Ohhhhh.... Soumi French Toast....
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."
I wouldn't put MSU in the Conservative list
Ummm... MSU (Michigan State) is in East Lansing, Mich. The school in the People's Republic of Ann Arbor is University of Michigan...
Ahhh.... MTU. You guys are making me homesick, though I'm not a native yooper!
Great to meet some MTU alumni FReepers! MTU was a great school. I was out in '03. I had planned to stay there for my MSc, but funding was cut before I started. Now I'm going to school in AB, Canada. No need to discuss CND politics, for obvious reasons!! :-)
My sister just married one of my best friends from Tech. They both live in my old place near the Portage, downtown. I get a bit jealous to say the least.
More female eng. students would have been nice, but the materials eng wasn't terrible. Lots of girls at the U of A, however I can't manage to find any decent ones!!
I have some of my pics from Houghton on my profile if you guys are interested. What yr did you all graduate?
Yep, The Library is still there!
Stanford...when I met my wife she thought I was a communist.
The Library burned down (!) in '95, and was rebuilt at the same location as a brew-pub in '97. Since I graduated in '92, I don't know what the new place is like.
They have a web site, but without pictures: The Library Brew Pub
I'm a proud Pep Band Alum, too! Check out their website here!
Just curious - have you skied Mt. Bohemia? Is it worth making a trip up there if in the region if you're used to skiing Lake Tahoe and sometimes Colorado?
Bohemia has awesome terrain, even compared to 'out west'. If you get a lot of snow, it is great. The management there was a gong show to say the least, but if you make a trip back to the Keweenaw and can get up there I would.
Haven't tried the pasties at Suomi yet. Love their breakfasts, though!
"My niece, after spending 3 semesters at University of North Carolina - Greensboro shocked me at Thanksgiving with her calls for the DEATH of the President. Called himn a lair and a murderer."
Right then, someone should have slapped her snotty face, and her parents should have pulled her out of school.
Political opinions are one thing...but when someone shows that much vile disrespect, there should be consequences. At the very least, family members should have asked her to leave the table.
Wow! You must be so proud. I think that Patrick Henry aggressively pursues homeschoolers, and the student body includes a healthy percentage (if not a majority) of homeschoolers.
The SAT scores of their freshman class are level with those of the Ivy League. They've won debating contests against Oxford. All indications are that this is a top notch University.
I think they've focused on Law/Pre-Law, but I believe they're are expanding the School of Journalism, which can only be a good thing.
I think I drove though Houghton once. I remember the traffic signal.
I knew a Mich. Tech grad when I was in graduate school. One of
the saner people I met while I was in the mad house of higher education.
You're killing me. 6 more days & I'm there!
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