I attended a public college in the late 2010s, when conservatives were considered outcasts but weren’t quite the pariahs they’re treated as today. Since that time, the situation has only gotten worse. I currently direct student programming for the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, an organization that promotes conservative thought on college campuses, so I have witnessed all the ways that social pressures can alienate conservative students but also tempt them to make the trek over to the other side.

I believe that the possession and cultivation of a steadfast moral character provides the best guard against the excesses of the college campus. Here I supply some practical tips to help students flourish during their time in college.

Do not abandon your faith in college. It will keep you tethered to the truth, staving off the nihilism that can infect college students.

[There’s much more at the link, so be sure to read it all — especially if you’re a parent of a college-age student. I’d add one more point to impress on college students, which is that the current pedagogy is designed to transform people into self-idolators. That is the heart to “your own truth.” Don’t buy into that and push back as much as possible, because it is in recognizing that we are *not* gods that real education begins. That’s not so much about staying conservative as it is about staying sane. – Ed]