Viewpoint Diversity Could Soon Be One-Sided

Viewpoint Diversity Could Soon Be One-Sided

Higher ed critics say colleges lack viewpoint diversity. And to some extent that’s true. For decades faculty have skewed left politically. But there’s a problem with how we are—or are not—defining viewpoint diversity that could lead to less, not more, plurality on campuses.

Much like God, money or Taylor Swift, viewpoint diversity has become a mirror concept onto which the observer projects her own values, fears and aspiration. For Heterodox Academy, an academic life–enriching viewpoint diversity is based on differences in things like socioeconomic status, political and philosophical views, religion or cultural background…

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