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Mnookin, Rosen-Metsch welcome General Studies students on nontraditional paths at Convocation

Founded in 1947, General Studies is entering its 80th academic year, Dean Lisa Rosen-Metsch, GS/JTS ’90, said.

By Audrea Chen / Photo Editor
Rosen-Metsch reflected on the School of General Studies’ 80-year history and its distinctive role at Columbia as a school for students on nontraditional paths to college.
By Spencer Davis • September 1, 2026 at 5:30 PM








Photo by Audrea Chen / Photo Editor
Mnookin drew a parallel between the incoming class and her own arrival at Columbia.













Photo by Audrea Chen / Photo Editor
Hungerford recounted a summer visit to a National Science Foundation research station in Toolik, Alaska.






























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