Presented by The Chronicle of Higher Education

College Matters from The Chronicle: Why is the GOP Gaga for Higher Ed’s Western Civ Centers?

Mar 4, 2025

2:30pm – 3:30pm CT

To counter what critics describe as illiberalism at colleges, politicians and disillusioned academics are rallying around the teaching of civics and Western civilization. A private university with that academic focus recently opened, and Republican lawmakers have mandated such programs at more than a dozen public universities. Will this movement achieve its stated goals of bringing intellectual diversity? Or does it ensure that, like our news media, higher education will become siloed echo chambers?

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Jacob Howland

University of Austin

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Jack Stripling

The Chronicle of Higher Education

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Pauline Strong

The University of Texas at Austin

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Format: Podcast
Type: Session
Focus Area: Higher Education