How Do We do It?

Submitted by david l. thomson (United States), Dec 27, 2002 at 20:38

Dr. Pipes--

As usual, your comments are correct.

But, how do alumni and other people influence the entrenched university faculties?

I have a degree from the University of Chicago, but I feel certain that what is taught at the University College is straight down the politically correct mainstream. As long as Colleges and Universities appeal to the egos of wealthy donors (Centers, Schools, buildings, endowed "scholars") and rope them into a no-restrictions clause, "higher" education will continue to be a corrupting influence.

Moreover, as long as new faculty members are selected by the current corrupt tenured folk, it'll be hard to get out of the muck.

D.Thomson

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