Comments on: Four Colleges That Still Build the Republic

By: Valorie Coleman

Valorie Coleman — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 14:59:31 +0000

One additional thought, Teresa, we do accept Pell Grant students, but we do not participate in student loans at College of the Ozarks. Thank you, again, for your thoughts on higher education and for highlighting these important discussions.

By: Siden04

Siden04 — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 03:09:33 +0000

“Philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways; the point, however, is to change it”, is engraved on Marx’s tomb and comes from his “Theses on Feuerbach.”

Supporters of the status quo can relax: the spectre haunting colleges is not that of communism but, at worst, social democracy, as espoused by Bernie Sanders et al. Marx and Engels, by contrast, wanted something rather different: ‘in place of the old bourgeois society, with its classes and class antagonisms, we shall have an association in which the free development of each is the condition for the free development of all’ (Communist Manifesto, 1848). Nothing like this exists, or has existed. The old lie about Russia being socialist or communist (Marx and Engels used the terms interchangeably) –and later, China, Cuba, Venezuela, etc –was identified remarkably early, in the August 1918 edition of The Socialist Standard (see The Revolution in Russia: Where it Fails).

By: Valorie Coleman

Valorie Coleman — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 22:55:13 +0000

Thank you for highlighting the Heritage Foundation’s panel, Reclaiming the Culture of Higher Education. We were honored that our President, Dr. Brad Johnson, had the opportunity to participate in such a timely and meaningful conversation. At College of the Ozarks, we remain deeply committed to providing a Christ-centered education that emphasizes character, hard work, and freedom from debt. It was a privilege to stand alongside other institutions who likewise seek to offer an alternative to the troubling trends seen in much of higher education today.

We applaud the Heritage Foundation for shining a spotlight on schools that are faithfully preserving the purpose and integrity of true education. We also hope this encourages students, families, and educators to take a closer look at institutions that offer a values-based, mission-driven experience—where students are not only educated but formed. Thank you again for your continued support in helping tell this important story.