The Daily Caller reports on the Obama regime's attempt to "airbrush" out Hillsdale College:
An Obama administration representative took a shot at a well-known conservative college Thursday, saying the school wasn’t included on its much-heralded new “College Scorecard” because it isn’t a real two-to-four year college.That's right, Hillsdale with this impressive history:
Hillsdale College, a 1,500-student liberal arts college in Michigan, is ranked by U.S. News and World Reports as the 67th-best national liberal arts college in the country. The college is well-known for the conservative identity of its student body and its focus on a core curriculum that emphasizes Judeo-Christian tradition and the U.S. Constitution. It’s also known for its refusal to accept any federal funding (including federal student loans), in order to remain free of most federal regulatory control.
Despite its name, the Obama administration’s new College Scorecard doesn’t grade schools (though it was originally planned to) and instead just offers a bevy of data, such as schools’ graduation rate and the average salary of graduates. But notably, Hillsdale can’t be found on the scorecard, as though it doesn’t exist.
Interestingly, when asked by Hillsdale’s student paper, the Obama administration suggested it was because Hillsdale, a four-year liberal arts college, didn’t award enough degrees and instead just offered low-level certificates.
Hillsdale College is a private, liberal arts college located in rural Michigan about 60 miles from Ann Arbor. Established in 1844, Hillsdale was the first American institution of higher education to prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, religion or gender. It was also the second institution in the nation to grant four-year liberal arts degrees to women.It makes you wonder whether Barack Obama is an "Uncle Tom" for his higher education scorecard. It must bother Barack Obama that Hillsdale doesn't take money stolen from federal taxpayers.
