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...rhetoric of academia was still being pushed from above, Summers explains, but Mahan discovered that the reality of campus life was that students are regrettably driven much more by preprofessional ambitions...

Author: By Leon Neyfakh, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Disillusioned at the Top | 4/14/2005 | See Source »

...widespread popularity outside of the Ivory Tower. Chomsky makes some valid criticisms of American policy, but his speech illustrated what is wrong with a certain strand of campus radicalism. In his speech, Chomsky claimed the majority of Americans are to the left of both political parties, the media, and academia. Their preferences are not reflected in public policy decisions because America is a “business run” country; the people’s opinion just doesn’t matter all that much. According to Chomsky, the system was set up to disenfranchise the public...

Author: By Samuel M. Simon, | Title: A Lesson in Courage | 4/13/2005 | See Source »

...When people came in to talk to him, whether it be students, faculty or staff, he didn’t just go through the motions of paying attention to them. Academia is not filled with good listeners, and he was one,” said Maher...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, | Title: In Memoriam | 4/8/2005 | See Source »

...could work in the world of academia and the world of public life....he had big ideas about what going to make world a better place, and the political savvy to bring that to life,” said Murninghan...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, | Title: In Memoriam | 4/8/2005 | See Source »

Reuben also said that she believed the abundance of liberals in academia could be due to the fact that as people become more educated, they tend to become more liberal...

Author: By Sarah E.F. Milov, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Study Finds Academia May Favor Liberals | 4/7/2005 | See Source »

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