(FHU) The culture of Freed-Hardeman University is hard to understand,

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Describes the student body as: Friendly, Arrogant, Closeminded Describes the faculty as: Friendly, Helpful

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Date: Mar 31 2013
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The culture of Freed-Hardeman University is hard to understand, unless you have been involved with the Churches of Christ in the past.

There is a very close-minded attitude on campus. This is a VERY religiously right sided university. Question the beliefs of "the" church, or questioning the policies that the university holds dear can result in dire consequences.

The Fall semester of my senior year of college I was put on academic probation because of the amount of tardies I received from Chapel absences-

For those that do not know what Chapel is; Chapel is a 30 minute religious service every weekday, Monday-Friday, from 10:30am-11:00am. You get an allotted 12 excused absences, and on the 12th, you WILL receive some form of disciplinary action.-

Needless to say, I went over my 12 absences, and was put on probation for the Spring semester. Half-way through the spring semester a rumor was received by the Student Services department that I was heard using

inappropriate language

off campus, in reality, I had cussed during a conversation with a friend.

Student Services called me into the office, and I was suspended from the university. (I fought against this, and ended up withdrawing with passes in the courses I was enrolled in. This is a good thing, because if I was suspended, a charge of "harassment" would have been put on my academic record [ and yes the university's handbook classifies "cussing" as "harassment" ]

I hope this shows the thinking that is involved in the disciplinary system. The unfortunate thing is, this line of thinking resonates throughout all of the university's policies and attitudes.

All of that aside, most of the teachers I came into contact with during my experience at the school were very loving and helpful. The problem lies not with the teacher, but with the university's Board members and it's policies.

Please do not expect to be treated as an adult who can make your own decisions and be treated fairly. I graduated at 20 years of age with a 3.2 GPA.

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A close minded attitude means the student doesn't want to get red carpeted or expelled from schhool on some bullshit story. Found most students and facukty at this campus to be about their mission statement, very kind and hlepful. sORRY YOU HAD a bad experience. I speak my disagreement amd place.

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