Tess Cersonsky is a recent graduate of the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science at Columbia University.
Community How Columbia/Barnard Hillel Is Empowering Students To Take Charge Of Their Mental Health In the basement of the Kraft Center for Jewish Student Life, home of Columbia/Barnard Hillel, filled with students who had gathered after kiddush on Saturday afternoon, a sense of anticipation hung over the room. After many months of preparation, and a long journey beset with many pitfalls and setbacks, the first major event run by… By Tess Cersonsky Aug 8, 2017 | 3 min read
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