Florida parents writing checks for their kids’ university or college education are not only blessed with instate tuition but knowing that their progeny also have access to two of the top 10 colleges and universities in the U.S. including the top-rated U.S. school.
The Manhattan Institute’s City Journal recently studied 100 colleges and universities assessing them on qualities that many students and families are concerned about including free speech, the school’s approach to politics on campus, tolerance for controversial speakers and professional success after graduation among other factors.
The rankings looked at the strength of the general curriculum to determine if the university was producing excellence or coasting on a fancy reputation.
Harvard didn’t make the top 10, not even close. The University of Florida was number one. Florida State came in seventh. In fact, only two universities outside the South made the top 10 — Notre Dame (5) and Purdue (8).The rest were all below the Mason-Dixon Line.
Harvard ranked 37th. Columbia was 34th, Princeton 24th and Yale 30th.
It appears that the anger and disgust of cancel culture and antisemitism is bringing a sense of accountability to many campuses. Parents and students want to be assured that what they re getting for their money will offer an alternative to the mayhem and outrage they’re witnessed on the alleged “elite” campuses.
raditional college rankings such as U.S. News & World Report measure categories such as selectivity of admissions and test scores, but City Journal measured the added value of four years of undergraduate learning. This included the value of study and debate, professors who are expanding knowledge, and friends forming networks for the professional years to come.
The Top 10 American Colleges/Universities according to Manhattan Institute City Journal
- University of Florida
- The University of Texas at Austin
- University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
- Texas A&M University
- University of Notre Dame
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Florida State University
- Purdue University
- University of Georgia
- Clemson University
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Attention NY, CA, Il Residents: If any of you are thinking of moving to Florida to take advantage of its good schools, low taxes, great weather, booming economy, and sane politics, don’t. Stay where you are and fix your dilapidated Democrat cesspools.
As a recent Florida letter writer to the Wall Street Journal wrote: “Stay in California. Stay in New York. Stay in Illinois. You built those states into fiscal disasters. Now stay and fix them. Florida can’t be the nation’s escape hatch indefinitely.”
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Military Vets To Host Locals: The outstanding success of the U.S. military’s operation to extract two of its downed pilots from Iran and the competence, ingenuity and courage displayed by members of America’s armed forces left the world in awe of this country’s military prowess.
The heroics involved in the successful Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) operation will eventually lead to books, a movie or two and various TV reenactments and interviews. These will probably not be translated and available in Iran under what’s left of its current dazed and crazed leaders.
Such Events are traditionally followed by a surge in military enlistments by those wanting to become members of such an elite force of talented and respected men and women.
Nassau County residents desiring to learn more about the U.S. military and those that served and are still serving will have that opportunity Saturday, April 25 from 11 am to 2 pm during an open house at Amelia Island’s America Legion Post 54, 626 South 3rd Street. The event is open to the public, and the legion will provide complimentary hamburgers and hot dogs.
Those involved in the Iranian rescue operation won’t be there due to other obvious commitments but many other veterans of U.S. military operations from Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm, Iraq, and Afghanistan will be on hand including those that once endured combat situations, including pilots, Army Rangers, Special Forces and more.
Membership applications will be available for veterans and others who are eligible to join the local post.
The annual Post 54 Family Day enables the Legion and its affiliates to recognize and celebrate the U.S. military’s accomplishments and share them with members of the community.
There will be vendors both for veteran resources and community non-profits that the Legion assists throughout the year. There will also be a kid’s booth with face painting and crafts.
During the event, guests can learn how Post 54 serves the community and the programs it offers for youth as well as veterans. There will be a brief ceremony at 1 pm with City & County leaders declaring proclamations.
Legion members will also share their “Be The One” initiative designed to reduce the rate of veteran suicide. Details can be found at its “Be the One” program.
Chartered by Congress in 1919, the national American Legion states that it is committed to “mentoring youth and sponsoring community programs, advocating patriotism and honor, promoting a strong national security and continued devotion to service members and veterans.” The local Post 54 was founded in 1920.
