Passing on the right : conservative professors in the progressive university / Jon A. Shields and Joshua M. Dunn Sr.

By:

Shields, Jon A [Author]

Contributor(s):

Dunn, Joshua M []

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780199863068

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Genre/Form:

Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

LB2331 .P377 2016

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Contents:

Part I. The politics of conservative professors. The conservative minority -- The Republican Party and its discontents -- Part II. Life in the progressive university. The bias debate -- Closeted conservatives -- Open conservatism and its challenges -- The limits of liberalism -- Part III. Should we care? The consequences of a progressive professoriate -- Epilogue : Affirmative action for conservatives?

Summary: Shields and Dunn shed light on the hidden world of conservative professors through 153 interviews. Most conservative professors told them that the university is a far more tolerant place than its right-wing critics imagine. Many, in fact, first turned right in the university itself, while others say they feel more at home in academia than in the Republican Party. Even so, being a conservative in the progressive university can be challenging. Many professors admit to closeting themselves prior to tenure by passing as liberals.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	URL	Status	Date due	Barcode
Online Book (LOGIN USING YOUR MY CIU LOGIN AND PASSWORD)	G. Allen Fleece Library ONLINE	Non-fiction	LB2331.72 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Link to resource	Available		ocn945784186

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Shields and Dunn shed light on the hidden world of conservative professors through 153 interviews. Most conservative professors told them that the university is a far more tolerant place than its right-wing critics imagine. Many, in fact, first turned right in the university itself, while others say they feel more at home in academia than in the Republican Party. Even so, being a conservative in the progressive university can be challenging. Many professors admit to closeting themselves prior to tenure by passing as liberals.

Introduction -- Part I. The politics of conservative professors. The conservative minority -- The Republican Party and its discontents -- Part II. Life in the progressive university. The bias debate -- Closeted conservatives -- Open conservatism and its challenges -- The limits of liberalism -- Part III. Should we care? The consequences of a progressive professoriate -- Epilogue : Affirmative action for conservatives?

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