Faculty Research

Columbian College faculty are prolific authors, award-winning scholars and noted innovators and artists.

They are recipients of Guggenheims, Pulitzers and NEH fellowships, cited in top media outlets, such as The New York Times and The Washington Post, published in leading scholarly journals like Nature and Science, and affiliated with prestigious academic centers, including the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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Faculty Books

Before Mestizaje: The Frontiers of Race and Caste in Colonial Mexico
Some Say the Lark
Religious Zionism, Jewish Law, and the Morality of War
City of Dreams: The 400-Year Epic History of Immigrant New York
The Mathematics of Politics, Second Edition 2nd Edition
Ippolita Maria Sforza: Duchess and Hostage in Renaissance Naples: Letters and Orations
Earth (Object Lessons)
Three Stones Make a Wall: The Story of Archaeology

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With prestigious fellowships, our community of faculty scholars are making an impact across the sciences, the social sciences, the arts and the humanities.

Major research grants from such institutions as the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health are helping to propel the work of Columbian College faculty in significant ways.

At Columbian College, faculty take advantage of a variety of internal and external funding opportunities to facilitate research while encouraging scholarship and cross-disciplinary innovation.

The Columbian College Office of Research strives to provide opportunities and support to faculty participating in research activities. Visit their site to find updates, policies, events and more.

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Columbian College Dean Ben Vinson periodically sits down with faculty to discuss their discoveries and how they are addressing today’s most pressing challenges.

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Faculty Books

Before Mestizaje: The Frontiers of Race and Caste in Colonial Mexico

Some Say the Lark

Religious Zionism, Jewish Law, and the Morality of War

City of Dreams: The 400-Year Epic History of Immigrant New York

The Mathematics of Politics, Second Edition 2nd Edition

Ippolita Maria Sforza: Duchess and Hostage in Renaissance Naples: Letters and Orations

Earth (Object Lessons)

Three Stones Make a Wall: The Story of Archaeology

Inside Faculty Research

Podcasts