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columnist at the Washington Post’s Department of Data. previously WSJ, Boston Globe and Idaho Press-Tribune. andrewvandam.bsky.social threads.net/@andrewvandam
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America’s Largest Cities Over 250 Years, Mapped

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By Andrew Van Dam Verified
| NOTUS Verified
The United States is 250 years old. But you’ll struggle to find data going back that far — regrettably, not one of the Declaration of Independence’s 27 grievances regarded the lack of quality census data. So we took matters into our own hands, digging through modern Census data, beautifully archived older Census data and decades-old books to assemble a complete set of America’s 100 largest cities from the Revolution to today.
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Which College Majors Have the Best (and Worst) Career Paths?

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By Andrew Van Dam Verified
| NOTUS Verified
Welcome to the NOTUS data column brought you by local data nerd Andrew Van Dam. In each column, Andrew will dive into a new data mystery and haul you along for the ride. We’re open for business: Send in your queries now! Congratulations, new college graduates! We hope you are enjoying your summer. Our extensive data analysis shows the most common job for all of you will be … unemployment. But don’t panic yet. That’s always been true. It takes time to spin a thin résumé into a job offer.
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The hottest college major hit a wall. What happened?

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By Shira Ovide Verified, Andrew Van Dam Verified
| The Morning Sun Verified
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Shira Ovide and Andrew Van Dam THE WASHINGTON POST A lot of students took the advice to learn to code. Since the Great Recession left technology as a rare spot of optimism in American industry, computer science has been among the fastest-growing college majors in the country, according to indispensable degree data from the National Center for Education Statistics.
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