On the evening of Tuesday, May 3, the School of General Studies celebrated the academic excellence and outstanding leadership of students of the Class of 2016 at the Academic Prizes and Student Leadership Awards Ceremony.
Dean Peter J. Awn announced that there will be three featured speakers at the Columbia University School of General Studies Class Day ceremony and reception on Monday, May 16.
GS alumnus Christopher Riano ’07 was recently named a Scholar in Constitutional Law and Civics for New York by the James Madison Legacy Project, a nationwide initiative of the Center for Civic Education that aims to increase the achievement of over 200,000 students in attaining state standards in civics and government.
Bideawee, a leading pet adoption and animal welfare organization serving the New York metropolitan area, has announced that Dolores Swirin-Yao ’84 has been named President and Chief Executive Officer.
Luca Springer ’16, a student in the Dual BA Program Between Columbia University and Sciences Po, has been selected as a 2016 Rhodes Scholar. He is one of only 89 recipients of this prestigious award worldwide, and will pursue a Master of Public Policy degree at Oxford University this fall.
On Tuesday, November 10, students, alumni, and faculty gathered in Low Memorial Library to celebrate scholarship recipients at the School of General Studies. These scholarships are made possible by generous alumni and donors, many of whom were present to share dinner with their respective scholarship recipients.
When reviewing the list of the high tech businesses that are changing American industry these days, dry cleaning is rarely at the forefront. But two GS graduates are working to change that perception
Columbia University has been designated a 2016 Military Friendly® School by Victory Media, a trusted source for service members and their families. The Military Friendly® School title is awarded to universities who demonstrate a consistent commitment to their student veterans.
Dr. James Mabry was inaugurated as Middlesex Community College’s fourth president on Thursday, October 15. Mabry graduated from GS in 1981, after which he went on to the London School of Economics for a Master of Science degree and then returned to Columbia for a PhD in U.S. history.
Last spring, GS student Alexander Chafetz founded the NGO One Refugee One Goal to help support Syrian refugees in the Turkish-Syrian border towns of Suruç and Sanliurfa.
GS alumnus Roger Pilon ’71 and his wife Juliana Geran Pilon have generously created a new fellowship program available exclusively to Columbia University School of General Studies students.
On Monday, August 31, 2015, the School of General Studies welcomed 471 new undergraduates at New Student Orientation held on Low Plaza.