The Education Exchange: Most Progressive College Professors Exclude Alternatives Views

Analysis of syllabi reveals preference for leftist perspectives in academy

Photo of Jon ShieldsJon Shields, a professor of American politics in the government department at Claremont McKenna College, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss Shields’ latest research, which uses the Open Syllabus database to see how contentious issues are being taught on college campuses.

Closed Classrooms,” co-written with Stephanie Muravchik, is available now at National Affairs.

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