What do they mean exactly when they say a university is conservative/liberal?

<p>modestmelody reminded me–</p>

<p>I <em>did</em> say the examples were extreme. However, I have no other example of a conservative viewpoint on what makes a conservative or liberal school to offer up. And to be fair, the places they called conservative were indeed just that-- places like Brigham Young, and Uchi for its stronger conservative side. And the places they called liberal were indeed mostly that-- like Middlebury. The reasons they gave <em>why</em> the liberal schools were bad were indeed silly-- to my views. I know <em>tons</em> of people who would buy/have bought this book with their children in mind-- I come from a more conservative town with a large mormon/conservative christian population. And they would agree with this book totally. So while the man is a political talking head…he is still listened to. </p>

<p>The left does have these people of course. No side is without the extremists.</p>