What Life on Most College Campuses is Really Like ^19.6%

Washington Monthly - By Michael T. Nietzel - 6/26/2026, 9:00 AM

Framing Effect 20.3% - Biased Writer Voice 17.5% - Anecdotal 9%

Ivy League universities and other elite institutions get most of the national headlines, both favorable and unfavorable. Land-grant and flagship universities attract the largest share of state appropriations, bring in the big research bucks, and dominate the political and athletic news in their respective states. Small liberal arts... more