The Power of Creative Expression
Art is a powerful medium for the expression of ideas. It can inspire us, unite us, even move us to tears.
Few creators are more in tune with art as a mechanism for change than Dana...
Featured Stories
Alumna on the Front Line of Ebola Fight
“Disease detective” Lauren Epstein, BS ’03, MD ’07, is playing a central role in combating the Ebola crisis. An infectious disease specialist with the CDC, she’s applying her...
Distinguished Chemistry Alum Leaves Legacy of Leadership, Generosity
We note with regret the passing of Harden McConnell, BS ’47, a renowned chemistry professor at Stanford University and a beloved member of the GW family. An esteemed...
By John DiConsiglio
When Reem Al Shabeeb thinks back on her childhood in Iraq, a stream of conflicting images comes to her mind: Her families New Year’s celebrations, with...
Nearly 2,000 alumni returned to campus for a spirited Alumni Weekend. From reunion celebrations to academic...
Presenting at Work: A Guide to Public Speaking in Professional Contexts
Christine Clapp, lecturer of communication, created this how-to guide for all levels of results-oriented professionals. Her book provides potent and practical tools, methods, and insights to...
Corcoran Alumna Exposes Natural Beauty of the Philippines
As a globe-trotting conservation filmmaker, Katie Schuler has always had her eye on the Philippines. The tropical terrain brims with rare animals: There’s the tarsier, a tiny...
At Speech & Hearing, Students are Clinic Caretakers
GW’s Speech and Hearing Center is unique in the diversity of clients and the range of responsibilities—from patient treatment to clinical research to administrative tasks.
Lights, Camera, Action: The Politics of Melodrama
By John DiConsiglio
The images of 9-11 are seared into our collective consciousness: A clear September sky erupts in flames as planes hurtle into the World Trade Center. The towers...
Columbian College welcomed 12 new full-time faculty members this year, bringing the total number of full-time scholars to 496. Each of these individuals adds skills and expertise that enhance the...
Alumnae Recognized as Emerging Communications Leaders
Three SMPA alumnae added to their list of accomplishments with honors from Washington Women in Public...
Historian's Trail Leads Back to GW
As an author and D.C. historian, alumna Jane Freundel Levey is embarking on a career full-circle: from an American civilization major at Columbian College to a...
Alumna Eases Veterans’ Pain through Art Therapy
By John DiConsiglio
The soldier fidgeted nervously. This was the last place he wanted to be. He could have been back home with his family in Kentucky. Or even back in Afghanistan with his...
Global Experience: Confucius Institute Transports Students to China
By John DiConsiglio
Brenan Murray had never set foot in Nanjing, China, but the senior Chinese Language and Literature major knew every detail of the historic city’s...
By John DiConsiglio
In 1991, Akos Vertes arrived on campus as a freshly hired young associate professor and analytical chemist. He was anxious to escape the creatively...
A Sampling of New Books by Columbian College Faculty
An encyclopedia of social media; a unconventional blueprint for international détente; a criminal justice guide to hot-button DNA controversies: These are just some of the prolific topics...
Research Grants Pave Way for Columbian College Discoveries
From scientific investigations on the origins of diabetes and the climate consequences of melting Arctic ice, to historical perspectives on the Ottoman Empire and D.C.’s African-American cultural...
Comprehensive Fundraising Campaign Spotlights Columbian College Aspirations
As the university kicks off the most ambitious philanthropic campaign in its 200-year history, Columbian College is leading the charge.
Leading Near East Epigrapher Spearheads Ancient Near East Studies
In a western Galilee excavation site, archaeologists unearth a massive stone covered in mysterious Aramaic engravings. Along the Mediterranean coast, scholars are puzzled by Phoenician markings on...
Alum's Photos Confront Race, Identity
Through jarring images of gang members and Klansmen, photographer Larry Cook, MFA ’12, delivers powerful messages about race—while challenging audiences to look deeper and...
Gilbert Cisneros’ Good Fortune Changes Student Lives
Alumnus Gilbert Cisneros donated $1 million of lottery winnings to aid GW students. Now he’s seeing how giving back helps young Latinos get ahead.
The Corcoran Comes to GW: Columbian College’s Key Role
Columbian College is poised as a pivotal player in the historic partnership between GW, the National Gallery of Art, and the Corcoran Gallery of Art and the Corcoran College of Art + Design. With...
The landscape of East Asian studies at Columbian College has been transformed under the leadership of Professor Young-Key Kim-Renaud, who steps down this month as chair of the...
Written by Philip Jacks, Associate Professor of Art History, and William Caferro, Gli Spinelli Di Firenze is a beautiful book depicting Italian artwork. The images consist of landscapes,...
When Zombies Attack: The Undead Teach Students About Capitalism
American studies course uses the zombie apocalypse as a lens on political economy.
By Julyssa Lopez
The last segment of George Romero’s Dawn of the Dead ends in...
Senior Reflections: Class of 2014 Looks Back—and Ahead
As graduating seniors say goodbye to friends and faculty, a few of them recently shared their favorite Columbian College moments. . . .
“My favorite part of...
Mentoring Program Eases Way for First-Generation Students
When Samantha Yakas first met with an advisor during her freshman year at GW, the counselor gave her what, in many cases, would be good advice: Take time to explore your passions...
Celebration Graduate Speaker Connects the Dots
When Maggie Unverzagt Goddard takes the podium as the Columbian College Celebration graduate student speaker, graduates are sure to hear the word “connections.”
In Memoriam: Clarence (Pete) Mondale
Clarence (Pete) Mondale, an emeritus professor of American Studies at GW, died at his home in Washington on May 2. He was 87. Pete taught at GW from 1965 until his retirement in...
Discovered: Oldest Flying Reptile
Biology professor, former graduate student part of international project
An international team that included Columbian College Professor James Clark...