@ThankYouforHelp Amherst is more conservative (ever so barely) then SWAT or Wesleyan and a few other LAC’s, but OP wanted to know of places that foster debate rather than just knee-jerk activism. As a current student of Amherst, and a member of the College Republicans, I can tell you that no debate really happens on campus, for fear of “triggering” others or of being shut down.