The Last Bastion of Unrepentent Liberalism

I have been slacking off in the blogging department as of late. As a result of this slothful inertia, I failed to write about yesterday's NY Sun OpEd page, which was devoted to the theme of liberal bias in academia. It was worth reading. Here are the highlights:

• Bruce Bartlett on several recent surveys confirming the homogeneity of political opinion among university faculties and how this lack of diversity limits the career opportunities for conservative students interested in an academic career.

• Walter E. Williams, an economics professor at George Mason University, on how left wing bias has contributed to declining intellectual rigor and lower levels of general knowledge among college students.

• Ronald Lauder, encouraging alumni to consider how their old schools are using the money they have already contributed before writing further checks.

Update

I also forgot to mention this Lexington column from last week's Economist decrying the lack of political diversity on US campuses. The title of the piece? "America's one-party state: If you loathe political debate, join the faculty of an American university."