Some things you may not know about Hampshire College

I apologize on behalf of conservative academia (it does exist, but its rather small and quiet) for how my colleagues across the nation act. But this Hampshire College deal is ridiculous. If you didn't know, Hampshire removed the American flag from its campus. It shouldn't be a surprise, as Hampshire is located in ultra liberal Amherst, Massachusetts (a city that boasts five colleges!). The city itself flies the UN flag instead of the American flag at city hall.

So what about Hampshire?

Hampshire is by far the most liberal of the five colleges in Amherst. Think about it like this - the most conservative college in town is UMass, and they are left of Centenary.

They do not give grades. No A's, B's or F;s. They rely on narrative evaluations.

They produce lifelong students. They are in the top 30 nationally for students that go on to graduate school, and #1 for humanities Ph.Ds.

They allow students to select their own major. Most colleges have some sort of Interdisciplinary major. The college I work for allows students to combine a business degree with say, a computer science degree to become more marketable. But Hampshire is different. They truly allow students to select their own major.

Students have majored in frisbee golf, basketweaving and Quidich (the fictional sport from Harry Potter)

It is one of the few brick and mortar colleges that do not sponsor athletics at any level.

Despite being small, they have an extraordinary number of alumni in journalism, screenwriting, film and other media.

Tuition? Only $62,000, among the highest in the world.

They have 1410 students and an endowment of $40 million. They will not survive this.