Over the weekend, New York Times columnist Nick Kristof devoted his attention to “a liberal blind spot” in higher education: While colleges seek to fill their lecture halls with professors across the spectrum of race and gender, the self-avowed liberal noticed the ivory tower discriminates against conservative Christians. “Universities are the bedrock of progressive values,” Kristof wrote, “but the one kind of diversity that universities disregard is ideological and religious. We’re fine with people who don’t look like us, as long as they think like us.”
The numbers are staggering. In the studies of social sciences, about 7-9% of American professors say they are Republican but 18% say they are Marxist, wrote Kristof. In other words, you have a better chance learning under someone who follows the political philosophy responsible for the deaths of hundreds of millions of people than one of the two primary political parties in America today. Often, conservative professors try to hide their beliefs — at least until they can make tenure.
Of course, this means conservative and Christian ideas are marginalized in the place where people go to supposedly experience a cornucopia of thought.
More here
DelMarVa's Premier Source for News, Opinion, Analysis, and Human Interest Contact Publisher Joe Albero at alberobutzo@wmconnect.com or 410-430-5349
If I had to do all over again, I would've never gone to SU because they are grossly intolerant of students with conservative views. Cannot tell you how many times I was called on to give my conservative take on things in class only to be knocked at by the professors. They have no balance on campus and Trump's visit here without so much as a gratuitous gesture from Mad Cow Eshabach says it all. The whole university is an embarrassment to this community. As an alumn I can say I have not nor will I ever donate to that school. They didn't respect my conservative views or my right to have them, then they obviously don't need the money made through those views either. They can take me off their donation drive call list!
ReplyDelete