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Now this is an excellent postI'm going with my experiences in school, both as an undergrad and later for a law degree. Among most of my colleagues, all of us averaging probably 7 year in american universities, none of us had that experience. Now I went to one rather conservative college as an undergrad, and a largely liberal college for law school. I can only think of one teacher, who was a grad student teaching an entry level english lit course, who was overtly political. I just don't think it's anywhere as prevalent as you think.
A good professor will leave their personal politics at the door. That, and 95% of college courses aren't even going to view politics into the lectures and discussions. Are courses in marine biology, calculus, physics going to be overtly political with even a chance that the professor would surmise your political view without you first volunteering it? Even as an undergrad in political science, the most I saw were professors playing devils advocate in an attempt to get students to flesh out or sharpen their arguments.
I just don't think we live in an IDL'ian world where the marxist boogeyman is always out to subvert us. Rather from what I've gauged, the "college are liberal brainwashing centers" argument is used by people who either didn't get a degree and want to excuse this self-perceived shortcoming; or as an attack by the right to discount differing opinions by throwing out vague accusations of bias.
Lastly, there are plenty of reporting mechanisms in all major colleges. If anyone truly thought they were being singled out an penalized for their private political views, they could certainly attempt redress. That, and there are plenty of professor ratings guides available through social media (they existed way back in '03 when I was an undergrad). So if someone is really worried about biased faculty, look them up before enrolling in that class.
Also, this whole thread is bizarre. The world is full of crazy looking weirdos. As I mentioned previously in the thread, go into Walmart at 3am and take a good look. I guarantee none of those creatures spent much time getting a "liberal degree".
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