Aging faculty and the decline of liberalism in universities

Posted by Neville Sanjana at 11:19 AM EST

On Campus, the 1960s Begin to Fade as Liberal Professors Retire – NYTimes.com

Although the shift away from liberalism amongst faculty is interesting, this graphic caught my attention:

Should we take this to mean that there should be more faculty jobs as the avg age increases? (Or is this negated by the fact that people are living longer and working longer?)

Leave a Reply

 

Additional comments powered by BackType

  • nd categories

  • contact us

    Neurodudes is moderated by Neville Sanjana, Bayle Shanks, and Stephen Larson. Comments that you post might be delayed so that we can tell our software that it's not spam -- however, not all comments are pre-screened so don't assume that we have read them, either. Any money we make off this site is used to pay for hosting, or given to charity; if in the future we pay contributors, we will include reader-authors. None of us are medical doctors so please don't ask for medical advice. Contact us here.