Talking academic politics with Steve Teles: Why universities have few conservative professors, why they need more, and what to do about it

And yet another guest gives a shoutout to Michael Oakeshott.

In his essay “Beyond Academic Sectarianism,” Steve Teles applied the structural theories developed in analyzing racial disparities to the shortage of conservative scholars at American universities. We talk about his analysis and what it implies for universities that want to increase their faculty’s political diversity—and why they should want that diversity. This is the second of two conversations with Steve.

Santa Fe Institute

Greg Conti

Greg Conti, “The Rise of the Sectarian University

Geoffrey Kabaservice, The Guardians: Kingman Brewster, His Circle, and the Rise of the Liberal Establishment

Virginia’s essay, “The Ethics of Higher Education

Neil Strauss, Why Are Professors Liberal and Why Do Conservatives Care?

Michael Oakeshott, The Politics of Faith and the Politics of Skepticism

Institute for Humane Studies

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