We Need An ACCREDITED Libertarian University

[erowe1]

I think Grove City College and Hillsdale College are close to what the OP is talking about.

 

[r3volution 3.0]

I think Grove City College and Hillsdale College are close to what the OP is talking about.

I understand that their economics departments are pretty sound, what about history or other liberal arts that are usually tainted by socialism?

 

[Krugminator2]

George Mason probably qualifies right now. Their economics dept. and law school would qualify as very libertarian leaning. I had high school classmate who got an econ PHD from George Mason. They pretty much converted him to libertarianism. He teaches as Hillsdale now. Hillsdale is a very conservative across the board. I don't know I would call it libertarian though.


The one example where everything is libertarian start to finish that I have heard of is Universidad Francisco Marroquín. It is explicitly a libertarian university.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universidad_Francisco_Marroquín

 

[erowe1]

I understand that their economics departments are pretty sound, what about history or other liberal arts that are usually tainted by socialism?

I think where those schools would differ with libertarianism, even in those departments, would be more in right-wing positions rather than left.

 

[r3volution 3.0]

If there are existing, soundly libertarian schools, it would work just as well to further endow them so that they can eliminate tuition.

That's my main point; it's not so much about starting a new school as having a school (new or old) which is well enough endowed to be free.

...though being online helps a lot, as the endowment can be much much smaller.

 

[euphemia]

I think we already have one. Hillsdale College accepts no federal money at all and has a long history of teaching liberty principles. The Christophobes would have a problem with some of their curriculum, but there you go.

 

[erowe1]

When I say "degree" I mean degree from an accredited school.

I could print out a "degree" right now and grant it to myself, but if no schools, professional associations, etc, recognize it...?

As I said, the idea is to attract quality students, who would not otherwise be inclined to attend a libertarian school, by the offer of a degree (widely recognized, accredited, such as they would need to become doctors or lawyers or academics, etc), at no cost.

Not being accredited doesn't always mean that a school's degrees are not recognized.

I believe that Harvard is not accredited. Accreditations agencies need Harvard more than Harvard needs them.

 

[r3volution 3.0]

Not being accredited doesn't always mean that a school's degrees are not recognized.

I believe that Harvard is not accredited. Accreditations agencies need Harvard more than Harvard needs them.

That's definitely not the case, unless we're talking about some kind of legal technicality.

...i.e. they've been around for so long they're grandfathered in or something.

Let me BE BLUNT; if I have a billion dollars and start a medical/law school tomorrow, w/out accreditation, my students cannot practice legally.

 

[erowe1]

That's definitely not the case, unless we're talking about some kind of legal technicality.

Hmm. Looks like you're right. I apparently got taken in by an urban myth some time ago.

 

[r3volution 3.0]

Hmm. Looks like you're right. I apparently got taken in by an urban myth some time ago.

Well, now, my dear erowe, had you gone to an accredited university, you wouldn't have made such an elementary mistake, wut wut...

Of course, accreditation says nothing whatsoever about the quality of the education.

But it does matter a great deal in this regulated, be-guilded situation in which we find ourselves.

If we want more libertarian doctors and lawyers and professors, we have to mind this reality.

 

[timosman]

I think we already have one. Hillsdale College accepts no federal money at all and has a long history of teaching liberty principles. The Christophobes would have a problem with some of their curriculum, but there you go.

Christophobes Is Hugh Hewitt one of the faculty? I see him on the front page.