At the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, students are immersed in an ecosystem of engagement where their passions can take root, fertilized by the research and teaching excellence of our faculty and nourished by their proximity to government power centers, prestigious research agencies and iconic cultural institutions. Curious, socially aware and ready to make a difference, students can explore and pursue academic interests across a broad spectrum of fields that include the arts, politics, policy, natural science, social science, quantitative analysis and the humanities. Our liberal arts education encourages innovation and imagination, and learning that is grounded in fairness, reason and reflection. We guide our students to think, to ask the questions and to use their knowledge in meaningful ways.