Did You Know? Democrats Dominate Professorships
The dominance of registered Democrats to Republicans in academia is becoming more and more apparent. In the sample provided by Mitchell Langbert of the National Association of Scholars, 39 percent…
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Look South for Diversity on College Campuses
As our nation’s colleges and universities prepare to re-open and welcome their new students to campus in a few short weeks, it is important to remember that the first “educational”…
Reforming Higher Education: A Reading List
As more students have headed to college and a degree is seen as a way to shape students as workers and as citizens, higher education’s mission has become more important.…
Political Science Needs Intellectual Diversity, But Few Realize It
Political science is the study of homo politicus, what Plato considered the most quintessential of human behaviors. Over the centuries, it has generated a library of observations, theories, and findings…
Caveat Magister: Even Medical Professors Must Not Say Politically Incorrect Things
How far has the United States gone down the road of punishing people for uttering politically incorrect thoughts? Very far indeed, as an incident at the University of Louisville shows.…
Life Among the Academic Radicals
For almost a quarter century I have been a professor of economics at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. After years of working there, I have learned something about how…
Can a New Law Protect Intellectual Diversity on Campus?
American colleges and universities lean left. Among faculty at leading U.S. universities, Democrats outnumber Republicans by more than 11-to-one. The administration is even more skewed: there, Democrats outnumber Republicans by…
Preserving the Values of a Free Society in Higher Education
Editor’s Note: Roger Ream gave the following lecture at the Martin Center’s annual policy banquet on October 24th. It appears here in abridged form. It is an honor to be…
Diversity and Inclusion of Identity Groups Often Means Uniformity and Exclusion of Ideas
“‘Diversity and inclusion’ is the moral benchmark of our time… Every corporation, college, and government agency, along with a growing number of bowling leagues and bait-and-tackle shops, has an Office…
Intellectual Diversity and Academic Professionalism
Editor’s Note: This is a condensed version of a speech Dr. Otteson gave at a January James G. Martin Center luncheon. Our topic today is the importance of intellectual diversity…