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Mark T. Mitchell: How Patrick Henry College Sets the National Standard
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- Higher Ed Now
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- Jun 22, 2026
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Summary
ACTA's Academic Affairs Fellow Veronica Bryant is joined by Dr. Mark T. Mitchell , Dean of Academic Affairs at Patrick Henry College as well as the author of numerous books on political theory. A small Christian school in Virginia, Patrick Henry College is one of only eight colleges in the country to receive an "A+" grade from ACTA's What Will They Learn?© project for its rigorous and high-quality core curriculum. Dr. Mitchell walks Veronica through the extraordinary structure of the classical liberal arts education offered at Patrick Henry College, as well as why this education is valuable today.