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.
Faculty Research Conversations
Faculty Books
1177 B.C.: A Graphic History of the Year Civilization Collapsed
April 16, 2024
Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies and Anthropology Professor Eric Cline's bestselling book is adapted into a beautiful, full-color graphic version.
After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations
April 16, 2024
Classical and Ancient Near Eastern Studies and Anthropology Professor Eric Cline tells the story of what happened after the Bronze Age collapsed.
Public Scholarship in Communication Studies
March 26, 2024
Media and Public Affair Professor Silvio Waisbord curates essays from a wide range of specialties within the study of communication.
Inside Faculty Research
Columbian College Faculty Out Front
With prestigious fellowships, our community of faculty scholars are making an impact across the sciences, the social sciences, the arts and the humanities.
Faculty Grants & Awards
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.
Research Support
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.
Research Resources & Updates
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.
"We could be pushing the edge of what's thought to have been possible. We could be going beyond all of our boundaries."
Evangeline Downie
Associate Dean for Research and Associate Professor of Physics