I heard this from a friend...

FauxNom
Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:51:39 +0000

Thanks for the frank discussion of this question. My D, who is beginning the college search process, recently visited W&L and was really surprised by how much she liked the place. It seems that the college is really making an effort to move beyond the old stereotype, and that’s important to her. (She’s not a person of color, but she is liberal, vocal, northern, and not religious.) This comment from nefarious echoes something she said to me after the visit:

To be honest, I cannot see what would be better training for a young liberal than to defend themselves for four years on an overwhelmingly conservative campus.

She’s eager to explore outside the liberal bubble we live in. I’d love to hear from others who have experienced this type of challenging political climate as part of their college experience.