Paul Wahlbeck Named CCAS Interim Dean
Paul Wahlbeck, CCAS vice dean for programs and research and professor of political science, will serve as CCAS interim dean following the departure of Dean Ben Vinson...
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Art + Science = A Hybrid Project Combining Politics and Dance
Student hybrid project combining politics and dance
In Engaged Liberal Arts Classes, Students Combine Scholarship With Professional Development
When sophomore Carley Christerson enrolled in Columbian College’s Public History class last fall, she was looking forward to a curriculum that included discussions on urban...
Exploring the Frontier of the Periodic Table
Professor of Chemistry and International Affairs Christopher Cahill has spent most of his academic and research career at the bottom of the Periodic Table. There—far below such...
Dean Vinson Departing CCAS to Become Provost of Case Western Reserve University
Ben Vinson will be leaving his role as dean of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences to serve as the next provost and executive vice president of Case Western Reserve...
Plato and Policing: Alumnus’ Unique Class for Cops
At a Baltimore City police precinct, Detective Edward Gillespie, BA ’92, leads a classroom of officers through a lesson on procedural justice. But the text he uses isn’t a police...
From Taiwan, Dance Students Look to the Future
For eight days last summer, senior dance and international affairs majors Marlee Grant and Hana Springer lived out a cultural and artistic dream. The pair...
MIA: Chronicling the Long Journey Home
Anthropology Professor and Guggenheim Fellow Sarah Wagner’s research on the recovery and identification of MIA service members has taken her from Vietnam battlefields to forensic science labs to the...
Economics' Joann Weiner shares her thoughts on tax policy, global markets, the ride-share economy and inspiring her students to think like economists in an insightful conversation with...
Few trouble spots around the world are as perilous as North Korea. With the Communist nation emerging as a de facto nuclear power, world leaders are searching for clues to its global intentions...
Hands-on Clinical Training Turns Students into Professional Psychologists
For an hour prior to seeing her first client at the GW Professional Psychology Program’s Center Clinic, second-year graduate student Jesse Greenblatt was more anxious than her new...
Hands-on Clinical Training Turns Students into Professional Psychologists
Professional Psychology graduate students gain invaluable hands-on experience treating patients at the program’s Center Clinic.
After 50 years of teaching, Art History Professor and alumna Lilien Robinson approaches each lecture as an exciting blank canvas. Her passion continues to inspire generations of students.
Japanese Language Competition Sharpens Students’ Speech
Born in China, Yi Zhao considers himself just a mediocre Japanese speaker. His pronunciation isn’t perfect and he reads the language—among the five he’s studied—more...
Coaching Wounded Warriors Across the Finish Line
At the Toronto opening ceremonies of the 2017 Invictus Games, with dignitaries like Britain's Prince Harry and former president Barack Obama looking on, USA Head Coach and Columbian College...
Astrophysicists Identify ‘Monumental’ Kilonova Blast
Four Columbian College astrophysicists are part of a global group of scientists who collaborated to identify and study the first confirmed observation of two merging neutron stars, a so-called...
Are Autism and Overeating Linked?
Children with autism are more likely to be “picky” eaters than their same-age peers, which is usually associated with being underweight. But they are also, paradoxically, more likely to be obese.
Corcoran, Smithsonian Put Art in Students’ Hands
Jennifer Hackney was a set decoration buyer for big budget movies like Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln and Captain Phillips with Tom Hanks. But as she logged...
History Student Reigns as Miss Black America
History PhD student and reigning Miss Black America Brittany Lewis has a message for anyone who believes the stereotype that pageant contestants are all-beauty and no-brains. “...
There’s big news in the tiny world of the proton—a mystery so scandalous that it has divided the scientific community and threatened to upend everything we know about physics. “To call it a giant...
It’s a tale of two Siberian cities: one prospering, the other fallen on hard times, both surrounded by an Arctic tundra of thawing permafrost and fading glaciers. In the shadow of the Ural...
Welcome students and greetings to our entire CCAS community! As we begin a new academic year, I am reminded of the remarkable breadth of our college. The stories I hear everyday--stories of impact...
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...
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...