Posted on 12/16/2005 9:36:15 AM PST by SirLinksalot
Group names top 10 conservative colleges
Schools said to shun curricula favored by 'liberal academia'
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© 2005 WorldNetDaily.com
A noted conservative organization has released a list of the top 10 colleges and universities it says espouse like-minded social and political beliefs.
"Each year, hundreds of thousands of students begin their college search. Admission guides, seminars, advice from friends and help from advisers all offer different perspectives. Presented with so many options, confusion often clouds this important decision-making process," says the Young America's Foundation, a Virginia-based group that promotes "traditional values" to the nation's young adults.
"Many conservative students seek alternatives in higher education, but they may not be fully aware of institutions that fit these criteria," says the organization.
According to YAF, the schools offering the best conservative experience are:
Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Mich.
Grove City College in Grove City, Pa.
Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio
Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Ind.
Thomas Aquinas College in Santa Paula, Calif.
Harding University in Searcy, Ark.
College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, Mo.
Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va.
Patrick Henry College in Purcellville, Va.
Christendom College in Front Royal, Va. Colleges deserving of an "honorable mention" include Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah; St. Vincent College in Latrobe, Pa.; Thomas More College in Crestview Hills, Ky.; Regent University in Virginia Beach, Va.; and King's College in New York City.
"To be selected, a college must proclaim, through its mission and programs, an active dedication to maintaining and strengthening the conservative values of its students," YAF says.
"The listed colleges offer an alternative to the liberal status quo, because they allow and encourage conservative students to explore conservative ideas and authors," said the group.
The selected schools "offer coursework and scholarship in conservative thought and emphasize principles of smaller government, strong national defense, free enterprise and traditional values."
Furthermore, the group said, "they avoid trends in academe by continuing to study Western Civilization instead of straying toward the study of Marxism, feminism, sexuality, postmodernism and other modern distractions that do not give students a complete understanding of our country, our culture, and its founding principles."
By comparison, the Princeton Review has identified the 10 most politically liberal colleges and universities. They are:
Mills College in Oakland, Calif.
Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y.
New College of Florida in Sarasota, Fla.
Hampshire College in Amherst, Mass.
Warren Wilson College in Asheville, North Carolina
Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, N.Y.
Pitzer College in Claremont, Calif.
Reed College in Portland, Ore.
Marlboro College in Marlboro, Vt.
Earlham College in Richmond, Ind.
The Review says "students at these 10 schools wear their mantles of liberalism with pride." According to its "annual survey of college students, students at these schools can never veer too far left of mainstream."
Students at Bard College, the Review noted in one example, said they were "more concerned with the terrorism for which our government is responsible than the terrorism that targets the United States."
What about my Alma Mater, Michigan, in the People's Republic of Ann Arbor?
I don't always agree with Jerry Falwell, but I grew up near Lynchburg, and watching what he's done with Liberty University is pretty remarkable. Zero to 10,000+ students in 35 years (founded in 1971) and some pretty solid academic programs to boot.
}:-)4
What? No College of St. Thomas More? The liberals of this student population are the ones who...wait a sec. I don't know any liberals on campus!
Of course, YAF could have been looking for colleges with a student body of over fifty students.
And yes, it is accredited.
CampusWatch ping.
I would have thought BYU would make the Top 10. But Top-15 isn't bad.
Or mine, the University of Akron??
/sarcasm
Fear the Roo! *snicker*
I am astonished that Evergreen State College (alma mater of Roadkill Corrie) didn't make the Top 10 list of liberal schools. The thought that there are at least ten schools that are MORE liberal that ESC boggles the mind.
Probably because not enough people know where Houghton is.
I had a former friend who went to Warren Wilson College, she left a middle of the road meat eating all-American girl, she returned a vegan, radical leftest, who could not stop lecturing about the evils of America. That is why she is a former friend.
Just an FYI,
Indiana Wesleyan has also developed really good on-line degree programs.
It was rumored that Earlham College offered a degree in casual frisbee tossing.
Listed under "honorable mention."
Haha, hey! How come we're not on the list? ;)
Things sure have changed in 25+ years.............I had seriously considered attending there.
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