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Tech entrepreneur and angel investor Chris Dixon ’96 will join Andreessen Horowitz as a full-time general partner in January.
Edmund W. Pease has lived a double life since graduating from GS: He pursued careers as a management executive and as a visual artist, simultaneously, and has made his mark in both.
Dr. Brigitte Nacos ’81 is a political science professor at Columbia University. Her research focuses on the Tea Party movement and was highlighted during the 2012 Presidential election.
Last Friday, the School of General Studies, in collaboration with the Center for Career Education (CCE), held its inaugural “Crack the Case” workshop for GS students interested in consulting.
The School of General Studies welcomed more than 400 new students at New Student Orientation on August 27 in Alfred Lerner Hall.
Christopher Riano ’07 discusses the future of the college admissions process in a USA Today article titled Affirmative Action in Higher Ed: Tool for Diversity or Discrimination?
Alumna Molly Ola Pinney, GS class of 2009, rang in a new accomplishment as she had the opportunity to ring the NASDAQ closing bell.
This week, Michael J. Graetz ’61, Columbia Alumni Professor of Tax Law and Wilbur H. Friedman Professor of Tax Law, questions the secrecy behind Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s tax returns in the New York Times.
This month, Molly Ola Pinney ’09 was honored at the Comcast NBCUniversal Leadership Awards for her work as founder and CEO of the Global Autism Project.
GS student Barbara Tiye Giraud is among 12 women who have won the 2012 Women’s Forum Award. The $10,000 award is presented annually to women over the age of 35 who are pursuing undergraduate college degrees after an interruption in their studies.
GS Alumna Nancy Lynn '96 has worked to better increase fundraising for Alzheimer's research as executive vice president of the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation.
Six Columbia University student and alumni veterans will ring the NASDAQ closing bell on July 3 at 1 p.m. ET.
Three GS students are currently spending their summers in Asia as part of the inaugural Global Scholars Program Summer Research Workshop, which seeks to immerse students in field research opportunities in a comparative, cross-cultural environment.
The School of General Studies celebrated Class Day on Sunday, May 13. Nearly 1,800 guests, many using umbrellas provided by the University to shield themselves from the bright sunlight illuminating Low Plaza, gathered to celebrate the 365 graduates of the Class of 2012, which ranges in age from 21 to 64 years old. Hailing from more than 39 countries, international students and new Americans comprise 25 percent of the graduating class.
Over 160 GS alumni and guests gathered on campus June 1–2 to celebrate Alumni Reunion Weekend and Dean’s Day alongside alumni from Columbia College, Engineering and Barnard College.