Get a weekly dose of our best stories in your inbox.

Select list(s) to subscribe to


By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from the Washington Monthly
  • Donate
  • Subscribe
  • College Guide
  • Politics
  • Monopolized Economy
  • Protecting the Vote
  • Health Care
  • Magazine
    • Current Issue
    • Past Issues
  • From the Archives
    • Highlights
    • All Posts
  • About
  • Kukula Award
  • Facebook Page
  • Twitter Username
  • Washington Monthly’s 2023 College Guide and Rankings
  • Magazine
    • Current Issue
    • Past Issues
  • Education
    • K-12
    • Higher Education
  • Politics
  • Health Care
  • Protecting the Vote
  • Law and Justice
  • The Monopolized Economy
  • Economy
  • Books
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Contact
  • Careers
  • Privacy Policy
  • Successes of Philanthropy
  • Washington Monthly’s 2023 College Guide and Rankings
  • Magazine
    • Current Issue
    • Past Issues
  • Education
    • K-12
    • Higher Education
  • Politics
  • Health Care
  • Protecting the Vote
  • Law and Justice
  • The Monopolized Economy
  • Economy
  • Books
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Contact
  • Careers
  • Privacy Policy
  • Successes of Philanthropy
Skip to content
  • Facebook Page
  • Twitter Username
Washington Monthly

Washington Monthly

  • Donate
  • Subscribe
  • College Guide
  • Politics
  • Monopolized Economy
  • Protecting the Vote
  • Health Care
  • Magazine
    • Current Issue
    • Past Issues
  • From the Archives
    • Highlights
    • All Posts
  • About
  • Kukula Award

Middletown: A Study in Modern American Culture

Posted inCollege Guide

When Gown Embraces Town 

by James Fallows August 28, 2022August 31, 2022

It’s time to judge colleges by their contribution to the economic and civic life of their communities. Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, passes the test brilliantly.

Posted inCollege Guide

The (Student) Paper of Record 

by Deborah Fallows August 28, 2022August 28, 2022

Support Washington Monthly

Donate Now!

Newsletter

Get a weekly dose of our best stories in your inbox.

Select list(s) to subscribe to


By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from the Washington Monthly
  • Facebook Page
  • Twitter Username
  • 2022 College Guide and Rankings
  • 2020 Hospital Guide and Rankings
  • Magazine
    • Current Issue
    • Past Issues
  • From the Archives
  • Education
    • K-12
    • Higher Education
  • Health Care
  • The Monopolized Economy
  • Politics
  • Protecting the Vote
  • Law and Justice
  • Economy
  • Books
  • About
  • Advertising
  • Contact
  • Careers
  • Privacy Policy
  • Successes of Philanthropy
© 2023 Washington Monthly. Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic