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Caroline and Isabel Bercaw ‘24GS didn’t start making bath bombs planning to become small business owners. They just wanted a better bath bomb than the ones they found in stores! But entrepreneurs are exactly what these Minnesota sisters are now, as well as first-year students at GS. Caroline and Isabel reflect on their journey to Columbia, and what makes GS the perfect academic fit for their busy business lives.
In a recent virtual event, award-winning chef, TV host, artist, and author Jacques Pépin reflected on everything from his years studying at Columbia to what he considers his favorite tools in the kitchen.
The Postbac Program is excited to announce that, for the third year in a row, we are partnering with Scott Roberts and ThinkMCAT to provide a discounted rate for GS students to his comprehensive MCAT preparation course. This course is intended for GS students who are planning on taking the MCAT by the end of the spring term.
Bérénice Sylverain ‘21GS was one of 41 scholars from across the U.S. awarded the 2022 Marshall Scholarship. She is GS' first-ever Marshall Scholar and will pursue two degrees at the University of Oxford in the fall.
On Tuesday, December 14, students, alumni, faculty, staff, and guests gathered at Faculty House to celebrate the accomplishments of 112 students who will graduate from the Columbia University School of General Studies this February.
Bérénice Sylverain ‘20GS was one of 41 scholars from across the U.S. awarded the 2022 Marshall Scholarship. She is GS' first-ever Marshall Scholar and will go on to pursue two degrees at the University of Oxford.
GS alumni who work in finance share the ways in which they have leveraged their nontraditional paths to thrive in the industry, and offered three pieces of advice for current GS students and recent graduates.
Keren Yarhi-Milo ’03GS is the Arnold A. Saltzman Professor of War and Peace Studies and Director of the Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies.
Dawson Her Many Horses ’04GS found all the differences that deals can make.
In April 2021, Shelby Elsbree ’19GS and her roommates launched Artists Becoming, a four-week wellness workshop designed for performing artists to support their holistic well-being through mindful practice and a mentorship community.
GS alumni work in the film and motion picture industry in many different capacities. But within those different roles, they have a common desire to confront conventional thinking and tell a different kind of story. How very Columbia. How very GS.
The GS Academic Resource Center (ARC) has partnered with Columbia University Libraries to offer students direct support with research. Schedule an appointment using the ARC’s online appointment system to meet with a research librarian for support on any aspect of your research project, from initial project conception to citation management to deep dives into the archives and everything in between.
Sylvester Benson '23GS recently addressed the Institute of International Education (IIE) to share his experience as an international student studying in the U.S. during the pandemic and his goals for the future.
Joey Hou ‘22GS/CityU, a computational finance major in Columbia’s Joint Bachelor’s Degree program with City University of Hong Kong, created an online resource to provide key insights into the nontraditional program. Hou discusses the inspiration for this resource and why he chose the Columbia-CityU program.
On Tuesday, November 9, faculty, staff, friends, and family gathered at Columbia’s Faculty House to celebrate the induction of 202 students into the School of General Studies Honor Society. The GS Honor Society was created in 1997 to recognize the exceptional academic achievements of GS students who have earned a cumulative GPA of at least 3.8 in more than 30 points of academic coursework at Columbia.