A lot of faculty today believe that political indoctrination and promoting a particular form of social justice activism should be the guiding purpose of the institution.
So what we’re seeing is an extension of the 60s protests. That’s when these “studies” departments were created, after much protesting.
It’s a very discouraging trend all right.
A related article in The Atlantic is well worth the read.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/05/college-activism-hypocrisy/678262/
Thanks. I took out a subscription recently so I could read it.
So what we’re seeing is an extension of the 60s protests. That’s when these “studies” departments were created, after much protesting.
It’s a very discouraging trend all right.
A related article in The Atlantic is well worth the read.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/05/college-activism-hypocrisy/678262/
Thanks. I took out a subscription recently so I could read it.