New Research Finds Americans Haven’t Turned Against Higher Education—They’re Ambivalent, and Waiting to Be Convinced

Trust in Higher Education Starts Local, a national survey and narrative action report from C&S, reveals that trust in colleges is built neighborhood by neighborhood — and that nearly half of Americans are ready to trust colleges that show up. PRINCETON, N.J. (May 6, 2026) — As college presidents take to podiums across the country […]
Wyatt & Conversations Across Ages

Wyatt Nako is passionate about having productive conversations about the toughest issues facing our country. On Georgetown’s campus, he helps lead an initiative that brings students together across differences—and through C&S’s Our Voices Summit, he expanded that work across generations as well. “Being able to talk to people of different generations has been very eye-opening […]
The Civic Generation Podcast: Is Gen Z the New Gen X?

Is Gen Z coming of age in unprecedented uncertainty — or have we been here before? In the premiere episode of The Civic Generation, 19-year-old engineering student Samantha Sandhaus and civic leader Stefanie Sanford, who came of age in the 1970s, compare notes on economic anxiety, political division, and the future of American democracy. Instead […]