Stunning Lack of Political Diversity in Ithaca College Faculty

FrontPageMagazine.com ^ | April 15, 2003 | By Mark Finkelstein and Michelle Meredith

[Behind Liberal Lines]

This study follows the recent piece in American Enterprise that established that Cornell had a similarly unbalanced liberal to conservative ratio on its campus.

These two schools are the major employers in Ithaca, and insure that the City is completely dominated by Ivory tower liberals.

Ithaca is the City of Evil.

[Behind Liberal Lines]

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[Labyrinthos]

Although I have no doubt that political diversity is non-existent at Ithica College, this particular exercise doesn't prove anything without knowing the number of faculty members for which they were unable to determine party affiliation. Junk science is junk science whether it comes from the right or the left.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

I believe there is substantial corroboration of the results, coming from no less a source than senior administrators at Ithaca College itself.

In a radio report on the study, the Ithaca College Dean of Humanities didn't dispute anything in the study. He just tried to claim that the professors are "objective" and don't try to recruit students. Sure.

On a local TV program, the Ithaca College Provost similarly did not question the veracity of the findings. His defense? IC does not discriminate against Republicans in hiring.

Of course when it comes to racial and other minorities, IC engages in aggressive affirmative action. I suppose he wants us to believe it's just pure chance that 93.6% of the faculty are Democrats or Greens!

[Oldeconomybuyer]

I'm surprised they allowed 8 conservatives there...

[Anamensis]

IC Professor Gwen Seaquist, who along with Finkelstein was a member of the debate panel, asserted that to the contrary, there was considerable political diversity on the IC faculty.

"We have both kinds of intellectuals here, Socialist AND Progressive!"

[mewzilla]

No doubt they're token Pubbies.

[Chewbacca]

In the 1960's the way to fight "the power" was to be bleeding heart liberals. The rebelious people were democrates.


In the 2000's the way to fight "the power" is to become conservative and be a republican.
Maybe we can get the college students to demand a return to the founding priciples of our Constitution.
That would really "fight the power".

[randita]

I hope more studies of this nature are undertaken and publicized to reveal the myth of "diversity". How is it "diversity" if people think exactly alike, even though they may be all different hues of skin color?

[governsleastgovernsbest]

"We have both kinds of intellectuals here, Socialist AND Progressive!"

LOL!

The hypocrisy of these people is incredible. In a radio interview, the Provost claims "we don't discriminate against Republicans."

Imagine the howls of protest if a Republican tried to explain away the absence of racial minorities by claiming "we don't discriminate against blacks, but for some reason we just don't seem to have any."

[hellinahandcart]

IC Professor Gwen Seaquist, who along with Finkelstein was a member of the debate panel, asserted that to the contrary, there was considerable political diversity on the IC faculty

Yes, it's not fair to paint everybody with the broad brushes of "Democrat" and "Green". They left out the communists and the anarchists.

[Behind Liberal Lines]

In a radio interview, the Provost claims "we don't discriminate against Republicans."

In fact, in the interview (which I just heard), the provost claims (paraphrase) "we don't hire on the basis of race, sex, marital status [etc.] either."

What a load of horse****.

Today's Ithaca Journal has a help wanted ad from Ithaca College that says, at the bottom: "Members of historically underrepresented groups (including people of color, persons with disabilities, Vietnam veterans and women) are encouraged to apply."

Ithaca is the City of Evil.

[I still care]

Sounds like McCarthism to me.

"Are you now, or have you ever been, a Conservative?"

[ml/nj]

Although I have no doubt that political diversity is non-existent at Ithica College, this particular exercise doesn't prove anything without knowing the number of faculty members for which they were unable to determine party affiliation. Junk science is junk science whether it comes from the right or the left.

I think you are wrong here.

The only assumption being made is that the ones for whom party affiliation could be determined from NYS registration information were politically representative of the whole. This probably isn't an off-the-wall assumption as it is unlikely that a potential faculty member is asked about his registration during the hiring process.

After that it's just simple statistics. I don't feel like figuring it out now, but if half of the faculty was sampled the margin of error in estimating the division of the entire faculty is quite small.

ML/NJ

[Hobsonphile]

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[Kryptonite]

"How can students properly approach politics, psychology, sociology, English or history from a critical perspective if every professor teaches from a similar point of view?”

That's okay, cuz when these students get out in the real world, they can get a real education from the productive people who actually make things go in this country.

[ken5050]

Who's the 1 in 25 in the dept of Writing...He's lonely..can you post his e-addy?..he might like to hear from "friends"?

[Behind Liberal Lines]

Who's the 1 in 25 in the dept of Writing...He's lonely..can you post his e-addy?..he might like to hear from "friends"?

No names were given in the article. And, hey, for all we know he/she is already one of the lonely Ithaca FREEPERS.

[Teacher317]

The hypocrisy is stunning.

But standard and absolutely acceptable for the Left.