The Dispatch Podcast Sniffing Out Advocacy | Interview: Robert P. George
Dec 26, 2023
Princeton professor Robert P. George discusses issues on campuses, such as punishing free speech and banning certain content. They also explore the role of faculty in saving universities, the long march through institutions, and plagiarism accusations against Claudine Gay.
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Source of Student Ideologies
- Universities bear responsibility for the concerning ideologies held by young people.
- These ideas, often rooted in critical theory, spread through curricula, DEI initiatives, and faculty influence.
Shifting Campus Ideologies
- When Robert P. George started at Princeton in 1985, old-school liberals dominated campus discourse.
- Although dominant, they valued free speech and intellectual diversity, unlike the current monoculture.
Building Intellectual Infrastructure
- Combat illiberal ideologies by building alternative institutions and programs within existing universities.
- Focus on elite institutions, as their influence trickles down to other schools.