Here’s a way for students and parents to size up potential colleges using a metric not found in most guide books: Which institutions have the best relationships, fiscal and otherwise, with the communities in which they reside?

Dr. Evan S. Dobelle, the president of Westfield State College in Massachusetts has compiled just such a list, highlighting the good works of 25 colleges, which he released today. (He calls them “Saviors of Our Cities.”) His top five? …

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