Linking below a recent campus newspaper article re Dartmouth and shifting politics of student body over time for those that may have an interest
A History of Changing Views: Tracking Campus Politics - The Dartmouth.
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Well, liberal to me are all CA schools, Berkeley, NYU, etcā¦
I have no idea what Niche considers to be liberal.
Rhodes is used to be a religious school (not anymore) and it is in the South.
So at least professors are old-schooled more like classical education than progressive. Are there progressive kids on campus? Sure, there are someā¦
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And some faculty apparently as the event was cancelled but she remains the campus chaplain.
OMG. Sounds terribleā¦ We were in the same boat. My DD tried to not discuss politics with anybody in HS. Marching from school was a regular event (DD never participated). Marching around the school during school hours was 100% supported by teachers (I felt sick that kids were indoctrinated and there was 0 option about discussing anything or questioning anything. There was only one side rightā¦) I am with you 100%. That is why I wanted kids to go OOS. 2 went south, and do not deal with politics nowā¦ One is enjoying her ballroom dancing and friends at GaTech, and another having a blast at Rhodes.
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But this lady is amazing. She helped DD in several cases tremendously and she is loved by everyone on campus. Yes she maybe āprogressiveā for chaplain, but she is also supportive of religious kids.
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I am not judging her at all.
Just countering the assertion above that the faculty at Rhodes can be described as āold schooledā.
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I do not consider her faculty. She is chaplain. She supports students; truly support no matter of their beliefs. Her āpresentationsā are not part of the foundation curriculum, not mandatory, and are not for grades. I think she just overstepped boundaries and learned her lesson. She is a great asset for students, and I hope that she will stay.
She is the one to whom all kids run for all troubles. The whole campus! If you speak with RA or counselor about any troubles - they have to report it to the administrationā¦ If you speak to a chaplain, she helps you to address your issues without reporting you to school. And she does it great. I do not care about her beliefs or her presentations. If students feel that she is good at her job supporting them, she is golden to me.
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If users want to have a conversation with each other about the changing face of college campuses, the chaplain at XYZ College, or any other ot discussion, Iād encourage them to take it to PM, and allow posts to focus on the OPās question.
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May I ask ā¦ when you say RAs and counselors report troubles to the administration, what sort of troubles?
I think itās great when students have a trusted adult to support them. I would hope the RAs would be able to provide support as well, but it sounds like there is a reporting system that makes that difficult?
That can be anythingā¦
Conflict with a roommate for whatever reason, financial issues, health issues, roommate brings boyfriends/girlfriend, roommate brings alcohol or drugsā¦ A student can have psychological issues, religious differences and views, political issues, academic issues, or conflicts with a professor. Just think about itā¦
But the chaplain due to her role is not disclosing anything to anybody. She just advises on how to approach studentās problemsā¦
I sent you a message ā¦.
I scan-read as best as I could, and I donāt think I saw these mentioned. Apologies if there is redundancy:
- Colgate
- Bucknell
- Tulane
- Lehigh
- Lafayette
And I would second these suggestions:
- Notre Dame
- BC
- Wake
- Furman
- Wofford
- SMU
- CMC
- W&L
- Gettysburg
- Rhodes
- Sewanee
To me, there are two main axes of conservatism/liberalism in the US for domestic policy: social and economic. Most kids at these schools likely are not socially conservativeā¦ but a fair number, a strong minority if not a majority, are economically conservative or center-right moderates.
Obviously the Christian schools mentioned, like Hillsdale and Wheaton, would be socially conservative too, but then you are adding a strong religious ethos to the mix.
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