News
Alumna and supermodel Sara Ziff '11 recently launched the Model Alliance, a non-profit organization that strives to shine a spotlight on the abuse and discrimination that models frequently encounter in the industry.
Insaf Abdullah and her daughter Zaynab, both '08 alumnae, were recently featured on NY1, and continue to encourage each other in their careers and family matters.
An article in the New York Times reporting that an increasing number of professional athletes are returning to school features Justin Humphries ’11, who attended GS after playing minor league baseball.
Several alumni participated in a professional panel on careers in nonprofits at Dinner & Discussion this month, with 25 GS students in attendance who had the opportunity to learn more about the different facets of the nonprofit industry.
On Thursday, February 9, the Recent Alumni Leadership Committee (RALC) hosted a reception for 2002-2011 School of General Studies alumni.
GS alumni participated in a professional panel on careers in law at the Dinner & Discussion event for GS students held on Monday, January 30.
Michael D. Olmos ’00GS co-directed the film Filly Brown, an official selection at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
Bonnie Lee Black ’79 recently received three prestigious awards from Gourmand International for her book How to Cook a Crocodile: A Memoir with Recipes.
Dean Peter J. Awn hosted the GS Annual Fund Holiday Reception for leadership alumni, friends of the School, and recent alumni, with more than 130 alumni and friends attending the reception at Landmarc in the Time Warner Center.
Alumni participated in a professional panel on Entrepreneurship at Dinner & Discussion on Monday, November 14.
In a panel hosted by the Columbia Journalism School, held before a special screening of Johnny Depp's upcoming film The Rum Diary, Depp recalled his interactions with GS alumnus Hunter S. Thompson.
Columbia University welcomed alumni to Baker Field on October 15, 2011 to celebrate Homecoming.
Alumni participated in a professional panel on careers in management consulting at Dinner & Discussion on Tuesday, September 27.
Beatrice Ellerstein attended GS in 1926 and recently celebrated her 104th birthday at Merwick Care and Rehabilitation Center in Plainsboro. She once served as first lady Eleanor Roosevelt’s personal driver and continues to amaze her friends by blazing through crossword puzzles.
The School of General Studies welcomed a new class to campus this fall with a week of Orientation activities.