<p>Almost every college in the country leans to the left, which makes college highly unrepresentative of the real world.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.academia.org/campus_reports/2002/february_2002_2.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.academia.org/campus_reports/2002/february_2002_2.html</a>
Theres a bunch of info online about the impending doom that will come from having too many liberal professors in the ivies. Do a google search and you will find alot of articles.</p>
<p>Yawn. </p>
<p>I think mradio reflects my sentiments the best.</p>
<p>Alternative headline: "Study reveals: Distinguished Ivy League University Professors 11 Times More Likely to Hold Liberal Viewpoints."</p>
<p>Go ahead and b!tch.</p>
<p>God help us all! Infidel coup in US post-secondary system.</p>
<p>Eh, Bigjake? We need "conservative" viewpoints stuck in there too? Oh yeah, now private colleges need to teach creationism because evolution is just a theory, haha.</p>
<p>I love all these students not liking what they hear, so they complain. I don't think we need a college atmosphere where the students get to control what they learn in a given subject. These professor's don't have PhDs and tons of accomplishments for nothing...</p>
<p>If you don't want to be taught by a liberal professor there are plenty of schools where the professors are moderate/conservative. Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, University of Pheonix Online, Strayer University...</p>
<p>Don't forget the Carvel College of Ice Cream Knowledge</p>
<p>Nice thought, but no, im not going to choose University of Phoenix over Cornell for conservative professors. I'm not an idiot. But i'm just pointing out the facts. The nation as a whole is not as liberal as a college environment will have you believe. And of course, here we got Jewboy advocating the conservatism = stupidity notion. Conservatism does not equal creationism. Actually, last time i checked, liberals weren't too fond of Social Darwinism, the offspring of evolution.</p>
<p>Liberals never supported Social Darwinism. It was advocated by conservative eugenists in the South.</p>
<p>Conservative eugenists in the South?</p>
<p>Yeah I'm sure that includes Rockefeller, Carnegie, Vanderbilt, anybody who actually accomplished something on their own...</p>
<p>Bwahaha, now Bigjake is also making generalizations. Classic conservative hypocrite. Next.</p>
<p>Whether lefties like it or not, liberal profs on campuses can be a problem. When families are shelfing out thousands and thousands of dollars for an Ivy-education, I don't think anyone benefits from a liberal eutopia that I hear many profs create. Look, I don't have a problem with Liberal professors; I do have a problem with the preaching of libby rhetoric in class. It is the professors job to create a forum for ideas not to be the almighty Bill Clinton-esque "I will feed the hungry, support the Oil For Fooders, and ride out the telecom economic boom" super teacher. To avoid this I guess I will major in science. Sorry for my ranting and raving. Merry Christmas!</p>
<p>I agree with you, hockeygenius, the lack of "both sides" of an argument doesn't make for a good discussion forum. However, the simple fact of the 11 to 1 ratio of teachers who identify themselves as "liberal," doesn't mean that they squash all discussion in their classes. In fact, I think if you'd talk to any objective student, they'd tell you that most actually good teachers encourage discussion in their classes, only teaching the facts at the end of the day.</p>
<p>Of course, people going into economics have to consider which side they want to learn, for liberal economics and conservative economics are probably two very different things.</p>
<p>Well said Jewboy 531. I was only referencing those teachers that do in fact squelch all opposition. I don't know if they exist at Cornell, but I have heard stories from a lot of my friends in other schools.</p>
<p>When you have an 11 to 1 ratio of liberal teachers, there is not going to be objective debate....maybe the first day when the teacher and students are getting to know each other...but with the overwhelming majority of liberal students going to cornell combined with the professor's own preconceptions, the liberal atmosphere is going to quickly become established in the class. Coming from a far left area, I'm speaking from experience here. Like i said, if you're liberal, you'll love it. If your conservative, you're screwed. But either way, you're not going to be in touch with the real world after you graduate...</p>
<p>Well, if you mean the "real world" in that you'll be bombarded with mindless conservative slaves, then no, it's not indicitive of the "real world." Fortunately, you'll know that you went to a distinguished Ivy-league school, and the others are probably people who listen to Rush Limbaugh and Fox News all day...</p>
<p>Just playing the same game you are, bigjake.</p>
<p>Hey Jewboy...what are you still doing here...i hear theres an "Animals should vote too!" rally downtown...</p>
<p>Haha bigjake, you're funny.</p>
<p>I agree with Jewboy531. I like to hear both sides of most arguments, but not when one side is blatantly wrong. "Big Jake" you believe in Social Darwinism, you said "Actually, last time I checked, liberals weren't too fond of Social Darwinism, the offspring of evolution."???? Conservatives like to bend progressive theory to fit their greedy motives. Evolution does not imply Social Darwinism. </p>
<p>The argument "you are liberal, so you need to accept our mindless ranting", is also getting old by the way. What good in society has EVER come from Conservative ideology (besides a good laugh).</p>
<p>Conservative ideology, at its core = people need to help themselves. If you're poor and you want to be successful, you can do it. And you can find people in history who have done it a thousand times over. Liberals, again, at the core, believe that government has to help everyone. Let's blame every problem on some social/economic/political injustice. Now, i agree that there are a fair share of problems in this world and a fair share of injustice, but there is only so much that a government can do. Rather than rallying for government to outlaw outsourcing and put up huge import taxes so that a few people who don't want to get a real education keep their factory jobs, go out and LEARN something and then succeed yourself, without the help of Congress. Now there's an idea! But i guess that notion is outdated today...</p>