Post 54 also boasts a full bar and kitchen. Members can purchase beverages and food for themselves and their guests at reasonable prices.
For additional information about the April 25 event contact Roberta Tucker 904-554-1570 bertagirl61@gmail.com
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Keeping Track of Time: When a long-time friend sent me the following list of people who have walked on the moon, marking the end of an era, and I got to number seven I thought: “Maybe that’s where I left my watch.”
Neil Armstrong, deceased
Buzz Aldrin, 92
Pete Conrad, deceased
Alan Bean, deceased
Alan Shepard, deceased
Edgar Mitchell, deceased
David Scott, 90
James Irwin, deceased
John Young, deceased
Charles, Duke 86
Eugene Cernan, deceased
Harrison Schmitt, 86
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Speaking Of Space Travel: Jeremy Hansen, one of the four astronauts aboard America’s Artemis II, became the first Canadian to travel beyond low Earth orbit eh!
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A Trump Twofer: Donald Trump has scored two major administration success stories, one domestically and the other internationally.
Domestically he closed the border. For years Americans were told that illegal immigration wasn’t happening and even if it did it was beneficial and there was not a thing that could be done to stop it. Trump immediately proved that was a load of BS as under his presidency not only have no illegals crossed the border, but the illegal population in the U.S. is shrinking.
Internationally he brought Iran to its knees if not lower. Along with key ally and military powerhouse Israel, he accomplished what six previous presidents said they wanted to do but didn’t.
If the Iranian ceasefire finds traction and peace is accomplished oil prices will continue to plummet, the stock market will keep increasing, and world trade will prosper. The only players, besides Iran’s frightened, battered, and impotent leaders wallowing in abject failure will be Democrats, who, like the ghouls in Hezbollah, Hamas and Houthis, are rooting for America to fail.
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I’ll Drink To That: PepsiCo, Diageo, and Anheuser-Busch, three international companies that market a variety of alcoholic beverages ranging from rum and vodka to beer and hard drinks have a lot to celebrate at happy hour this week.
Whether they did it independently or collectively all three firms decided it wouldn’t be good for business or their images if they sponsored a music festival in London that featured a headliner who spouts statements promoting antisemitic violence and sings praise for Adolph Hitler.
Last week all three bailed after festival organizers announced Kenya West (aka Ye) as the event’s headliner.
I’m betting the idea to put “light” between them and the event may may have started with a newly hired Anheuser-Busch marketing staff, still recovering from their predecessors’ Dylan Mulvaney Bud Light bubble bath promotion that generated massive amounts of publicity for that company, all negative.
That blunder cost that company multimillions of dollars in market share and knocked Bud Light off the top of America’s best selling brew list. It has yet to recover. Who knew that a man wearing a bikini and makeup, sitting in a tub of bubbles, and pretending to be a woman, wouldn’t appeal to Bud’s faithful male beer drinkers?
Anyway, once the rapper West was selected all three said “Nope! We’re outa here.” According to the Wall Street Journal West has boasted that he made tens of millions of dollars selling swastika T-shirts and released a song titled “Heil Hitler” a few months ago.
The U.K government was equally appalled, announcing that it has barred West from entering the country.
Concert organizers and West’s agent would discover a more receptive host and audience in Iran.
After all these years Dylan Mulvaney Theo has not gone through bottom surgery as it’s called. She had facial augmentation, breast augmentation. But never had the guts to actually have the surgery that would make her a woman without the ability to have bodily functions as a woman.. in my belief, she’s still physically a male.
While my heart and hope are with your referred article on university rankings, Times Higher Education (https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/best-universities/best-universities-united-states) tends to have the best reputation for ranking systems.
Well, David is 90, can’t spell “dilapidated” and thinks Kanye is Kenya. Go figure.
Charles Brown, calling Dylan Mulvaney Whatever a “she” is your prerogative, but surgery that would make “her” a “woman” does not currently exist. We are who we are in our DNA, and no amount of hacking away at genitals can change that.