The Washington Center for Improving Undergraduate Education at The Evergreen State College

The Washington Center for Improving Undergraduate Education was founded as a public service center of The Evergreen State College in 1985 with a commitment to supporting historically underrepresented students in higher education. The Washington Center serves as a resource for faculty, staff, and administration at community and technical colleges, colleges, and universities across the United States through its monthly newsletter, virtual workshops, consulting services, and national institutes.

We are for the academic success of all students. Ultimately, the measures of our success are improvements in students’ persistence, achievement, and graduation rates—particularly students who are the first in their families to go to college and those from groups historically under‐served in higher education. As a high impact strategy, learning communities offer a powerful learning environment for students at key points in their educational pathways, and implementing successful learning community programs in an intentional way helps to build institutional capacity for transformation.