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<p>That is a great change from what I experienced at Oberlin in the mid-late '90s. There was still some intolerance for those with centrist and conservative-learning political views when I was there and I heard it was more so in previous decades from older alums. One older alum from the '80s even posted in a publicly viewable FB thread that “conservatives were not welcomed” in her time there. </p>
<p>However, from what I’ve observed from more recent graduates of the last decade, they seem to have a much more “live and let live” attitude like you said. Ironically, that means many classmates from my time…including some friends would not have felt as home at Oberlin now as opposed to back in our day because they feel it is “less radical/activist” and some of them would even say “becoming too conservative”. In so doing, I found it interesting they’re repeating the same canards I’ve heard from older alums who felt the same way about the Oberlin of the mid-late '90s.</p>
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<p>At least there’s one thing that has remained constant among Obies over time. :)</p>
<p>Out of curiosity, do current Obies/recent graduates have a similar non-interest or even disdain for college rankings? Recalled a few letters to the alumni magazine a few years back criticizing the increasing concern/interest in Oberlin’s USNWR rankings as antithetical to Oberlin’s values as they interpreted it.</p>