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  • Push Is On for Academic Bill of Rights To Protect Against 'Political Pollution'

    02/09/2005 6:09:51 PM PST · by wagglebee · 13 replies · 660+ views
    New York Sun ^ | 2/9/05 | JOSH GERSTEIN
    A proposed bill of rights aimed at protecting college students from political indoctrination in the classroom is being actively debated in more than 20 states, including New York. The "Academic Bill of Rights" calls for students to be graded based on their reasoning and not their political beliefs. The measure also requires that professors offer diverse reading lists and "not use their courses for the purpose of political, ideological, religious or anti-religious indoctrination." The proposal, which was drafted by a conservative author and activist from California, David Horowitz, also seeks to upend ideological conformity on campuses by insisting that decisions...