Which Colleges/Uni's are the Most Conservative/Liberal ?

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<p>I don’t think a good teacher minds a lively class discussion, particularly because even experts in their field clearly don’t have all the answers. In fact, it is precisely because a researcher knows better than anyone how complicated the issues are, that those are the classes where you <em>should</em> expect the livliest discussions. </p>

<p>But, judging from the hoary stories I read about supposed bullying in class, it always seems to involve someone who enrolls in an elective they should have known before hand would involve a stance or a core belief they would disagree with. Classic examples are anything to do with gender or race or sometimes even the environment. If you walk into a Gary Yohe economics class at Wesleyan and start questioning the premise that human beings have had a significant effect on global climate change, it might make for an interesting discusson the first time you do it. But, if done repeatedly, I would say, that it <em>could</em> begin to border on class disruption. I’m not saying it is in all cases, but, it is sort of in the eye of the beholder.</p>

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<p>Johnwesley, point taken. And, we all have ratemyprof sites to review these days. Really no different than In The Real World. I have no problem with clearly stated or clearly knowable prejudices that will affect a classroom experience. What is harder to ferret out is these same prejudices when they are institutionalized and presented under a flag of ‘tolerance’. Those are the secret closets into which I’m trying to gain a glance.</p>

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<p>Beebee859… is this some kind of joke? Have fun sending your child to some low regarded university just because of your extremely high level of ignorance. If that is your way of thinking towards liberals… then I’d have to argue that the “root of ALL evil in this country” is based on people that regard others that way and are unwilling to work together to fix the current issues facing the country. I hope one day you come to your senses and grow up. Narrow minded people like YOU are the “root off ALL evil”.</p>

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<p>Why bring up a post that hasn’t been touched for months to respond to a person that hasn’t been on for years?</p>