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* Despite incessant repetition of the word "diversity" in academe, the tragic fact is that the academic world is one of the most intolerant places in America when it comes to diversity of ideas. [http://www.capmag.com/article.asp?ID=4582] | * Despite incessant repetition of the word "diversity" in academe, the tragic fact is that the academic world is one of the most intolerant places in America when it comes to diversity of ideas. [http://www.capmag.com/article.asp?ID=4582] | ||
* [[Lynne Cheney]] wrote a book about this. | * [[Lynne Cheney]] wrote a book about this. | ||
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| + | The Washington Post observed that "87 percent of faculty are liberal and 13 percent are conservative" at elite schools.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8427-2005Mar28.html</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 14:58, April 2, 2008
- Despite incessant repetition of the word "diversity" in academe, the tragic fact is that the academic world is one of the most intolerant places in America when it comes to diversity of ideas. [1]
- Lynne Cheney wrote a book about this.
The Washington Post observed that "87 percent of faculty are liberal and 13 percent are conservative" at elite schools.[1]