• Who We Are
    • History
    • DC Region: Economic Impact of Higher Education
    • Staff
    • Membership
    • Governance
    • Committees and Working Groups
    • News and Updates
  • Programs and Initiatives
    • 120 Initiative to Reduce Gun Violence
    • Affordable Housing
    • Campus Safety
    • College Access (Reach4Success)
    • Consortium Research Fellows Program
    • Cross Registration
    • Federal Workforce: Resources for Displaced Employees
    • Government and Community Relations
    • Potomac Conference Series: Regional Resiliency
    • Regional College Hunger Conference
  • Support and Partnerships
    • Preferred Partners

Who We Are

The Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area (the Consortium) was founded to foster collaboration for higher education across the National Capital Region. Over the past ninety years the Consortium evolved into a powerful unifying voice for our members locally, regionally, and nationally, and a force for access and equitable economic and workforce development.

The Consortium encompasses a broad portfolio of programs and initiatives, developing projects to enhance private/public partnerships while leveraging the reputation and talent of our diverse members and their location in the world’s greatest college town.

History

The Consortium traces its roots to the 1930s, when leaders of universities in Washington, DC initiated new academic collaborations.

  • Who We Are
  • Programs and Initiatives
  • Academic Collaborations
  • Support and Partnerships
  • News and Updates