Over the past month, Peter J. Awn, Dean of the School of General Studies and Director of the Middle East Institute, has traveled throughout the country, speaking about the potential outcomes of President Obama's Middle East policies.
The Columbia University School of General Studies celebrated the 90th anniversary of the New York City Veterans Day Parade with a float that carried student veterans, alumni, and administrators.
Jacqueline Wayans '08 was recently named a grand prize winner in the "Colorful Life" contest sponsored by Maybelline New York in partnership with Meredith 360° and bestselling author Candace Bushnell. The contest celebrates women who exude confidence, optimism, compassion, style, and personality.
GS alumna Nancy Lynn '96 was recently named the executive vice president of the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation. Lynn formerly served as the American Museum of Natural History’s senior director for corporate relations and the director for global business development.
The Columbia Alumni Center is preparing to celebrate its official launch this fall. While alumni are always welcome, an "Especially Open House" featuring refreshments and giveaways has been scheduled for October 15-16. All alumni are invited to come, get help with benefits, look around the library lounge and courtesy office, and enter a lottery for a Columbia University Club membership and other prizes.
More than 200 guests joined the United States Military Veterans of Columbia University to celebrate the inauguration of the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The Columbia Alumni Association (CAA) had its annual U.S. Open event on Wednesday, September 2 and, as with the CAA Picnic last July, GS alumni played a vital role in the day’s programming, with their own reserved table where they congregated before the matches.
Beginning Aug. 1, Columbia University School of General Studies, founded in 1947 in response to GIs returning from World War II, will be one of 15 schools at Columbia University slated to participate in the Yellow Ribbon GI Education Enhancement Program, part of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008.
Born in Haiti and raised in Harlem, Rene Aubry has long been interested in "the different ways people could live, simply because of the different places they may have been born," he said.
Columbia University School of General Studies (GS) is pleased to announce a 17% increase in its financial aid program. Beginning in the 2008-2009 academic year, this enhancement in aid will be focused on continuing students who have the highest demonstrated economic need and substantial loan debt. Amounting to slightly more than one million dollars in additional scholarship assistance, the increase will affect approximately 50% of GS undergraduate degree students who currently receive institutional financial aid.
Long Island City resident, Postbac Premed student, and classical violinist Benjamin Robison was granted a $72,000 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Knowledge Networking Award for developing Fractor: Act on Facts, a web application that matches news stories with opportunities for social activism and community service.
Peter Awn, Dean of the School of General Studies (GS), awarded the School's Medal of Distinction to Roger Pilon '71GS, a Constitutional scholar who is the vice president for legal affairs at the Cato Institute.