Ideological Bias in Academic Research?

How biased is academic research? Are some fields more interested in ideological conformity than intellectual diversity and academic freedom? In this episode of Radio Free Campus, co-hosts Steve McGuire and Justin Garrison discuss the recently released “Vanderbilt Report” on the professional quality of academic research in selected humanities and social science disciplines. The report paints a nuanced picture of the role ideology can play in academic research, but Steve and Justin comment on how that hasn’t stopped opponents of intellectual diversity from dismissing the report out of hand. Steve and Justin also announce Jonathan Turley as this episode’s “Hero of the People” and Russian President Vladimir Putin as RFC’s “Apparatchik of the Month.” 0:39 Heterodox Academy Regional Conference 7:55 Vanderbilt Humanities Report 22:20 Speaking Across Disciplines 26:35 Teaching New Ideas & Heterodox Thinking 31:59 AAUP Response to the Vanderbilt Report 38:30 Credentialism and Academic Labels 44:47 Student Newspaper Reaction 52:28 Hero of the People 57:46 Apparatchik of the Month Radio Free Campus is offered by the Campus Freedom Initiative™ at the American Council of Trustees and Alumni. Email us at [email protected]! Prefer to listen to the podcast? Check out our show on Apple and Spotify! https://open.spotify.com/show/4oaXvNK... https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Vanderbilt Report: https://cdn.vanderbilt.edu/vu-wpfsx/w... ACTA: https://www.goacta.org/ Campus Freedom Initiative: https://www.goacta.org/campus-freedom... Steve McGuire: https://www.goacta.org/staff/steven-m... Justin Garrison: https://www.goacta.org/staff/justin-g... #podcast #highereducation #highered #college #university #freespeech #freedomofspeech #diversity #academicfreedom #education #edu