Anyone take one of the FREE Certificate Programs direct from Hillsdale College?

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 except Hillsdale's professors are intentionally mediocre.

How do you know that?

Based on their hiring requirements. They are very restrictive on what philosophy you must subscribe to. That not only weeds out great candidates with varying views, but it runs off great candidates who agree with them because they don't want to be in an environment that lacks academic freedom. If you're a very capable teacher, you're likely going to take a job at one of the better liberal arts colleges.

If you're not a liberal professor, then your chances of getting hired or being able to do well professionally at any other college is not good.  My friend's daughter is a brilliant college student and plans to go into teaching.  She is VERY conservative.  She's applying to PhD programs right now, and has said that she won't say one word about her actual thoughts on anything,, because she knows that not only won't she be able to teach, she won't be able to get into a program.  So she just keeps her mouth shut no matter what her liberal professors and the other students spew.  She said she MAY be able to open her mouth someday when she's tenured.  MAYBE.

So to say that other colleges hire candidates with varying views is a complete joke.  They do NOT.  You must subscribe to their liberal philosophies, no matter what.  Maybe not as an adjunct, but certainly if you want to work there full-time.

The lack of “ideological diversity,” in college these days is sad.  Mindless groupthink.  Kids are taught what to think not how to think.  

The new Harvard President Bacow talked about the lack of “ideological diversity,” at universities and out-of-touch with the rest of America.  Governor Charlie Baker proved that 100% at Harvard speaking right before President Bacow.
Harvard University Presidential Inauguration of Lawrence S. Bacow | October 5, 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XlDUyfTHj4