[live] Academic Bias (w/ Step Back History) | The Diatribe

After much complaining by commenters, I thought it was time to address a major one. Today we're going to talk about bias in academia and scholarship in general, whether it is a problem, how it came to be, and why it matters. To offset my own opinions, Tristan from Step Back History is going to live chat with us, who happens to also be a PhD student - so we can both speak about the Ivory Tower. Keep in mind this is our opinions, though it is backed by the research you can check below.

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references:

Neill Gross, _Why are Professors Liberal and Why do Conservatives Care_ (MA: Harvard University Press, 2013).

John Zipp and Rudy Fenwick, “Is the Academy a Liberal Hegemony?” _Public Opinion Quarterly,_ v70 n3 (Fall 2006) 304-326.

George Yancey, “Recalibrating Academic Bias,” _Academic Questions,_ v25 i2 (June, 2012) 267278.

Alexandra Salas, “Academic Freedom Under Siege from Claims of Liberal Bias,” _Education Digest,_ v72 i4 (Dec. 2006) 55-59.

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Wiki:

Liberal bias in academia refers to the perception that academia have liberal bias in the United States, Canada, Australia, United Kingdom and other Western countries, that college and university professors are disproportionately liberal compared to the general population. The extent and causes of this perceived bias have been the subject of intensive debate in both academic literature and the popular press.