Baylor is a respected and ultra-conservative university in Waco, Texas. They are Baptist affiliated and require religious attendance (though at the church/synagogue/temple/mosque of your choice- it doesn’t have to be Baptist or even Christian) for faculty members.
Actually, for a non-accredited university they have some respected degrees, and are easily the most conservative university in the nation. Though they recently lifted their ban on interracial dating (due to the furor over Bush’s speech there, which of course… well, never mind, that’s a Pit Thread) male and female students are still strictly segregated, cannot ride together in cars unchaperoned, women must wear skirts or dresses, and oral sex must be approved by a majority vote of the board.
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Notre Dame is run by Holy Cross priests (CSC), not Jesuits (SJ).
Speaking from experience, it is pretty conservative, from a certain perspective. Campus life is active, but regulated. All the dorms are single sex, members of the opposite sex have to be out of the other sex’s dorms at midnight on weeknights, 2:00am on weekends. There is a student handbook, du Lac, that has a pretty defined set of expectations and guidelines for behavior. The gay/lesbian community is severely oppressed, and their student organization is continually denied acknowledgement from the administration.
On the other hand, alcohol is “permitted” in the dorms (you can’t legally transport it in, but once it’s in, it’s yours). The faculty has a strong social justice slant (which would tend towards a “liberal” religious theme). Fr. Hesburgh (former president) helped found the Peace Corps, Fr. Scully founded ACE and the Holy Cross Associates (post-grad volunteer programs). The Bengal Bouts (one of a handful of intramural boxing leagues in the United States) raises thousands of dollars each year for missions in Bangladesh.
It’s a very mixed bag.
Thank you for clearing that up. I must have been thinking of Boston College. BC is Jesuit and my question stands for anyone who went there.
Was he in Opus Dei? They’re the only catholic group I know of that still advocates this (and they’re alive and well, especially among the youth).
Fightin’ Texas Aggie, class of '92.
The student body is generally more conservative than even the faculty. The Administration is also conservative. That being said, though, the student conservativism does not extend to self-imposed prohibitions on drinking and carousing which are both highly regarded.
The Baylor bears are cute. I mean the actual bears, not the team. Never seen the team.
It’s conservative Catholic, which differs from conservative Protestantism in a number of ways. So I would agree that it is pretty conservative, depending on your viewpoint and what the OP is seeking.
I moved off campus after my first semester, so I don’t have a huge knowledge of on-campus life. Thank god. 
(Hey, Munch. I’m class of '95.)
What’s red-shirting?
Well, sort of. . . I remember reading about the lifting of the ban after Bush spoke there, but according to the article I read, they still required the students to have their parents’ written permission before dating someone of another race. That’s not much of an improvement, especially when you consider that a lot of parents who’d send their kids to Bob Jones are likely against interracial dating or marriage. On the other hand, maybe they’ve relaxed the rules even more since then.
I assume you’re talking about oral sex between married students or professors, right?
Yeah, but to Madonna?
In college a player in any sport can only play four years. As soon as they play in a game that means one year of eligibility is gone (can be appealled). Most colleges will “red-shirt” their football players. That means that in their freshman year they practice (traditionally in a red jersey) with the team but never play in a game. The next year they are “red-shirt freshmen” meaning sophmores in school but in their first year of eligibility. You also hear sports announcers mention that some players are “true freshmen” meaning they were good enough to play in their freshman year. Most of the time this is done because a lot of muscle can be put on between freshman and sophmore year, especially under the guidance of a division I strength and conditioning coach. Out of all Division I schools the only ones I know about that do not red-shirt are the service academies and Notre Dame.
Well, this is strictly from the viewpoint of a first-year student, but yeah, it’s not all that academic. I expected more emphasis on classes and less on outside activities.
Apparently Kenneth Starr was named dean of Pepperdine Law School (but I only know that because I looked it up).
N.B. Being redshirted doesn’t necessarily mean you don’t play a single game. Freshmen who play in two or three games and then suffer a season-ending injury, or simply aren’t needed on the active roster can be redshirted too. It just requires an appeal to the NCAA (formality).
Not really a formality as far as I remember. The only specific case I personally recall was one of our basketball players asking for his freshman eligbility back after a season ending injury. It was refused. I don’t recall how many games he played in that season. It was more than one or two but of course they play more basketball games a year.
Not to nitpick (OK yes I am) I did say the following:
I just didn’t want to get into that detail.
I agree. It really depends on how the player was used. If he was subbed in quickly for someone on special teams, and played a few minutes total in a minor role, he’ll get his eligibility back. But he was used in the Big Game in a major way, he’s going to be denied. It’s extremely subjective.
Baylor is going through quite an internal struggle right now, not that it should keep you from attending should you be interested. Just be prepared for some distraction on campus.
Yes, it’s definately conservative from the top all the way down to 90% of the students. The struggle is between the right and the ultra right, the latter wanting to turn it into a respected Tier 1 bible college strong on research, something along the lines of a Notre Dame. Unfortunately, they feel the path to such should include signed declarations of faith by the faculty, emphasis on research to the detriment of the Schools of Education and Communication and a massive building program funded by huge increases in tuition.
Of course most of the faculty resent restrictions on course agendas, the salary and hiring freezes, what they perceive as administrative arrogance and the fiscal irresponsibility. No confidence votes in the president have been issued and the board of regebts are split 17 - 18 on his dismissal.
It’s a great school and can provide a wonderful education but it’s definately involved in an effort to redefine itself right now.
Is there a particular field of study you plan to pursue? That, as much as anything, should be one of the determining factors in helping you assess where would be appropriate.
Georgetown
Chicago is not conservative. It is an excellent school, but it is not conservative.
Yeah, pretty much nothing in Chicago is conservative. The city alone managed to swing the rest of the state blue. Seriously, take a look at one of those county-by county maps of the electoral vote, and almost all of Illinois is red, with this little smidge of blue in the upper right.