New Faculty Bolster College Ranks
Columbian College welcomed 27 new full-time faculty members this year, bringing the total number of full-time scholars to 497. Each of these academics adds skills and expertise that enhance the...
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Page Turners: A Sampling of New Books by Columbian College Faculty
The Ten Commandments. China’s emerging global economy. The impact of firearms on Native American culture. These topics may seem to have little in common—except that they are all among the prolific...
At a juvenile detention center inside New York’s notorious Rikers Island prison, Isaiah Pickens, BA ’05, faced what he would look back on as a pivotal moment in his young career...
Columbian College Propels ‘Making History’ Over $1 Billion Goal
“Making History: The Campaign for GW” surpassed its $1 billion fundraising goal a year ahead of schedule, thanks to contributions from nearly 67,000 donors including more than $185 million raised...
Ancient Muslim Manuscripts Unearthed
Two previously unknown versions of “Fath al-Bari,” a classic work that shaped the way Sunni Muslims understand Muhammad’s sayings and practices, were discovered by Joel Blecher,...
Research Grants Open Doors to Discoveries
From tracking fossil footprints through Kenya to enhancing cybersecurity to preparing the next generation of math and science teachers, it’s been a banner year for major new research grants at...
The Impact of Islam in the Contemporary World
Dean Ben Vinson sat down with Assistant Professor of Anthropology Attiya Ahmad to discuss her research on the socio-cultural interrelationship between gender,...
At latitude 42 degrees South, longitude 165 degrees West—somewhere in the middle of the South Pacific Ocean, roughly 200 nautical miles east of New Zealand—Lily Anna Segalman got...
Scholarship Program to Boost STEM Teachers
Through a $1.5 million grant from NSF and the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program, GW STEM majors can receive two years of tuition in exchange for teaching after graduation in a high-need school...
Architecture Seminar Draws Blueprint for Debate
East meets West in Stephanie Travis’ Modern Architecture and Design Dean’s Seminar. As in: the East Building of the Smithsonian National Gallery of Art meets the West Building. It...
For Author Waberi, Voices of Genocide Echo From Rwanda
In 1998, Abdourahman Waberi, then a 32-year-old novelist and poet, embarked on a mission to Rwanda with 10 African authors and filmmakers. It was just four years after the...
As a middle schooler, Victoria Skrivanos, now a Columbian College sophomore majoring in communication and minoring in journalism and mass communication, hit on what seemed like a...
For Alumna, Forensics Meets Fashion
As a forensic identification specialist with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Erika Di Palma, MFS ’07, can start her day at the scene of a burglary, where she might be...
The Nature of Visual Cognition
Why do some individuals outperform others? Associate Professor of Psychology Stephen Mitroff sits down with Columbian College Dean Ben Vinson to discuss the...
Making Women + Math = Opportunities
As a 6th grader, Isabelle Berger was convinced she hated math. When her middle school teacher used baseball batting averages to explain statistics, Berger’s eyes glazed over with...
Chemistry Student Helps Unlock TB Clues
Once thought to be all but eradicated, tuberculosis has made a tragic come back. Luther Rice Fellow Abby Pepin is working with Chemistry's Cynthia Dowd to turn back the TB tide.
Locating Lemurs: Facial Recognition Tech Tracks Endangered Species
The same facial recognition technology used to catch criminals can now track an endangered species—and possibly save it from extinction.
A team of researchers led by Rachel Jacobs...
How did the pundits and the pols get their election predictions so wrong? In a conversation with Columbian College Dean Ben Vinson, Associate Professor of Political Science...
Vanguard, Cisneros Institute Partner to Diversify PR Workforce
To invest in the future workforce and increase diversity in the communications, public relations and marketing fields, Vanguard Communications is introducing Comunicadores for the...
For 50 years, astronomers have watched pulsars—neutron stars born in supernova explosions—sweep through space with bursts of energy. But the spectacular stellar phenomenon have provided scientists...
Helping Transgender People Find Their Voice
By John DiConsiglio
When 15-year-old Lisa (not her real name) walked into the George Washington University Speech and Hearing Center, she looked and acted just like most other 9th grade...
Helping Transgender People Find Their Voice
At the GW Speech and Hearing Center, Adrienne Hancock and student clinicians guide transgender clients to a new, more genuine voice—and a new outlook on life.
Novelist Jung Yun Finds ‘Shelter’ in Writing
In the 1990s, Jung Yun, now assistant professor of English and a bestselling novelist, gave up on writing. When, at 19, she was denied a spot in a creative writing workshop, the...
No Teeth? No Problem. Toothless Dinosaur Lost Baby Teeth as They Grew
A study co-authored by Ronald Weintraub Professor of Biology James Clark, discovered a new species of dinosaur, Limusaurus inextricabilis, that lost its teeth in...
A Night at the Opera: Alumnus Tenor Hits High Note
By John DiConsiglio
Opera singer Zach Borichevsky, BA ’06, has been a Romeo in Chile, an Eisenstein in Cincinnati and an Alfredo from Verdi’s La traviata in...
Experiences, Temperatures Drive Belief in Climate Change
A new study, co-authored by Associate Professor of Geography Michael Mann, found that local weather may play an important role in our belief about climate change. The research...
No Teeth? No Problem. Dinosaur Species Had Teeth as Babies, Lost Them as They Grew
A study co-authored by James Clark, the Ronald Weintraub Professor of Biology, has discovered that a species of dinosaur, Limusaurus inextricabilis, lost its teeth in adolescence and did not grow...