Centers & Institutes

A group of scholars gathered around a table with nametags talking at a Loeb Institute event on Mount Vernon

From championing religious freedom to dissecting regulatory policy to investing in the next generation of leaders, Columbian College research centers and institutes enable scholars to explore and advance ideas and issues across an array of disciplines.


Humanities 

 

Gilbert Cisneros, BA ’94, spoke with students from the Caminos al Futuro program on the terrace of the City View Room overlooking the Washington Monument. (Photos: Marcelo Gonzales)
Gilbert Cisneros, BA ’94, spoke with students from the Caminos al Futuro program on the terrace of the City View Room overlooking the Washington Monument. (Photo: Marcelo Gonzales)

 


Sciences

 

From developing life-saving treatments to unlocking the mysteries of subatomic structures to delving deep into the human brain, Columbian College science institutes are addressing some of the most pressing issues of our time. Advancing the work of world-class researchers—biologists, chemists, physicists, mathematicians—our scholarly centers are at the forefront of scientific discovery.

PhD student in the microscopy suite of the CASHP  Hard Tissue Research Lab examining slides of chimpanzee femur tissue
In the microscopy suite at the Hard Tissue Research Lab in the Center for the Advanced Study of Human Paleobiology, a PhD student examines slides of chimpanzee femur tissue.
 
 

 


Social Sciences

 

A group of speakers sitting onstage for a Panel on Digital Discourse hosted by the Institute for Data, Democracy and Politics Hosts
Technology experts spoke at the Panel on Digital Discourse hosted by the Institute for Data, Democracy and Politics.
 

 

At Columbian College, social scientists study the origins of humans, how we have evolved, the way we interact and how we move forward. Scholars at our institutes and research centers—encompassing disciplines as far-reaching as anthropology, economics, political science, psychology and sociology—are shedding light on human evolution over millennia and understanding how to improve people’s lives into the 21st century and beyond.

 


Making an Impact Across Disciplines