our interdisciplinary team of young education entrepreneurs, eminent Ivy League faculty, business leaders and veterans of the policy arena bring unmatched perspective to a wide range of cutting-edge projects from the development of new national institutions to the creation of proprietary education software applications. upublic proves daily that its broad expertise and deep experience, focused in collaboration, can produce visionary solutions for a diverse community of learners and educators.