Evergreen State College

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higher education institution public liberal arts college

Evergreen State College is a public liberal arts college in Olympia, Washington, known for its interdisciplinary curriculum, narrative evaluations, and progressive educational philosophy.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
The Evergreen State College	13
Evergreen State College canonical	4
Evergreen State College Olympia campus	1
The Evergreen State College athletics	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T307025 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Evergreen State College
Context triple: [Puget Sound region, hasUniversity, Evergreen State College]

A. Washington State University
Washington State University is a public land-grant research university in Pullman, Washington, known for its strong programs in agriculture, engineering, and veterinary medicine and its Cougars athletic teams.
B. Seattle University
Seattle University is a private Jesuit Catholic university located in Seattle, Washington, known for its liberal arts, professional programs, and urban campus.
C. Oregon State University
Oregon State University is a public research university in Corvallis, Oregon, known for its strong programs in engineering, forestry, and agricultural sciences.
D. University of Puget Sound
The University of Puget Sound is a private liberal arts college in Tacoma, Washington, known for its rigorous undergraduate programs and scenic Pacific Northwest campus.
E. Western Oregon University
Western Oregon University is a public university in Monmouth, Oregon, known for its programs in education, liberal arts, and the social sciences.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Evergreen State College
Target entity description: Evergreen State College is a public liberal arts college in Olympia, Washington, known for its interdisciplinary curriculum, narrative evaluations, and progressive educational philosophy.

A. Washington State University
Washington State University is a public land-grant research university in Pullman, Washington, known for its strong programs in agriculture, engineering, and veterinary medicine and its Cougars athletic teams.
B. Seattle University
Seattle University is a private Jesuit Catholic university located in Seattle, Washington, known for its liberal arts, professional programs, and urban campus.
C. Oregon State University
Oregon State University is a public research university in Corvallis, Oregon, known for its strong programs in engineering, forestry, and agricultural sciences.
D. University of Puget Sound
The University of Puget Sound is a private liberal arts college in Tacoma, Washington, known for its rigorous undergraduate programs and scenic Pacific Northwest campus.
E. Western Oregon University
Western Oregon University is a public university in Monmouth, Oregon, known for its programs in education, liberal arts, and the social sciences.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	higher education institution ⓘ public liberal arts college ⓘ
academicStructure	no traditional academic departments ⓘ team-taught programs ⓘ
accreditation	Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities ⓘ
assessmentMethod	narrative evaluations ⓘ
athleticsAffiliation	NAIA ⓘ
athleticsConference	Cascade Collegiate Conference ⓘ
campusSetting	suburban ⓘ
campusType	public ⓘ
colors	green ⓘ white ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
curriculumFeature	interdisciplinary programs ⓘ
educationalPhilosophy	progressive ⓘ
emphasizes	collaborative learning ⓘ interdisciplinary study ⓘ student-centered learning ⓘ
founded	1967 ⓘ
fundingType	publicly funded ⓘ
governance	public ⓘ
governingBoard	Board of Trustees of The Evergreen State College ⓘ
governingBody	Washington State Legislature ⓘ
gradingSystem	primarily narrative evaluations instead of letter grades ⓘ
hasCampus	Evergreen State College self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Evergreen State College Olympia campus
hasWebsite	https://www.evergreen.edu/ ⓘ
knownFor	alternative assessment methods ⓘ flexible curriculum ⓘ progressive educational practices ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Olympia ⓘ surface form: Olympia, Washington Thurston County, Washington ⓘ Washington ⓘ surface form: Washington (state)
mascot	Speedy the Geoduck ⓘ
motto	Omnia Extares ⓘ
mottoEnglish	Let it all hang out ⓘ
mottoLanguage	Latin ⓘ
nickname	The Geoducks ⓘ
offers	Bachelor of Arts ⓘ Bachelor of Science ⓘ Master in Teaching ⓘ Master of Environmental Studies ⓘ Master of Public Administration ⓘ graduate programs ⓘ undergraduate programs ⓘ
opened	1971 ⓘ
presidentTitle	President of The Evergreen State College ⓘ
stateSystem	public higher education system of Washington State ⓘ
typeOfInstitution	liberal arts college ⓘ

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