In his new book, journalist and educator Loren Ghiglione, PhD ’76, documents his 14,000 mile-trip across 28 states in search of America’s identity, as well as his own.
Biology’s Carly Jordan filled the gap of COVID-canceled labs and fieldwork with digitized classroom collections from white cabbage butterflies to red swamp crayfish.
Columbian College faculty including Physics’ Bethany Cobb Kung are contributing video lessons for a College Board effort to help AP high school students during the pandemic.
Columbian College's annual magazine—delivered for the first time in an all-digital format—showcases stories of alumni, faculty and students who are making an impact in the classroom, in the lab and in their communities.
“Most history classes, you are in a discussion room talking about it, but with George Washington and his World, we get to take the class on his estate and relive through what he did.”
Alexandria Cannon
BA '20
History
George Sangiolo
"The student body comes from very different backgrounds , and you can always find someone studying something you know nothing about.“
George Sangiolo
BS '18
Biophysics
Sarah Wagner
"As anthropologists, we go into communities and spend time trying to understand lived experiences. We tell people's stories. And we have an obligation to do it right"
Sarah Wagner
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Zachary Brown
"I chose GW because of the amazing faculty members in the department. I chose American Studies because of the relative amount of freedom the discipline provides in research."
Zachary Brown
PhD '27
American Studies
Debbie Wheeler
"That degree has helped me in my entire career and I am still working with the same people I went to college with many years ago. I recommend this college to anyone"
Debbie Wheeler
MS '84
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