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Paul Gottfried's recent Pope Center essay The Academy Now and Then raises important issues regarding whether today's campus permits the expression of unpopular ideas. He argues that campus life was far more open when he began his academic career in the 1960s than it is in today's PC-dominated world.
Published: Sunday, March 30th, 2014 @ 10:29 am
By: John William Pope Center
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A widely held view in the national press and certainly among academics is that we've come a long way in overcoming prejudice. Presumably we're now more open to a wider variety of opinions than ever before.
Published: Monday, March 17th, 2014 @ 12:58 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Tenure-track faculty openings attract scores of applicants. Sometimes the decision makers look for the most competent individuals. Often, however, colleges "recruit" faculty members on the basis of ideological considerations that have nothing to do with true professional standards.
Published: Tuesday, September 17th, 2013 @ 11:30 am
By: John William Pope Center
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The historian Polybius famously observed that empires deteriorate either internally or from without.
Published: Sunday, August 11th, 2013 @ 8:34 am
By: John William Pope Center
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