I think that's a little beyond the scope of the complaint.
Incidentally, not all news on the academic front is bad - I work in the *mumble* Department at *cough* University, and nine out of ten professors are staunch conservatives. [The tenth is just a jerk.] Engineering and Business professors are very often conservative; Computer Science somewhat less so (but possessing a strong libertarian streak). The worst offenders are the humanities and social sciences departments; i.e., the BA's in BS. It is possible to get a good education - you just have to shop selectively.
"Cough" University? That's gotta be Duke!
(For the slow folks in the back of the room: Duke was founded by tobacco money.)