Columbian College is the home of value-added education, emboldening our students to be effective citizen leaders who are ready to tackle the challenges of our 21st-century global society with the strongest of ethical and moral compasses.
We seek to educate a new generation of innovators, humanitarians, artists and analysts who want to make a difference in the real world.
"GW is really the foundation of everything that I am, everything that I've accomplished, everything that I'm interested in. It was the beginning of a wonderful life here in Washington. I've practiced law, first with the Justice Department and then in private practice. I am involved in many nonprofit foundations ... My GW education never ended since I've left."
Blind from birth, John P. Benison, BA ’93, has triumphed over life challenges, thanks in part to his parents and GW, which he attended with scholarship support.