| Description |
xii, 326 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Pt.1 Diagnosing the problem -- The PC academy debate : questions not asked / Robert Maranto / Richard E. Redding and / Frederick M. Hess -- By the numbers : the ideological profile of professors / Daniel B. Klein and / Charlotta Stern -- Left pipeline : why conservatives don't get doctorates / Matthew Woessner and / April Kelly-Woessner -- The vanishing conservative : is there a glass ceiling? / Stanley Rothman and / S. Robert Lichter -- Pt.2 "Diversity" in higher education -- Groupthink in academia : majoritarian departmental politics and the professional pyramid / Daniel B. Klein and / Charlotta Stern -- The psychology of political correctness in higher education / William O'Donohue and / Richard E. Redding -- College conformity 101 : where the diversity of ideas meets the idea of diversity / Peter Wood -- The American university : yesterday, today, and tomorrow / James Piereson -- Pt.3 Different disciplines, same problem -- When is diversity not diversity : a brief history of the English department / Paul A. Cantor -- Linguistics from the Left : the truth about Black English that the academy doesn't want you to know / John McWhorter -- History upside down / Victor David Hanson -- Why political science is Left but not quite PC : causes of disunion and diversity / James W. Ceaser and / Robert Maranto -- Pt.4 Needed reforms -- The / route to academic pluralism / Stephen H. Balch -- The role of alumni and trustees / Anne D. Neal -- Openness, transparency, and accountability : fostering public trust in higher education / Hank Brown / John B. Cooney and / Michael B. Poliakoff -- To reform the politically correct university, reform the liberal arts / John Agresto |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives -- United States.
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Education, Higher -- Political aspects -- United States.
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Political correctness -- United States.
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| Author |
Maranto, Robert, 1958-
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Redding, Richard E.
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Hess, Frederick M.
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American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research.
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| LC no. |
2009025229 |
| ISBN |
9780844743172 paperback |
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0844743178 paperback |
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