Complex sentence: In 1982, Stephanopoulos received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Columbia University in New York, was the Salutatorian of his class, and was awarded a Harry S. Truman Scholarship.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1982, he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Columbia University in New York. Stephanopoulos was the salutatorian of his class and was also awarded a Harry S. Truman Scholarship.