A few incoming students share their stories, highlighting their experiences and backgrounds before coming to GS—all of it culminating in their enrollment at Columbia University this fall.
After being virtual for two years, the transformative summer boot camp will return in person to Columbia’s campus for the first time since 2019, with an intensive curriculum designed to help veterans prepare for an academic environment while learning strategies to become better students.
Leslie Blanco ‘24GS, a veteran and first-generation college student, shares what she's learned working as an undergraduate researcher this summer.
Among this year's 54 fellowship winners are GS' first Marshall Scholar and second consecutive Truman Scholar.
Columbia World Projects recently announced their inaugural cohort of eight Social Impact Fellows, including three GS students—Peter Brown ’23, Julian Melo ’23, and Machaela Parkin ’24.
As part of the production team of Marvel’s Moon Knight and in her own burgeoning film career, Dual BA alumna Hayat Aljowaily ‘20GS is telling cinematic stories that demonstrate the creative and commercial benefits of expanding representation.
Last weekend—and for the first time in three years—hundreds of GS alumni, friends of the School, and their guests returned to the Morningside Campus to reconnect, celebrate, and enjoy several new and exciting events during Reunion.
This year, the first cohort of 21 students from the Trinity-Columbia Dual BA Program graduated alongside their peers at GS Class Day. Inaugurated in November 2017, the Program offers students an international educational experience spanning two continents and cosmopolitan cities.
The Columbia University School of General Studies welcomes alumni, current students, family members, and friends of the School to join us on the Morningside Campus in early June for the largest alumni event of the year! Enjoy conversations, updates, and performances that are open to all.
On Monday, May 16, honoring its commitment to hold in-person celebrations once it was safe to do so, the School of General Studies celebrated the accomplishments of not only the Class of 2022 but also the Classes of 2021 and 2020 at GS Class Day.
The Columbia University Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program celebrated Class Day on Friday, May 13 in Low Memorial Library. Faculty, administrators, fellow students, friends, and family honored the Classes of 2022, 2021, and 2020 for completing this important step on their journey to medical school and beyond.
Today, President Lee C. Bollinger announced GS alumna Keren Yarhi-Milo '03 as the next dean of the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, a message that was shared with the GS community by Dean Lisa Rosen-Metsch.