re: Its time for conservatives to abandon elite colleges

From what I’ve seen, the benefits of “prestigious” universities tends to be in networking rather than quality of education.


You can get a good education from many schools but, depending on what your long term ambitions are, certain schools set you up better than others.

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They arent. People just are addicted to rage bait and think every kid sent to a Northeastern school ends up brainwashed.

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I hate to admit it but you’re 100% right in this thread

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If you send children into situations where everything around them is setup to condition them to accept a specific worldview, the odds of them sustaining four years against that without anything to balance out that messaging is virtually nil.

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I don't know that they are nil, but they ain't good, and I've known several parents just like Roger who thought it couldn't happen to them, and it did.

Former Governor of Indiana writes -

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I was a red state governor. What I saw at Harvard surprised me.

By Eric Holcomb

Eric Holcomb, a Republican, was the governor of Indiana from 2017 to 2025.

In January, I completed two terms as governor of Indiana. This fall, I did what all red state Republicans do (right?): spent a semester teaching at Harvard University. As someone who believes that restoring our communities is among America’s greatest challenges, my goal was to see if the foundation of an open-minded, problem-solving community still existed in a place far removed from my own cultural comfort zone. It does.

Friends warned me that a den of woke lions would maul me or try to turn me into one of them. Neither happened. I suffered no grievous insults, surrendered none of my conservative principles and witnessed no disruptive behavior on a quiet campus. Contrary to my side’s worst fears, I found students from a wide range of circumstances. Harvard’s freshmen hail from all 50 states; one in five is a first-generation college student; half pay no tuition thanks to Harvard’s endowment; and 16 percent are military veterans. The students in my “Leading Through Divisive Times” seminar shared their broad views while listening respectfully to mine and others. My fellow faculty experienced the same.

I found a community that didn’t always agree but could still talk with each other and work together toward the greater good, which in Harvard’s case includes education, discovery and the development of ideas and technologies.

To dismiss my experience, today’s online denizens at both ends of the political horseshoe will probably come to the same conclusion: “He must be a centrist squish aligned with Harvard’s elite orthodoxy.” I have long been, and remain, a low-tax fiscal conservative and supporter of free markets; highly skeptical of hyper regulation, social engineering and culture-war fads; a peace-through-strength U.S. Navy veteran; pro-life, pro-liberty and pro-faith. That’s not the elite profile of late.

Yes, Harvard offers courses that deconstruct the Western canon. It also features classes such as “Using Markets to Solve Social Problems” and “Central Challenges of American National Security,” taught by nonpartisan thinkers. Yes, you may still find the intellectual underpinnings of Harvard’s embarrassing anti-Israel encampments in some clubs and faculty lounges. You will also find a new president, an observant Jew, who is making sure that similar disruptions of campus life and blatant antisemitism do not reappear, even as serious conservative speakers show up again.

Rest at the link

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Its time for conservatives to abandon elite colleges

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This is an absolutely stupid take. If conservatives want to influence mainstream culture they 100% have to be in these institutions and be vocal about their beliefs within these institutions.
Burying your head in the sand and hiding away at Oral Roberts isn't going help any conservative cause.

Just don't be white and you will be alright.

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I dont know where my granddaughter will end up

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Judging by her grandfather she will end up a tranny with a cat.

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So only the best colleges and universities are the bad ones, ok.

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They are not the best; they are the most selective. But once selected, their students get a mixed bag of carcinogenic indoctrination and exposure to some of the most brilliant professors in the world. Plus, the academic bar is set very low for the DEQ students sake.

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My granddaughter has solid values

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You have two high school seniors in your house, one of which is your granddaughter?

You have a daughter and granddaughter the same age?

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brown is a private university

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It’s private university like an NGO is a private company. They probably take in far less money in tuition than they do in grants and government contracts. And grants will be larger than contracts.