Aditya Sharma ‘21GS, a senior Political Science major in the Dual BA Program with Sciences Po, talks about his work with the Columbia Political Review, the transition from Sciences Po's Le Havre campus to Morningside Heights, and more!
Margeaux Wolberg ‘22GS/JTS discusses her journey in the Joint Program with GS and the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) as a Religion and Jewish Gender and Women’s Studies major. She’s currently learning virtually from Hopatcong, New Jersey, and shares some of her best virtual learning tips and suggestions for how to keep entertained during distance learning.
The fall 2020 cohort of the Justice and Pandemics Preparedness Academy gathered virtually on Friday, December 11 to discuss the Academy's first semester.
Tinatin Japaridze ’18 still recalls the day Professor Victoria Phillips ’85 called to ask if she’d be interested in working as a research assistant on the book she was writing about American modern dancer Martha Graham. At the time, Japaridze was a second-year undergraduate student at GS and describes being “completely blown away” by the offer, which she eagerly accepted.
Schwarzman Scholars, the one-year, fully-funded Master of Global Affairs program based at Schwarzman College in Beijing, mobilized quickly in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, getting their students to safety and transitioning all classes online within just four weeks. Many GS alumni have participated in Schwarzman Scholars over the years, and this year, three are taking part remotely in the program.
Randee Howard, one of few Black, female veterans, enlisted in the United States Navy in 2014, putting her dreams of earning a degree on hold. After her service, in 2019, she enrolled at the Columbia University School of General Studies where she has been able to prioritize education, while also advocating for and serving both the female veteran community at Columbia through a leadership role in the MilVets, and other women through Columbia’s Center for Justice.
In honor of Veterans Day, GS is featuring a number of students and alumni who have served in armed forces around the world. Nearly 500 military veterans are currently enrolled at GS—21 percent of the School's student body.
On Friday, October 30, the Columbia University Center for Veteran Transition and Integration (CVTI) hosted a virtual college fair for active duty service members and military veterans interested in enrolling in two- and four- year institutions. At this first-of-its-kind event, students met virtually with representatives from 88 institutions including the Columbia University School of General Studies, Princeton, Harvard, UC Berkeley, Virginia Tech, Johns Hopkins University, and more.
The Columbia University Center for Veteran Transition and Integration (CVTI) has appointed Jason Dempsey Interim Executive Director of the Center. Dempsey, one of the nation’s leading experts on military demographics and civilian-military relations, has served as Senior Advisor to CVTI since 2017, joining soon after its launch.
Last Wednesday, the worldwide Columbia community came together to raise an unprecedented $695,784 for GS students from hundreds of individual gifts—an incredible 56 percent increase in fundraising compared to last year’s totals, and a more-than-threefold increase over the last five years. These gifts directly support scholarships for current and future students at the School of General Studies.
For more than a decade, United States Army veteran Kristofer Goldsmith ’20 has been championing veterans’ rights after experiencing shortcomings in the system, testifying before the United States Congress and advocating for several bills to protect veterans that became law. Most recently, his efforts have been focused on combating online disinformation campaigns designed to influence political opinions within veteran communities.
On Friday, October 30, the Columbia University Center for Veteran Transition and Integration (CVTI) will host a virtual college fair for active duty service members and military veterans interested in enrolling in two- and four- year institutions. Representatives from more than 100 institutions will be available to speak with students, including the Columbia University School of General Studies, Princeton, Harvard, UC Berkeley, Virginia Tech, Johns Hopkins University, and more.