Monday, June 30, 2008

Yorktown University Beats the Odds By Paul M. Weyrich

In 1993 Dr. Richard J. Bishirjian visited with me and told of his vision for an internet university which would teach traditional economic and cultural ideas. The idea was that YorktownUniversity.com would offer a Master of Arts in Government at a fraction of the cost of traditional brick-and-mortar schools but with a faculty equal to those of the finest universities in the nation. I enthusiastically supported the idea and personally invested in this for-profit corporation. I disregarded the criticism others had for the idea, especially after Bishirjian assembled an impressive faculty. Bishirjian asked me to serve on the Board of Directors, which I also agreed to do.

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