Navigating the Nontraditional Path: GS Students Connect with Alumni at Speed Networking Night
GS students met with 10 alumni to talk through career paths, AI, job-market concerns, and finding their footing at Columbia.
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Students will have the opportunity to invite a Columbia or Barnard faculty member to a local restaurant for dinner and conversation.
GS’s speed networking event on October 5 will celebrate the school’s diverse community through engaging student-alumni conversations and hands-on career support.
Before coming to GS, Alaya Walton spent most of her life shaping fictional stories, from acting in LA, to writing and publishing multiple novels. But now, she’s shifting gears and working towards shaping the stories of real people, in real life.
A few GSers reflect on the roads that led them back to school and what they have gained from their nontraditional paths.
GS students are invited to submit an interest form to join Dean Rosen-Metsch for lunch and a roundtable discussion this semester. Selected students will be invited to discuss their experiences, life at Columbia University, personal goals, concerns, and more.
Entrepreneur N. Robert “Bob” Hammer ’65GS, ’67BUS credits Columbia with giving him the foundation he needed to succeed in the business world—and expresses gratitude through his long-standing and generous support of GS.
The Office of Student Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons invites eligible School of General Studies undergraduate students to apply for the Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP).
We are excited to announce that the application for the Bancroft Research Scholars Program for Spring 2027 is now open!
Interested in getting involved in undergraduate research? Discover the exciting research taking place across Columbia's campus!
Columbia President Jennifer L. Mnookin addresses crowd at opening celebration for one-of-a-kind residence hall at 99 Claremont Ave., exclusively for nontraditional students
Columbia GS officially opened its new residence hall with hopes of fostering community, connection, and belonging just steps from the Morningside Heights campus.
GS students met with 10 alumni to talk through career paths, AI, job-market concerns, and finding their footing at Columbia.
After a three-decade gap, Michael King ‘28GS arrived at Columbia GS certain of his path forward, only to find that the opportunities he would discover were bigger than he’d imagined.