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"Washington College (Chestertown, MD) - The Center for Environment & Society fosters sustainability on campus through recycling, composting and more. Students are encouraged to sign a 'Green Pledge' to reduce their impact on the environment, and there's even a George Goes Green blog that touches on green tips, personal stories and other green topics."
— Washington College featured on national top-10 "Sustainable and Eco-Friendly College Programs" list at Green Student U., November 2008
"...a place of quiet refuge where young people go to sharpen their minds in an idyllic setting ... a beautiful place called Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland. It's on Maryland's Eastern Shore. It's a liberal arts college, academically impressive and expensive.... The word from Washington College in this season of economic gloom? So far, not so bad."
—Robert Siegel, host of National Public Radio's "All Things Considered," transcript of program that aired nationwide on December 12, 2008
"At Washington College in Chestertown Saturday, 100 young lacrosse players wrapped themselves in Under Armour for a 7-vs.-7 girls' lacrosse tournament. When the first teams took the field at 9 a.m., the temperature was 32 degrees. ...But hey ... what's a little cold weather when there's a chance to play lacrosse?"
—"Polar Bear Sports Keeping Kids Active," a feature on Washington College's winter sports program drawing high school athletes from throughout the state of Maryland, in The Washington Post, December 16, 2008
"My memory drifted back to my childhood during the civil rights era, when my stepfather had a position as an associate professor at Washington College in Chestertown on the Eastern Shore. Then, Maryland's Eastern Shore was no different from the Deep South."
—"The Heroes Who Paved Obama's Road," reminiscence by Stuart Chang Berman about the College as an oasis of forward-thinking tolerance in an earlier, turbulent time, in The Washington Post, January 10, 2009