Alumna’s Global Mission: Better Schools for Girls
When Sally A. Nuamah, BA ’11, first traveled to Ghana to study abroad during her sophomore year at Columbian College, the political science major expected to find herself in a...
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NSF Grants Expand Koobi Fora's Reach
Junior Hannah Jacobson knew what she wanted from the Koobi Fora Field School when she traveled to Kenya last summer. A collaborative effort between the National Museums of Kenya...
Jin Haugland has a love/hate relationship with her cell phone. On the one hand, the first-year student from Houston, Texas, knows her phone is an indispensable tool for connecting...
Meet the NSF Student Research Fellows
Seven Columbian College PhD students were among the 2019 winners of the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.
Environmental Studies Student Sets Sail
For environmental studies student Frank Wenninger, learning outside of the classroom is taking him on an expedition of a lifetime. He is currently aboard the tall ship ocean...
‘Send Them Back’: An Anti-Immigrant Legacy
“This has happened before.” That was the first thought that crossed Professor of History Tyler Anbinder’s mind when he heard President Trump criticize four freshman congresswoman...
Can a Computer Code Catch Killers?
Thomas Hargrove, Grad Cert ’07, hunts serial killers. He’s tracked some of the most vicious murderers at large today, analyzing their crimes to predict when and where they might...
Knight Foundation Investment to Fund Institute for Data, Democracy, and Politics
A new research institute at George Washington University will fight the rise of distorted and misleading information online, working to educate national policymakers and journalists on strategies...
New Faculty Strengthen College Ranks
Columbian College welcomed 24 new full-time faculty members in 2019.