President Obama recently announced that the Department of Education would be releasing a “College Scorecard” to research schools. There were some noteworthy omissions, however.
Hillsdale College was one such school, and that did not go unnoticed by Provost David Whalen. The Wall Street Journal published Whalen’s piece, “The Feds Won’t Rate My College.”
Whalen defends his school’s reputation, which is ranked 67th best liberal arts school in the country by U.S. News & World Report.
A focus of his piece also touched upon how Hillsdale rejects federal funding, in order to ignore federal regulations and have more control over their university. Whalen called out other schools for being the “government’s financial dependents.”
As the Daily Caller had reported previously, the Obama administration’s explanation focused on the types of degrees offered. Such a response basically seems to argue that Hillsdale isn’t even a real school.
Assistant Press Secretary Denise Horn said about the school:
Harper reports though that there are four-year degrees, in 31 disciplines, with no certificates for credit.
Some say the school was left off the list for its refusal of federal funding–but Whalen believes it is because Hillsdale openly teaches about conservatism and the Constitution.
Whalen said:
With the Obama administration getting involved in scoring colleges, it’s no surprise that conservative colleges would be targeted.
