Students’ Choices Fueling Polarization in Higher Ed

Students’ Choices Fueling Polarization in Higher Ed

A new book by sociologist Neil Gross argues universities aren’t doing enough to counteract students’ formation of their own ideological bubbles. Every day, conservatives accuse universities of being too liberal—indoctrinating students rather than teaching them. Neil Gross, a Colby College sociology professor who teaches a course called College in Crisis, has written a new book that argues polarization is a major problem on campuses. But he says …