While there is no denying that many professors are politically liberal, many still adhere to the principles of pluralism and recognizing the existence of multip

While there is no denying that many professors are politically liberal, many still adhere to the principles of pluralism and recognizing the existence of multiple viewpoints on controversial issues. More than the faculty, the academic PMC is the source of the dogmatism that haunts contemporary academia. As a PhD student who wants to eventually teach at a university, this terrifies me. I love plurality and intellectual freedom—if the ostensible bastions of academic freedom succumb to dogmatic forces, our democracy is doomed as its citizens will not have the intellectual tools to sustain a government that can tolerate and allow differing opinions to flourish.