A recent Pew Research Center survey finds that only half of American adults think colleges and universities are having a positive effect on our nation. The leftward political bias, held by faculty members affiliated with the Democratic Party, at most institutions of higher education explains a lot of that disappointment. Professors Mitchell Langbert and Sean Stevens document this bias in “Partisan Registration and Contributions of Faculty in Flagship Colleges.”
Langbert and Stevens conducted a new study of the political affiliation of 12,372 professors in the two leading private and two leading public colleges in 31 states. For party registration, they found a Democratic to Republican (D:R) ratio of 8.5:1, which varied by rank of institution and region. For donations to political candidates (using the Federal Election Commission database), they found a D:R ratio of 95:1, with only 22 Republican donors, compared with 2,081 Democratic donors.
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There was a time, not long ago colleges and universities educated students. That no longer happens, students are now indoctrinated. When I attended college, students had two paths. One was a specialized field of study, math, engineering, biology, etc. The other was called a “Liberal Arts” degree. It was neither liberal nor arts based.
ReplyDeleteA student getting a “liberal arts” degree received a very complete and well rounded education. While not specialized in any one field. The student learned history both American and world, math, science, literature, proper grammar and writing skills. The student left college with a good solid education. And more important, the ability to think rationally.
Today colleges and universities are simply revenue generators and diploma machines. Pay your money get a degree. It no longer matters if you learn anything. You get your participation degree at the end. And usually a lifelong crushing debt bill, for a worthless degree.
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A student getting a “liberal arts” degree received a very complete and well rounded education. While not specialized in any one field. The student learned history both American and world, math, science, literature, proper grammar and writing skills. The student left college with a good solid education. And more important, the ability to think rationally.
DeleteYes, I had one which enabled me to enter many areas much like the FSEE used to be. If you passed the FSEE entrance examination you could enter most areas in the government. They first offered me a Budget Analysis position to which I stated that I hated math and they said that's all that's available in Saigon then so I was stuck with it. :)
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