Colleges like UChicago

MrSamford2014
Thu, 04 May 2017 18:45:41 +0000

One indicator that a school encourages a love of learning for its own sake (and is not in thrall to the aggressive leftism that regards abstract negation of the given as a virtue in and of itself) is the presence of some sort of Humanities Core / Western Civ / Great Books option.

U Chicago and Columbia are distinguished by mandatory cores, and Yale and Princeton offer similar programs as electives.

Davidson has long offered a strong Humanities core, and the school also boasts a running-friendly rural location in a region where year-round outdoor training is not a problem. You should definitely include Davidson on your list.