"Much of the controversy around the Trump administration's " Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education" has focused on its push for viewpoint diversity and the claim that open inquiry does not exist in our classrooms. That push builds on a long-standing conservative critique that today makes hay out of the fact that the vast majority of faculty in U.S. colleges and universities lean left."
"In elite institutions, like Duke and Harvard Universities, surveys suggest the number of faculty identifying as liberal exceeds 60 percent. The percentages differ not only by type of institution but by discipline, with the humanities and social sciences leaning more liberal than STEM. Some even claim that political bias corrupts academic disciplines. Liberal faculty and commentators on higher education sometimes take the bait and respond defensively to what often is a politically motivated attack."
Conservative critics argue that viewpoint diversity is lacking because most U.S. college faculty lean left, with elite institutions showing liberal identification above 60 percent. Faculty ideology varies by institution type and discipline, with humanities and social sciences more liberal than STEM, and some observers claim political bias undermines academic disciplines. Liberal faculty sometimes respond defensively to these critiques, and colleges face pressure to promote ideological diversity through new courses, programming, and guest speakers. These initiatives risk distracting from essential improvements in teaching, classroom practices, and policies that directly enhance open inquiry, student engagement, and the overall quality of higher education.
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