I’m not sure I would characterize open exchange of views (Voltaire etc.) as a description of “non-PC” which is literally what the OP said in his question.
As someone else mentioned upthread, people sometimes say “non-PC” in a kind of frustration at giving up unearned privilege of carelessly using language that denigrates others.
And there is a very common misconception that liberal discourse that results from diversity at elite universities, is somehow instead caused by students forcing their views on others.
Perhaps it would be best for us both to watch our presumptions and the biases we bring to this discussion then. I’m not sure how common the misconception you claim is,nor would I ever presume the OP’s meaning other than what is exactly expressed in the text, as I know nothing about the OP. Nor do you, I assume.
^the misconception above is quite common, which is why OO needed to specify.
OP did precise in #16 and someone suggested Furman.
Darmouth, Columbia, Williams may work?
The idea that most schools do not allow debate or discussion on opposing views is silly. If you want “not politically correct” as in a largely single-minded population, considers some of the strongly religious schools (Liberty, Oral Roberts, Bob Jones) or a school like Hillsdale. Or perhaps the service academies. Most other college campuses will allow appropriate and respectful discussions and encourage critical thinking.
Most flagships work. For Ivy-level, UVA and UMIch would be good beside those above.
If you want a concentration of just one opinion and one-sided discussions, avoid politically active campuses:
Among top schools, avoid Oberlin, Smith, Occidental, Wesleyan, UT Austin, UCB, Patrick Henry, Liberty, Hillsdale, Wheaton IL, Biola, Baylor, TAMU.
Most campuses, regardless, will allow for the respectful discussion of ideas in the classroom. In dorm and cafeteria discussions you’ll encounter less diversity of view at the schools listed above, but all in all don’t believe the media about people’s voice being silenced.
Are you looking for alt-right schools that ‘are openly willing to criticize Black power movements’ or schools that have a diverse set of views? Because, based on the terms you are using, it sounds like you are looking for schools that directly oppose establishment views. In that case I can think of no such schools that are in the top 40. However, I can guarantee you that at all the top schools you will find a diverse set of students and teachers who will represent disparate ideologies. As you probably know, most of the top schools take diversity into account when admitting students. It will simply be your responsibility to find them. Nobody will bother you as long as you are not demonstrating and openly espousing some really radical stuff (racism, sexism, etc…).
I’d encourage you to look at the clubs and organizations that a particular college is offering as that’s usually a decent indicator of what you’re asking for.
I mean, you won’t find the “Non-PC Club” but if a campus has healthy Republican, Democratic, Libertarian, etc… clubs, it would stand to reason that the general populace is open for civil discussion(with some fringe exceptions, as with every location.)
In the Facebook group of a LAC I once applied to, an incoming student asked “Is there a libertarian club on campus?” Sure enough, she was met with extremely condescending remarks and assumptions from current students about her character.[“Boy, how about that USPS huh? Public service for free! Imagine if capitalism had blah blah”]
On the same token, some other current students also came to her defense.
Gettysburg and Lehigh might be of interest to you.
I agree with @MYOS1634 that state flagships are worth investigating - they are large enough to have a wide variety of students of diverse views, economic circumstances, etc.
@Anonymous11P: Liberal Arts colleges don’t have this name because they’re politically liberal, but because of the seven traditional subjects worth knowing, in opposition to “servile arts” and “beautiful arts”; they structured learning at the time universities were established in Medieval Europe from which our institutions of higher learning are derived.
I don’t think the best universities are known for their diversity of viewpoints, if by best you mean HYPMS. Larry Summers, who served in two democratic administrations, got ran out of Harvard for deviating slightly from the liberal consensus.
@KobeJordan2423 , I don’t think OP mentioned anything about wanting an “alt-right school”. It was a fairly simple question, but unneccesary assumptions are being drawn from it:
Doesn’t want a college that flays him/her for having opposing views that the vocal majority have
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must be against liberal ideas and therefore is most likely alt-right(and whatever package of presumptions that comes with)
@AGoodFloridian It’s important to know why OP wants a school with a diverse set of ideas. If it’s because they have alt-right views and openly want to espouse them (I have never heard someone who was not self-described ‘alt-right’ use that term - politically incorrect) then they are going to have a hard time at most schools. If they truly want a diverse school then pretty much any top school will be sufficient. I don’t think it is much of an assumption when the example they used is ‘are openly willing to criticize Black power movements’. It’s just the way schools are; a person really far left is going to be tolerated more than a person really far right. This post is more about the OP than the subject.
You guys are taking my words out of context. I am looking for a top intellectual school with opinions on both sides of the political spectrum, professors with various viewpoints and guest speakers from all walks of life. Essentially, I want my college experience to be like the age of enlightenment.
@KobeJordan2423 I like how you feel the need to speak on behalf of others. I openly despise the alt right and used the black power movement as an example. One of my good friends had to transfer out of a top LAC because they criticized black lives matter. I don’t want that to happen to me. Please don’t make generalizations based off of two sentences.
@roethlisburger if by “deviate slightly from liberal consensus” you mean, clearly express that he thought women were less suited to STEM than men, then I guess that’s correct.
