The politically correct university : problems, scope, and reforms /

The politically correct university : problems, scope, and reforms / editors, Robert Maranto, Richard E. Redding, Frederick M. Hess. - Washington, D.C. : AEI Press, c2009. - xii, 326 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

PC academy debate : questions not asked / By the numbers : the ideological profile of professors / Left pipeline : why conservatives don't get doctorates / vanishing conservative : is there a glass ceiling? / Groupthink in academia : majoritarian departmental politics and the professional pyramid / psychology of political correctness in higher education / College conformity 101 : where the diversity of ideas meets the idea of diversity / American university : yesterday, today, and tomorrow / When is diversity not diversity : a brief history of the English department / Linguistics from the Left : the truth about Black English that the academy doesn't want you to know / History upside down / Why political science is Left but not quite PC : causes of disunion and diversity / role of alumni and trustees / Openness, transparency, and accountability : fostering public trust in higher education / To reform the politically correct university, reform the liberal arts / Robert Maranto, Richard E. Redding and Frederick M. Hess -- Daniel B. Klein and Charlotta Stern -- Matthew Woessner and April Kelly-Woessner -- Stanley Rothman and S. Robert Lichter -- Daniel B. Klein and Charlotta Stern -- William O'Donohue and Richard E. Redding -- Peter Wood -- James Piereson -- Paul A. Cantor -- John McWhorter -- Victor David Hanson -- James W. Ceaser and Robert Maranto -- route to academic pluralism / Stephen H. Balch -- Anne D. Neal -- Hank Brown, John B. Cooney and Michael B. Poliakoff -- John Agresto. Pt.1 Diagnosing the problem -- The The Pt.2 "Diversity" in higher education -- The The Pt.3 Different disciplines, same problem -- Pt.4 Needed reforms -- The The

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Education, Higher--Aims and objectives--United States.
Education, Higher--Political aspects--United States.
Political correctness--United States.
Educación Superior--Fines y objetivos--Estados Unidos.
Educación Superior--Aspectos políticos--Estados Unidos.

LA 227.4 / P769 2009