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 about why he thinks universities have become too timid and conservative:

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Southwest Minnesota State University history professor Jeff Kolnick writes in MinnPost  about why he thinks universities have become too timid and conservative:   Scarce dollars cause colleges to chase money from billionaire philanthropists who push free-market solutions to every conceivable problem. University leaders feel the need to appeal to increasingly conservative state legislators who despise government. 

Southwest Minnesota State University history professor Jeff Kolnick writes in MinnPost  about why he thinks universities have become too timid and conservative:   Scarce dollars cause colleges to chase money from billionaire philanthropists who push free-market solutions to every conceivable problem. University leaders feel the need to appeal to increasingly conservative state legislators who despise government. Read more →


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