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They have come up with conclusions that probably surprised them —and will certainly surprise others. Alan Brinkley, Columbia University.

They have come up with conclusions that probably surprised them —and will certainly surprise others. This thoughtful study will not generate universal agreement but it warrants the attention of anyone who cares about the future of American universities. Our universities create our future leaders so the kind of environment they provide is a central subject and one ably explored in this important book. Lawrence H. Summers,.

So conclude Bruce L. R. Smith, Jeremy Mayer, and Lee Fritschler in this illuminating book.

Contrary to popular belief, the problem with .  . So conclude Bruce L. C losed Minds? d draws on data from interviews, focus groups, Contrary to popular belief, the problem with . higher education is not too much politics but too little. Far from being bastions of liberal bias, American universities have largely withdrawn from the world of politics.

Far from being bastions of liberal bias, American universities have largely withdrawn from the world of politics. ISBN 13: 9780815701866.

This book, with a title that parodies the late Allan Bloom’s 1987 bestseller The Closing of the American Mind . But the authors, all currently affiliated with the George Mason University School of Public Policy, reach the opposite conclusion in Closed Minds?

This book, with a title that parodies the late Allan Bloom’s 1987 bestseller The Closing of the American Mind, purports to offer a definitive verdict on the long-running and frequently heated academic debate over the extent to which an ascendant left-liberal campus ideology adversely influences classroom instruction, faculty hiring, and student attitudes. But the authors, all currently affiliated with the George Mason University School of Public Policy, reach the opposite conclusion in Closed Minds?

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So conclude Bruce L. Yet this ideological peace on campus has been purchased at a high price. American universities are rarely hospitable to lively discussions of issues of public importance. C losed Minds? d draws on data from interviews, focus groups, and a new national survey by the authors, as well as their decades of experience in higher education to paint the most comprehensive picture to date of campus political attitudes. They largely shun serious political debate, all but ignore what used to be called civics, and take little interest in educating students to be effective citizens.

Politics and Ideology in American Universities. by A. Mayer, Bruce . Contrary to popular belief, the problem with . Closed Minds? ddraws on data from interviews, focus groups, and a new national survey by the authors, as well as their decades of experience in higher education to paint the most comprehensive picture to date of campus political attitudes.

Bruce Smith, Jeremy Mayer and A. Lee Fritschler examine and refute this thesis. The professors were queried on three aspects of university life: the classroom; general campus climate; and the hiring and promotion of faculty