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The Columbia University School of General Studies (GS) welcomes a new cohort of students to its International Dual Degree Programs with partner institutions Sciences Po, Trinity College Dublin, and Tel Aviv University.
This year’s virtual Reunion took place over two weeks and brought together GS alumni, students, family, and friends from all over the world to reconnect and celebrate virtually through a variety of new and exciting events.
Postbac Premed Program alumnus, Ivan Dominguez, describes filming the first successful face and bilateral hand transplant.
Mayumi Otsuki ’18GS knew that it was time for a change. After sending her youngest child off to college, she was inspired to do the same for herself when reflecting on her decision to be a stay-at-home mother for nearly 20 years due to cultural expectations that she encountered.
50 School of General Studies students were recently named as 2020-21 fellows -- three of these fellowship winners are the first GS students to receive their respective awards.
For many years, Gianna Paniagua enjoyed success as a freelance sculpture artist despite her childhood dream of becoming a doctor. As an infant heart transplant recipient, she had been advised by her team that a career in medicine would be too strenuous on her body. After undergoing several treatments and procedures as an adult, though, her team gave her the green light, and Paniagua enrolled in the Columbia University Postbac Premed Program soon after.
GS alumnus Pavan C. Surapaneni was named as one of this year’s 2021 Columbia Alumni Medalists in recognition of his commitment to building Columbia’s community. He graduated from the School of General Studies in 2006 as salutatorian of his class with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and Middle Eastern languages and cultures. He went on to receive his Juris Doctor degree from Harvard University.
The School of General Studies celebrated the accomplishments of the 663 members of the Class of 2021 on Wednesday, April 28 at GS Class Day via a virtual ceremony.
The Columbia University Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program celebrated Class Day on Tuesday, April 27 via a virtual ceremony. Faculty, administrators, fellow students, friends, and family honored the Class of 2021 for completing this important step on their journey to medical school and beyond.
On Monday, April 26, the New York Delta Chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society virtually initiated 51 GS seniors at its annual Induction Ceremony.
On the morning of Thursday, April 29, Columbia GS celebrated the academic excellence and outstanding leadership of students at the Academic Prizes and Student Leadership Awards Virtual Ceremony.
Earlier today, Dean Rosen-Metsch sent the following message to GS students regarding the Chauvin verdict and anti-Black racism.
Since 1977, this prestigious honor has been awarded in recognition of students’ exemplary public service work and leadership and offers students like Daniels support for graduate or professional school in preparation for a career in public service. Daniels, who enrolled at GS in the fall of 2019, following his own incarceration, has become a prominent advocate for criminal justice reform through his work with the Columbia University Center for Justice, Columbia University School of Social Work, and beyond.
Aedan Macdonald's emerging career in fashion unexpectedly came to halt when he was incarcerated for a drug charge he had been involved in nearly five years prior. After setting his sights on the Ivy League and later, enrolling at GS, he founded Justice Through Code, a program designed to help others find fulfilling work post-incarceration by learning to code.