"Most Liberal Colleges" listed... But,.. why?

[quintessentone]

I thought that maybe I should offer up this thread for discussion elsewhere... within the "political" world of Deny Politics... but I'm strictly interested in another question...

Why list "Liberal Colleges" in the first place?  Are they not institutions of higher learning...
or are they actually activist indoctrination camps?

I mean... this is clearly Press-Release journalism with prominent entries like:
[Edit to add: I get the distinct impression that this is an example of an AI-assisted work.]

Clearly it's a "virtue" listing...
10 Most Liberal Colleges Prioritizing Community and Experience

    American University, Washington, D.C.
    Hampshire College, Massachusetts
    Sarah Lawrence College, New York
    Oberlin College, Ohio
    Mount Holyoke College, Massachusetts
    Bennington College, Vermont
    Bard College, New York
    Brown University, Rhode Island
    University of California, Berkeley, California
    Boston University, Massachusetts

Are they actually advertising they focus on something other than being a good doctor, lawyer, businessman, or other 'social currency?'

I really don't get it.

Why would any other university or college stand to be excluded from caring about those things... but offering a solid education instead? ... Oh yeah.... they don't do that, do they?

It's more than caring about your community and other issues labelled as liberal, but on closer examination many of the so called things that are mentioned can't be relegated to just one categorization.

"Liberal universities like Brown (ranked #9 of all universities in academic performance) foster critical thinking, experiential learning, and a sense of responsibility to one's community"

I like the fact that these types of universities have progressive learning where not only are the studies interdisciplinary but student-directed or student-inspired.

I welcome an out-of-the-box approach to higher learning.

[DontTreadOnMe]

America is different.

I mean, who attends a university based on whichever political side of the aisle they happen to lean or represent? 

Here in the UK, politics just doesn't map onto universities in quite the same way.

Generally, people choose based on the establishment's reputation, prestige, and the course, not political alignment.

That's all well and good as long as the teachers aren't all gung-ho on DEI, etc.
Don't forget, many teachers learn about all this woke crap in university classes.

It used to be the institution's reputation and prestige.   Harvard's not the school it used to be.

[RichardHurt]

That's all well and good as long as the teachers aren't all gung-ho on DEI, etc.
Don't forget, many teachers learn about all this woke crap in university classes.

It used to be the institution's reputation and prestige.   Harvard's not the school it used to be.

I will most likely regret this....
What in your opinion is DEI exactly?

God help me...

[RichardHurt]

I have no problem engaging in debate but don't DTOM me as the saying goes.

[RichardHurt]

I would truly love to hear and come to a full understanding of your belief structure.
We can have a PM on this if it is something that would or could interrupt funding.

[RichardHurt]

I would truly love to hear and come to a full understanding of your belief structure.
We can have a PM on this if it is something that would or could interrupt funding.

A wise choice would be to answer. Ban me or not, I will always be here. 
But the funding can be secured.
I do find it funny odd that my questions are seemingly unanswered even though the site owners are very much hungry.

[RichardHurt]

That's all well and good as long as the teachers aren't all gung-ho on DEI, etc.
Don't forget, many teachers learn about all this woke crap in university classes.

It used to be the institution's reputation and prestige.   Harvard's not the school it used to be.

all good bro
I understand you hesitant

[ANNEE]

Why list "Liberal Colleges" in the first place?  Are they not institutions of higher learning...
or are they actually activist indoctrination camps?

Kinda depends on what one considers the meaning of Liberal to mean.

If you already consider yourself to be of Liberal thinking -- how can you be indoctrinated?

How is this different than those who consider themselves Christian and choose to go to a designated  Christian college?

[BeTheGoddess]

Kinda depends on what one considers the meaning of Liberal to mean.

If you already consider yourself to be of Liberal thinking -- how can you be indoctrinated?

How is this different than those who consider themselves Christian and choose to go to a designated  Christian college?

I worked at a Catholic institution even tho Im not one of them. It was weird on so many levels, nuns in  corpex meetings...

[Halfswede]

An interesting statistic that hasn't really been brought up in this is that fact that across the board faculty identifies as liberal at about 2 to 1 conservative. It's higher obviously in liberal uni, but that leaves very little left for conservatives to get a "balanced" perspective. Many state systems are 90/10  Left-right. The studies are all over the place in how they break it down, but 2:1 is a very conservative consensus. With the left-right actual population pretty well even here in the US, it makes it difficult to get a fair and balanced education without indoctrination. It starts the day you arrive with pamphlets and condoms encouraging and spouting  every sort of nonsense even in basic 'vanilla' state colleges.