The Program, which will welcome its inaugural class in the fall of 2020, transcends traditional study abroad opportunities by providing the opportunity to pursue a rigorous undergraduate liberal arts education spanning two continents. Upon completion of the four-year program, graduates earn two bachelor’s degrees, one from each institution.
Sara Ziff, American fashion model, filmmaker, and founding director of the Model Alliance, a nonprofit research, policy, and advocacy organization that advances equal opportunity and sustainable practices in the fashion industry, has been selected to speak at the Columbia University School of General Studies 2019 Class Day Ceremony.
The School of General Studies (GS) has pledged to donate $10K per year over the next five years to support The Food Pantry at Columbia, an officially-recognized student group that provides access to both perishable and nonperishable food for University students who need it most.
Vice Dean of the Columbia University School of General Studies (GS) Curtis Rodgers was honored with the Peter J. Awn Lifetime Service Award at the 9th Annual Columbia University Military Ball on Friday, March 29. The award, named in memory of the late Dean Emeritus of the School, honors a lifetime of outstanding support for military veterans and service members.
Hundreds of veterans, leaders, scholars, and guests will convene this Friday to celebrate Columbia University’s distinguished student veteran community at the 9th Annual Military Ball on Friday, March 29.
The Program, which will welcome its inaugural class this fall, transcends traditional study abroad opportunities by providing the opportunity to pursue a rigorous undergraduate liberal arts education spanning two continents. Upon completion of the four-year program, graduates earn two bachelor’s degrees, one from each institution.
Columbia University School of General Studies (GS) student Barret Mindell has been awarded the George Lucas Scholarship for graduate study in film at the prestigious University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts.
Columbia University today announced the creation of a new Center for Veteran Transition and Integration that will provide innovative educational programming and support for veterans making the transition to two- and four-year colleges, graduate and professional schools, civilian life, and the workforce.
GS student and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Andrew Ertl has been selected a Class of 2018 Schwarzman Scholar. He will receive a fully-funded scholarship to study at Schwarzman College at Tsinghua University in Beijing in pursuit of a master’s degree in global affairs.
Nur Arafeh ’13 was recently selected as a 2017 Rhodes Scholar, and will pursue a Doctor of Philosophy degree in international development at Oxford University next fall.
Peter James Kiernan, U.S. Marine Corps veteran and current GS student, has been selected as one of 12 members of the 2018 Class of George J. Mitchell Scholars. He will complete one year of fully-funded postgraduate study in conflict resolution and reconciliation at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland.
David Norman, a Harlem native and former heroin addict, graduated from the Columbia University School of General Studies yesterday with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy. At 67 years old, he is the oldest graduate to receive a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University this year.