The Relationship Between the Western Rationalist Tradition and the Traditional Ideas of the Universities

In recent history rejection of the western rationalistic tradition has gone hand at hand with proposals for politically motivated changes in the curriculum so what is the connection i think the relationships are very complex and i do not know of any simple answer to the question but underlying all the complexity there is a simple structure. Those who want to use the universities especially the humanities for left this political transformation correctly perceived that the western rationalists tradition is an obstacle in their path. The present multiculturalist performers of higher ed did not come to a received concept a revised conception of education through a reputation of the westernrationalistic tradition rather they sought a reputation of it which would justify a revised conception  that was written in that was