The politically correct university : problems, scope, and reforms / editors, Robert Maranto, Richard E. Redding, Frederick M. Hess.

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Publication InfoWashington, D.C. : AEI Press, ©2009.
Descriptionxii, 326 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects

Other author/creatorMaranto, Robert, 1958-
Other author/creatorRedding, Richard E.
Other author/creatorHess, Frederick M.
Other author/creatorAmerican Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research.
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.
Local noteLittle-353938--305131033245U
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2009025229
ISBN9780844743172 (pbk.)
ISBN0844743178 (pbk.)

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