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At this year's Sundance Film Festival over 30 Columbians presented a variety of films, including two GS alumni.
Anouk Markovits ’76 is the author of I Am Forbidden, an emotionally gripping story of what happens when unwavering love, unyielding law, and centuries of Jewish tradition collide.
After battling severe arthritis, Alicia Graf Mack ’03 left her dance career to pursue a BA at Columbia GS. When her arthritis subsided, she was encouraged to return to the stage.
Ask Luis Felipe Morgado '12 about life as a student at Columbia, and he sounds much like any other undergraduate: enthusiastic, slightly overwhelmed, and already thinking about life after graduation. An economics and math major, Morgado says confidently, "I'll probably try to work for two or three years in finance, and after that I want to go to grad school." It's only when you ask Morgado about his past, and the path he took to Columbia, that the conversation takes an unusual turn.
When John Cerrato '76, DMD, then 16, was serving as an orderly at Westchester Square Hospital, he watched a two-and-a-half-year old die in his arms, which was a serious blow to his thoughts of becoming a physician like his father and great uncle. Despite this traumatic experience, today, Cerrato is a top dentist in his field.
Tech entrepreneur and angel investor Chris Dixon ’96 will join Andreessen Horowitz as a full-time general partner in January.
Edmund W. Pease has lived a double life since graduating from GS: He pursued careers as a management executive and as a visual artist, simultaneously, and has made his mark in both.
Dr. Brigitte Nacos ’81 is a political science professor at Columbia University. Her research focuses on the Tea Party movement and was highlighted during the 2012 Presidential election.
Last Friday, the School of General Studies, in collaboration with the Center for Career Education (CCE), held its inaugural “Crack the Case” workshop for GS students interested in consulting.
The School of General Studies welcomed more than 400 new students at New Student Orientation on August 27 in Alfred Lerner Hall.
Christopher Riano ’07 discusses the future of the college admissions process in a USA Today article titled Affirmative Action in Higher Ed: Tool for Diversity or Discrimination?
Alumna Molly Ola Pinney, GS class of 2009, rang in a new accomplishment as she had the opportunity to ring the NASDAQ closing bell.
This week, Michael J. Graetz ’61, Columbia Alumni Professor of Tax Law and Wilbur H. Friedman Professor of Tax Law, questions the secrecy behind Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s tax returns in the New York Times.
This month, Molly Ola Pinney ’09 was honored at the Comcast NBCUniversal Leadership Awards for her work as founder and CEO of the Global Autism Project.
GS student Barbara Tiye Giraud is among 12 women who have won the 2012 Women’s Forum Award. The $10,000 award is presented annually to women over the age of 35 who are pursuing undergraduate college degrees after an interruption in their studies.