The School of General Studies welcomed alumni, students, and families to Baker Field on Saturday, October 19, 2019 to celebrate this year’s Homecoming event.
After several years working in organic agriculture on rural farms and in urban settings, Devon Gingrich’s interest in public health and nutrition manifested into a desire to pursue medicine. She left behind her previous career and enrolled in the Columbia University Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program at GS in the fall of 2019, and hopes to expand the positive impact she was making in farming through pursuit of a medical degree.
On Thursday, October 10, faculty, staff, friends, and family gathered at Columbia’s Faculty House to celebrate the induction of 83 students into the School of General Studies Honor Society.The GS Honor Society was created in 1997 to recognize the exceptional academic achievements of GS students who have earned a cumulative GPA of at least 3.8 in more than 30 points of academic coursework at Columbia.
Frontline Arts' award-winning art project, Frontline Paper, returned to Columbia University for a two-day workshop, as part of a series of Crafting Commonality workshops that engages and connects communities through craft making experience.
On Friday, September 27, the U.S. Military Veterans of Columbia University (MilVets) hosted Arts in the Armed Forces for a not-yet-released screening of The Report, directed by Scott Burns, and starring Adam Driver and Annette Bening.
Jarrell Daniels, a New York native and formerly incarcerated teenager, enrolled at the Columbia University School of General Studies during the fall of 2019, not too long after completing a nearly six-year sentence beginning on Rikers Island. Since his release, Daniels has become a prominent advocate for criminal justice reform through public speaking, research, and mentorship efforts.
This month, the School of General Studies welcomes alumni, current students, and their family members to join us for Family Days and Homecoming, a weekend of events that provide an opportunity to connect with the entire Columbia University community.
In just one month, over 230 members of the Columbia community have been trained and now carry life-saving naloxone to be used in the case of an opioid overdose.
The School of General Studies is pleased to introduce our new Dean of Students, Marlyn Delva, EdD.
The School of General Studies is pleased to announce that James Colgrove, PhD, MPH has joined the staff as our new Dean of the Postbaccalaureate Premedical Program.
The Fall 2019 entering class comprises a truly diverse body, boasting 129 U.S. military veterans, 48 from foreign militaries, and international students representing 29 countries.
Yesterday evening, Sciences Po President Frédéric Mion hosted a ceremony in Reims to name the campus’ main library in honor of Peter J. Awn, late Dean Emeritus of the Columbia University School of General Studies (GS), who served as dean from 1997 to 2017, and as a professor of Islamic and comparative religion at the University for more than four decades.