Among conservatives, there is little doubt that higher education needs a wake-up call. Waves of antisemitism, harmful DEI initiatives, the loss of core curriculum, bloated administrations, and a general lack of direction and self-understanding plague contemporary universities. Few disagree with the diagnosis, but even fewer agree on the prescription. Some would have state legislatures take a more active role in directing universities toward their traditional roles. Others believe that kind of government overreach is a principal cause of the problem.
Two Law & Liberty contributors offer different views:
After the DEI bans, boards of trustees, university presidents, and state legislatures must begin the hard work of restoring educational excellence.
Using legislative mandates in education risks the same mistake as progressives who would fold all of human experience into the purview of the state.