Letter to BizJournals by Richard Jaskiel:
Dear Mr. Wessel:
Diversity of thought, not ethnicity, is long overdue at Oregon’s – and the nations – universities. If additional faculty who happen to have different skin color continue to produce unquestioning, ideologically homogenous graduates, where’s the gain?
According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, a current report titled “The Shaping of the American Mind” from the Intercollegiate Studies Institute shows that college makes students more liberal, but not smarter about civics. Graduates score an “F” (57% average for those with a B.A.) in answering questions about constitutional government, federal vs. states responsibilities, functions and limits on the three branches of government, et cetera.
Some polls identify over 70% of college professors nationwide as “liberal” politically. I guarantee that you’ll search long and hard to find a limited government, conservative professor at my alma mater, Reed College. Instead of infusing coursework with left-leaning twaddle, educators should have a laser-like focus on developing critical thinking skills derived from exposure to, and analysis of, myriad schools of thought – not just to myriad shades of epidermis.
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