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Which Colleges Encourage Their Students to Vote?
These institutions show that civic engagement is alive and well on American campuses.
Posted inPolitical Animal
Washington Monthly Event Invitation: Higher Education for Everyone
Join us Wednesday at New America to discuss our 2018 College Guide.
Posted inEducation, Higher Education
Beware of Dubious College Rankings
Websites that rate universities are very popular and drive a lot of traffic, but many of them use flawed methodologies.
Posted inMagazine
Introduction: A Different Kind of College Ranking
For the last thirteen years, the Washington Monthly has ranked colleges based on what they do for the country.
Posted inMagazine
America’s Best and Worst Colleges for Vocational Certificates
No publication has ever ranked the schools where millions of Americans seek job skills. Until now.
Posted inEducation
The Prison-to-College Pipeline
For universities squeezed by falling enrollments, recruiting ex-offenders could be a new source of revenue—and a chance to transform lives.
Posted inCollege Guide, Education, Featured, Magazine, September/October 2018
Why More Colleges Should Treat Students Like Numbers
A few universities are using predictive analytics to boost student success. Are they outliers—or the wave of the future?
Posted inCollege Guide, Education, Magazine, September/October 2018
An Innovative Fix for Rural Higher Education Deserts
Geography is a barrier to higher education for tens of millions of rural Americans. A few states have hit on an innovative solution.
Posted inCollege Guide, Education, Magazine, Main, September/October 2018
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Higher Education Policy
The battle lines for the next Congress are already clear.
