This story published by the Chronicle of Higher Education is really interesting and a bit surprising. UC Berkeley is well-known as one of the most left-wing campuses in the country and has been since the 1960s. As you might expect the faculty at Berkeley is about as far left as you could imagine. But an anonymous survey of faculty found that a surprising percentage of them are concerned that in some ways things have gone too far.
Of course no one is willing to credit the Trump administration for this revelation. The faculty are still hoping the school will follow Harvard’s lead and join the resistance to Trump’s efforts. Nevertheless, many of them are aware there is a problem.
Of the 290 people who answered the survey question, 16 percent indicated that they think the criticisms are “invalid” and should not be acted upon. Fifteen percent said that…
