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

Van Pelt Library LA227.4 .P66 2009
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Maranto, Robert, 1958-
Redding, Richard E.
Hess, Frederick M.
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Education, Higher--Aims and objectives--United States.
Education, Higher.
Education, Higher--Aims and objectives.
United States.
Education, Higher--Political aspects--United States.
Education, Higher--Political aspects.
Political correctness--United States.
Political correctness.
Physical Description:
xii, 326 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Place of Publication:
Washington, D.C. : AEI Press, [2009]
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.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780844743172
0844743178
OCLC:
416140560

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