Who declared this some sort of "core goal" of higher education? I don't remember that referendum coming up at any time... In fact, in an effort to make actual education the focus of the experience, many people go out of their way to avoid that nonsense.

Explain to me your concept in relation to, ahem, "traditionally black" colleges/universities and non-coed institutions, but somehow make the points such that they don't also apply to religion-associated higher education institutions...that is, if you can without torturing your logic too much...

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"Compassionate Conservatism"?!?! That is a stupid phrase. Conservatism is inherently compassionate. It is liberalism that is cruel for the sake of maintaining a constituency.