Diversity at University
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Indoctrinate U is a documentary put together by Evan Coyne Maloney, of On the Fence Films. The basic premise of the film is that universities all over the United States have become ideologically and demographically skewed in a way that threatens the campus free speech movement that arose during the 1960s. In the interest of full disclosure, I am partial to this message because I myself experienced some discomfort due to my world view in college. That’s not to say that I felt persecuted or attacked (usually) for my conservative philosophy, but I definitely felt like I was in the minority and learned when to keep my mouth shut, or when I needed to parrot a professor in order to pass a class. So the film reflects my beliefs. In any event, I think that the film has a good, strong message that will be more than merely palatable to anyone who is interested in education reform. Especially in the area of ideological conformity.
Far from functioning as bastions of serious thought and reasoned debate, Maloney found, campuses today operate as mental processing plants, doing more to tell students what to say and think than to teach them to think for themselves.
Some of you may have read my thoughts on diversity earlier. It may have come across that I also dislike the victimhood mentality that is so prevalent in America today. I feel like the emphasis on diversity (meaning certain different belief systems, nationalities, and skin colors) on today’s college campuses has created a bizarre counterintuitive atmosphere where classes and study programs nurture and further the idea of victimhood, and simultaneously act as segregationist havens. This documentary nails that point on the head and hammers it home. Read on for a quick review.
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