5 AMERICA - Restoring Public Trust In Universities - . PETER BERKOWITZ 092326

1917 YALE ATHLETES MILITARY TRAINING

Restoring Public Trust In Universities
Peter Berkowitz examines major university studies investigating why public confidence in American higher education has declined. He highlights political imbalances among humanities and social science faculties—such as Yale's 36-to-1 ratio of Democrats to Republicans—and criticizes professors who substitute political activism for liberal education. Berkowitz points to rising costs, admissions inequities, and a compromised intellectual environment as key drivers of public distrust, advocating for a mandatory core curriculum focused on American political institutions and Western civilization. (5)