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Here Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund

Here Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund

Molly Crabapple retells the story of the Jewish Bund’s revolutionary fight for dignity and solidarity in Europe and its place in history.

Apr 7, 2026

Molly Crabapple

Why Accreditation Exists: A Q&A with Antoinette Flores

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In Short

Why Accreditation Exists: A Q&A with Antoinette Flores

Apr 6, 2026

Jeremy Bauer-Wolf

How the Right Twists Accreditation

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In Short

How the Right Twists Accreditation

Apr 6, 2026

Jeremy Bauer-Wolf

Accreditation 101

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In Short

Accreditation 101

Apr 6, 2026

Jeremy Bauer-Wolf

Representation Matters for Women of Color in Youth Apprenticeships

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In Short

Representation Matters for Women of Color in Youth Apprenticeships

Apr 1, 2026

Maegan Godoy

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How Democracies Revive

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How Democracies Revive

While it’s not hard to imagine the fall of American democracy, this essay makes the case for resisting the prevailing pessimism.

Apr 28, 2022

Lee Drutman

Evaluating the Effects of Ranked-Choice Voting

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Evaluating the Effects of Ranked-Choice Voting

This report presents the findings of 15 original studies on the effects of ranked-choice voting and related electoral reforms.

Mar 30, 2022

Lee Drutman, Maresa Strano

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Building Public Trust Through Collaborative Governance

Hollie Russon Gilman and Mark Schmitt wrote for Stanford Social Innovation Review on the promise of co-governance.

Mar 17, 2022

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Our Three Futures

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Our Three Futures

If the future of American democracy feels uncertain, that’s because it is. Lee Drutman explains three potential scenarios for the future.

Feb 23, 2022

Lee Drutman

Building Trust: Election Administration and the Role of Higher Education

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Building Trust: Election Administration and the Role of Higher Education

Hollie Russon Gilman co-authored a Columbia World Projects report on how universities can restore trust in elections.

Feb 22, 2022

Hollie Russon Gilman

Support for Ranked-Choice Voting across Race and Partisanship

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Support for Ranked-Choice Voting across Race and Partisanship

A large survey experiment tests how voters evaluate ranked-choice voting after reading how it works and arguments for and against it.

Feb 3, 2022

Joseph Anthony, David C. Kimball, Jack Santucci, Jamil Scott

Can Governing Well Save Our Democracy?

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Can Governing Well Save Our Democracy?

Developing local solutions, through co-governance, that can help the larger federal government create richer public engagement.

Jan 4, 2022

Mark Schmitt

Democracy’s Big Threat: The Tech Extremism Behind January 6

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Democracy’s Big Threat: The Tech Extremism Behind January 6

A year after the attack on the Capitol, we’re uncovering what led to the January 6 insurrection through alt-tech (i.e. Parler) data.

Jan 4, 2022

Candace Rondeaux

The Case for Enlarging the House of Representatives

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The Case for Enlarging the House of Representatives

Lee Drutman co-authored a paper on enlarging the House with Jonathan D. Cohen, Yuval Levin, and Norman J. Ornstein.

Dec 9, 2021

Lee Drutman

Designing for Community Engagement

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Designing for Community Engagement

Dec 8, 2021

Archon Fung, Hollie Russon Gilman, Mark Schmitt

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Real Skills, Real Income: Why Youth Apprenticeship Is Resonating Now

Future-Proofing U.S. Nuclear Policy: Forecasting Outcomes of the Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile

Debunking Myths on Student Parent Data Collection

The App Store Accountability Act Poses Serious Concerns for Privacy, Security, and Free Expression

Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

Harnessing Terrorism Data to Reshape U.S. National Security Policy

Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate

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Accreditation 101: A Fireside Chat on How Colleges Are Measured

The Great Game

Here Where We Live Is Our Country

The Fifth Pillar: Where Higher Ed Goes from Here

Here Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund

Why Accreditation Exists: A Q&A with Antoinette Flores

How the Right Twists Accreditation

Accreditation 101

Representation Matters for Women of Color in Youth Apprenticeships

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How Democracies Revive

Evaluating the Effects of Ranked-Choice Voting

Building Public Trust Through Collaborative Governance

Our Three Futures

Building Trust: Election Administration and the Role of Higher Education

Support for Ranked-Choice Voting across Race and Partisanship

Can Governing Well Save Our Democracy?

Democracy’s Big Threat: The Tech Extremism Behind January 6

The Case for Enlarging the House of Representatives

Designing for Community Engagement

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