<p>I’m sorry, I hate to extend a discussion that has clearly run out of it’s original steam, but I have a strong opinion about the question of conservative students feeling comfortable in college, any college. I think this is a serious question, and it goes to the heart of what college is for. It’s worrisome to me since I believe college is for questioning beliefs of every kind, for forming educated opinions, and growing into a broad but also personal and unique world view. If you agree with that, then you’ll agree that we can’t proscribe our kids’ college education, wherever and however it’s taking place. We as parents have some leeway in paying for & choosing a college, obviously, but once that decision is done, the faculty of that school are in charge. It’s called “academic freedom” and ought to be supported generally, and wholeheartedly by libertarians in particular. Any college/university worth its salt will do it’s best by students coming from any background. But faculty will teach what they believe - that’s really just the point, it’s what they do. So there are two options: Go to college, or don’t, get an education, or don’t. The choice is pretty simple. It’s very possible to get a degree with a closed mind, but it’s unfortunate, and a lot more difficult. Bottom-line, I very much doubt that, however much we may argue with our kids when they come home to visit, any student is being actually brainwashed in any particular school’s undergraduate curriculum.</p>