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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Related question: Why are conservative/RW posters on the rise here boosting colleges in the south and places like Ohio, all the while decrying other schools as being too "woke", or having too many "pink haired boys."

We see you and know your agenda.[/quote]

We visited Denison (and Kenyon and a ton of schools in the surrounding states last spring break)

Conservative/RW posters would be very surprised at the student population at Denison. Just because it’s in Ohio, doesn’t mean there aren’t pink haired kids there.

DC really liked it FWIW and we aren’t conservative or RW. [/quote]

It’s frustrating to see recurring negative comments about Denison and Ohio that seem based on stereotypes rather than actual experience. As someone with a student attending Denison, I know these assumptions don’t reflect reality.

While not overwhelmingly political, Denison leans Democratic. For context, while Trump won Licking County overall, Biden won Granville in the 2020 election (I can't find the numbers for 2024), and the school is just 25 minutes from Columbus, which strongly supports Democratic candidates (Harris also won many other cities in Ohio). Additionally, Connie Schultz, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and wife of Senator Sherrod Brown, is a professor at Denison.

Denison’s student body is diverse, with about a quarter of the students coming from the Northeast and many others from across the U.S. and internationally. I'm a Democrat, but I want my kids to be able to have discussions with people across the political spectrum, and Denison encourages that (see: https://denison.edu/magazine/winter-2023/148750).

Instead of dismissing an entire state or college based on assumptions, I'd encourage people interested in Denison or other Ohio schools to do their research. I'm sure other posters would say the same about some southern schools.

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