A non‑conservative, mainstream academic (Lee Jussim) publicly co‑signs a conservative‑led higher‑ed reform statement and explains why its proposals aren’t worse than the status quo. This suggests reform energy is coalescing beyond partisan lines around shared concerns about politicization and academic standards.
— If campus reform gathers heterodox and conservative support, it could move from culture‑war rhetoric to a viable governing coalition that changes university governance.
Benjamin Storey
2025.12.01
80% relevant
The authors describe a politically mixed group of faculty and think‑tank scholars collaborating to teach conservatism without imposing an agenda—an example of the heterodox, cross‑ideological coalition the existing idea predicts and documents.
2025.10.07
100% relevant
Jussim writes that Chris Rufo asked him to sign the Manhattan Institute statement; he agreed and rebutted critics, despite reservations.
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