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What Do Colleges Do For Their Communities – and the Country?

  • Ben Speggen
  • October 13, 2022

‘What can colleges do for the country?’ is an important question to ask, and a powerful theme explored in The Washington Monthly’s annual college rankings issue. This conversation was hosted by New America featuring James and Deborah Fallows alongside Dr. Pam Eddinger, Illias Gomez, Paul Glastris, and Michelle Asha Cooper.

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