Who is Dr. Mark L. Hopkins?

[murielm99]

Today, I read an editorial full of absolute drivel about how our nation was founded on Christian principles. It was written by Dr. Mark L. Hopkins, who writes for More Content Now and Scripps Newspapers, according to the blurb at the end of his inaccurate diatribe. The article also said that is is past president of colleges and universities in four states. I am not finding anything more specific than this. Who is he, really? Does anyone here know anything about him?

[Warpy]

1. He's a prolific writer of Christian glurge and Republican boilerplate

along with being an apologist for the top 0.01%, something that should disqualify him from the Christian stuff but doesn't with the modern crop of hypocrites out there.

As for the other claims, I haven't found a word of biography out there. If he's not padding his resume, you can bet they were little bible colleges in Dixie and the upper midwest that aren't accredited by anyone since they graduate students with a full knowledge of Leviticus and not much else except GOP boilerplate.

[murielm99]

2. Thanks.

I am looking for more, but have found nothing so far.

[alp227]

3. What I was able to find about him:

He's an education consultant and apparently used to be the president of some diploma mill "American National College" in Sri Lanka.

http://www.presnet.net/anc/staff.html

http://hindu.com/2000/12/07/stories/0407403i.htm

http://archives.dailynews.lk/2002/06/11/bus15.html

He writes for the Anderson (SC) Independent Mail; DU has another post about him: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=103x352170

He was president of Anderson College in SC from 1982 to '94: http://www.andersonuniversity.edu/aboutau.aspx?id=1777

And president of Elgin Community College in IL from 1975 to 1982: http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/nelgincco01/id/35

President of Muscatine Community College in IA from 1972 to 1975: http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1893&dat=19750918&id=ne8hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ltUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1161,1827370

Has an Ed.D. from the University of Missouri: http://books.google.com/books/about/Role_Expectations_for_the_Chief_Administ.html?id=3yXTngEACAAJ

Sheesh. You'd think a guy with his background would be less ignorant and simple-minded. Wonder why he wants to hide his background info from the unsuspecting public?

[murielm99]

4. Thank you! n/t