Liberty loving colleges (do they exist)

[pochy1776]

Here is what i came up with

Columbia University
Pros: home of Block and other Libertarians in Doctoral department, Ivy-League
Cons: Really progressive, Typical, Mainstream, Will die if low tolerance for stupidity, Rights groups, Righteous Black, Gay, socialist People.

George Mason University
Pros: Liberty-minded non austrian economics department, Able to make you "legitimate", Libertarian factions in there, Mainstream
Cons: Liberal, Mainstream, Like most colleges, Public, Typical progressive kids, Group rights groups (LBGT, Minorities, Income.)

Grove City College
Pros: Austrian economic department head, Conservative political values, Liberty loving, HIGH moral standards (not lots of sex, and STDs)
Cons: Christian (i am an atheist), mandatory church attendance, not mainstream

Hillsdale College
Pros: AWESOME American history department, Austrian Economics, High Moral standards, Actual College, Lack of Progressivism
Cons: Core Curriculam (really sucky, i dont want to learn core stuff, i am a pre med person), "Intelligent" Piety AKA Christian stupidity dressed up in pseudo-intellectualism (right wing christians are an oxymoron), Stuffy NEOconservative kids who think their all that (probably want sex), NeoCons, Not mainstream.

[Keith and stuff]

No, they do not. However, many, many colleges have at least 1 pro-liberty faculty member. 100s of colleges have a YAL, SFL and/or College Libertarians chapter :)

[pochy1776]

Really? So, Only Columbia. I've seen premeds do english. And they think they give a shit. I love Columbia, just not the stupid people. And yes, i hate science PhD students. Hillsdale is too neocon and prude. Grove City too christian and i am a fucking atheist. So GMU.

[Occam's Banana]

Columbia University
Pros: home of Block and other Libertarians in Doctoral department, Ivy-League

Block as in "Walter Block"?

Walter Block received his Ph.D. in economics from Columbia, but he's not on faculty there.

He teaches at Loyola University in New Orleans.

Or are you referring to some other Block?

[AGRP]

Community colleges don't seem as elitist and are more accepting than state schools. Its probably because they lack a lot of the discriminatory standards you see at the 4 years. Clemson? Mises is based there right?

[Keith and stuff]

Block as in "Walter Block"?

Walter Block received his Ph.D. in economics from Columbia, but he's not on faculty there.

He teaches at Loyola University in New Orleans.

Or are you referring to some other Block?

Dartmouth is known as the most conservative Ive League college. However, it isn't conservative or libertarian.

[Occam's Banana]

Clemson? Mises is based there right?

Nope. LvMI is based in Auburn (and it doesn't have any official relationship with Auburn University).

[Keith and stuff]

Community colleges don't seem as elitist and are more accepting than state schools. Its probably because they lack a lot of the discriminatory standards you see at the 4 years. Clemson? Mises is based there right?

No. Auburn in Auburn.

[emazur]

Here's one I'll bet you guys never heard of (I only learned of it 2 months ago):
Universidad Francisco Marroquín
https://www.ufm.edu/index.php/Portal

How many other colleges in the world have a quote by Von Mises prominently displayed on their front page?
http://i.imgur.com/zGqhz.png

Potential downsides:
- located in Guatemala
- Need to speak Spanish?

But for an English interview with some people who work there, check this out:
http://www1.radiofreemarket.com/2012/07/30/educating-for-liberty-in-latin-america-the-story-of-universidad-francisco-marroquin/

Please join us for a fascinating interview with Giancarlo Ibarguen and Dane Starbuck to learn about Universidad Francisco Marroquín in Guatemala, the only university in the world dedicated to spreading the ideas of Liberty and Reality Economics.

What does an entire university education centered around the ideas of liberty and free-market prosperity look like?

We will talk about how UFM is fulfilling its missionof spreading its ideals by not only training future economic and business leaders, but also doctors, lawyers, dentist, architects, and psychologists – leaders who, thanks to UFM, will continue to promote and shape the ideas of liberty in Latin America and beyond.

edit: more info https://www.ufm.edu/index.php/At_a_Glance


Characteristics
Founded in 1971. Private, secular, coeducational, nonresidential, nonprofit.

Language of instruction
Spanish. Knowledge of English is required of all students at the licenciatura level (acceptable TOEFL score is a degree requirement). Students at this level are expected to be able to handle reading assignments and lectures in English. Many key texts used at the University are available only in English and this is often the language of instruction in seminars, courses and lectures given by visiting professors.

Residence
In Latin America, university tradition does not include on-campus residence. UFM, like all Guatemalan universities, has no dormitories either on- or off-campus. Foreign students on their own in Guatemala usually take room and board in a guest house or, if finances allow, rent a small apartment. While tuition is low compared to the U.S., rents can be high, especially near UFM's campus. Bus service, though less-than-fancy, is reliable. Around 25% of UFM's student body attending the main campus has a car. Most of the rest come with friends who do, or by bus.

[BamaAla]

Nope. LvMI is based in Auburn (and it doesn't have any official relationship with Auburn University).

Thank God for that part; otherwise, I wouldn't be able to take them seriously...

Most colleges and universities have good and bad. There was a semester when I had 3 classes back to back to back and my professors political leanings went committed socialist, neoconservative, and real deal Ron Paul Republican respectively. There were a few of our guys at UA; one was even a guest on Judge Naps old show.

[VoluntaryAmerican]

Here is what i came up with

Columbia University
Pros: home of Block and other Libertarians in Doctoral department, Ivy-League
Cons: Really progressive, Typical, Mainstream, Will die if low tolerance for stupidity, Rights groups, Righteous Black, Gay, socialist People.

George Mason University
Pros: Liberty-minded non austrian economics department, Able to make you "legitimate", Libertarian factions in there, Mainstream
Cons: Liberal, Mainstream, Like most colleges, Public, Typical progressive kids, Group rights groups (LBGT, Minorities, Income.)

Grove City College
Pros: Austrian economic department head, Conservative political values, Liberty loving, HIGH moral standards (not lots of sex, and STDs)
Cons: Christian (i am an atheist), mandatory church attendance, not mainstream

Hillsdale College
Pros: AWESOME American history department, Austrian Economics, High Moral standards, Actual College, Lack of Progressivism
Cons: Core Curriculam (really sucky, i dont want to learn core stuff, i am a pre med person), "Intelligent" Piety AKA Christian stupidity dressed up in pseudo-intellectualism (right wing christians are an oxymoron), Stuffy NEOconservative kids who think their all that (probably want sex), NeoCons, Not mainstream.

Well that's good to know. But which is best for your major, your career?

I'm from New Jersey, I currently attend Rowan University. State school, no Liberty groups on campus, big police force on and off campus. Why did I pick Rowan? It has the best Journalism program in the State and I'm a Journalism major.

I would suggest you do what's right for you, your major, and ultimately your career.

You can always start your own Liberty club on campus. That's what we're doing at Rowan right now.

[pochy1776]

Well, Columbia seems good but i don't have the grades. I am also only 15.

[VoluntaryAmerican]

Well, Columbia seems good but i don't have the grades. I am also only 15.

Cool. Do you know what you want to major in?

[AFPVet]

It's not so much the university as it is the faculty. I've had numerous liberty minded professors and the contrary within the same university. It all depends.

[heavenlyboy34]

This is an excellent question. I majored in fine arts, so I don't have any expertise in liberal arts schools. The folks at the Mises.org forums could help you better than I.

[pochy1776]

Cool. Do you know what you want to major in?

Probably Pre-Med. I love Modern Medicine. But, I am more of a Philosophy/History/English Guy.