Commentary: Academia Must Choose the Path That Leads to Reform

Ronen Shoval
Minding the Campus

Excerpt: American universities stand at a historic crossroads. After decades of strong progressive policies, progressivism has become the status quo. Universities have drifted so far to the left that they have lost all connection to their roots. When it’s easier to find a dissident in Iran than a Republican at Harvard University, it’s a clear sign that intellectual conformity has reached a point where it undermines the very justification of universities as centers of knowledge.

It was only a matter of time before a politician would demand that public funds—poured in staggering amounts into a system that promotes political indoctrination—be redirected toward restoring balance. That moment has arrived. Within weeks, a new administration will enter the White House, and universities’ futures could change.

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