The NYT thinks they have the answer: typecasting.  Chicken or egg?

From the news article: "Nearly half of the political lopsidedness in academia can be traced to four characteristics that liberals in general, and professors in particular, share: advanced degrees; a nonconservative religious theology (which includes liberal Protestants and Jews, and ( Read more... )

[Disclaimer: This post is in no way a request for your help with academic work. I'm not currently a student, either, and I don't know any professors I could ask for this information ( Read more... )

to raise funds for the University. They decided this with no input from the Faculty of Fine Arts ( Read more... )

Hello ( Read more... )

'Three sets of researchers recently concluded that professors have virtually no impact on the political views and ideology of their students ( Read more... )

This question comes from a friend at another university, and I have little context beyond the mystery of what "resigned his/her tenure" implies ( Read more... )

An article I just read in Slate raised a question for me ( Read more... )

I came across this article via metaquotes. It's about the suppression of science in favor of being more understanding of different religious viewpoints. (It opens with the line: "Grand Canyon National Park is not permitted to give an official estimate of the geologic age of its principal feature, due to pressure from Bush administration appointees.") ( Read more... )

I direct you to this NY Times op/ed by Eugene Hickok, a fellow at the Heritage Foundation and former Deputy Secretary for Education under the current president ( Read more... )

The Senate has ALREADY VOTED TO SHUT DOWN LIVEJOURNAL FOREVER.

And the proposed bill is going to the House, next. The "Deleting Online Predators Act of 2006" has enough weight to PERMANENTLY DELETE ALL online social and professional networking sites.

( Don't let the pedophiles ruin it for the rest of us, kiddos. )