Inside Johns Hopkins' Plan to Challenge Academia's Liberal Tilt

Elite universities have long faced criticism for lacking ideological diversity. Now, Johns Hopkins University is testing a new approach. In a new RealClearInvestigations report, Vince Bielski examines the university's plan to launch a School of Government and Policy that intentionally recruits scholars from across the political spectrum—including conservatives and heterodox thinkers—to encourage more open debate and challenge intellectual conformity.

Maggie Miller speaks with Vince Bielski on this episode of The Miller Report: Real Clear Journalism about why academia has become so politically lopsided, whether viewpoint diversity can strengthen research and education, and why critics argue the effort amounts to "ideological affirmative action." Could this become a model for higher education or will it deepen the debate over politics on campus?