Featured Stories
At Geography Mapathons, Students Make Their Mark on the World
From disaster relief to disease prevention, students are supporting aid efforts around the world—all with the click of a mouse
In Memoriam: Leo Ribuffo
It is with sadness that we share the news of the passing of Leo Ribuffo, a beloved professor of history in the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences.
What’s Next For #MeToo?
Kavita Daiya, director of the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program, discusses the future of the #MeToo movement—its setbacks, next steps and the momentum driving its success
Physics, Professionally Speaking
Alexander van der Horst’s redesigned capstone course equips physics students with the oral, written and ethical expertise needed to succeed in 21st-century careers.
The Daring Alumna on the Flying Trapeze
In her mid-30s, Laura Wooster, BA ’97, swung into a career as a trapeze artist. She’s taken her aerial expertise from circus big tops to the White House.
Mission: Rescue the Bay
Biology’s Keryn Gedan leads her student researchers into the Eastern Shore marshes of the Chesapeake Bay, where sea level is rising at three times the global average.
Finding Answers to Aphasia
People with aphasia can feel like prisoners within their own brains. Malathi Thothathiri and her students are searching for a better understanding of the disorder.
New Faculty Strengthen CCAS Ranks
Columbian College welcomed 29 new full-time faculty members this year, strengthening disciplines across the sciences, social sciences and humanities.
On the Roof of Africa
For a team of GW students, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania was the adventure of a lifetime—and a charitable expedition.
Midterm Math: Making Elections Add Up
Can math save our election system? Daniel Ullman and E. Arthur Robinson forecast the pluses and minuses of how we count votes.
Must Reads: A CCAS Faculty Bookshelf
Alumni Reflections: The CCAS Experience
What makes Columbian College such a special place to learn and grow? Our alumni share their favorite memories from the campus, classrooms and community.
Comedy Central: Alumna Polls Political Laughs
Comedian Cody Lindquist, BA ’02, is tickling political funny bones as the voice of Melania Trump in a Stephen Colbert animated series.
New Grant Awards Support Discovery
Alumnus Poet Turns Reluctant Activist
Writer Yahia Lababidi, BA ’96, is loath to mix politics and poetry. But in his latest collection, he points his pen at anti-immigrant hostility.