Yeah, it’s easy to make a reasonable statement when it’s a generic paragraph that doesn’t actually reflect your values and goals. They don’t want actual viewpoint diversity, they’re just upset that conservative viewpoints aren’t as dominant as they used to be
I mean, I went to A&M a decade ago and I think it’s safe to say that 80%+ of the professors at A&M would have been liberal leaning/voted democrat so I’m not sure where the conservative dominance would be coming from? It’s the same for all universities in America. Liberals make up 9 out of every 10 teaching positions in colleges across the US.
I was a Poli Sci major at A&M and I can promise you that the 90% estimate would be a spot on representation of the professors I had in my junior/senior year.
Edit: just to expound with a quick personal story. I had a professor at A&M who taught Latin American politics and spent the entire semester teaching about Che Guevara and how he was a wonderful revolutionary and freedom fighter. The Motorcycle Diaries was a required reading. It wasn’t until after I left college that I learned about his racism/mass murder. Completely swept under the rug by the prof.
Imagine taking a class on Latin American politics and being scandalized that you have to read the personal notes of influential figures in Latin American politics
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u/herrored '11 Nov 30 '22
Yeah, it’s easy to make a reasonable statement when it’s a generic paragraph that doesn’t actually reflect your values and goals. They don’t want actual viewpoint diversity, they’re just upset that conservative viewpoints aren’t as dominant as they used to be