Universities Seed Wokeism Epidemics

The review frames 'wokeism' not as a single program but as a contagion that propagates through academic networks and credentialed professions, causing logically disconnected beliefs (climate alarmism, gender theories, anti‑imperialism) to cluster. It suggests institutional density of educated professions explains why these ideas spread beyond campus into media and government. — If universities function as transmission hubs for ideological clusters, interventions aimed at ideas (rather than institutions) will fail and policy should focus on institutional incentives and hiring/promotion norms.