Joseph Epstein notes:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-tyranny-of-diversity-11609347729
“In contemporary higher education, diversity competes with intellectual authority, based on scholarly and scientific accomplishment. These days, diversity is all but victorious and intellectual authority well in retreat. This leaves no one in a position to set or determine educational standards. University presidents, once educational leaders, now focus on fundraising and public relations. The heads of academic departments tend to accept their jobs not out of a desire for intellectual leadership but to reduce their teaching loads. Because of this want of intellectual authority, universities have now been on the slide for many years”.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-tyranny-of-diversity-11609347729
“In contemporary higher education, diversity competes with intellectual authority, based on scholarly and scientific accomplishment. These days, diversity is all but victorious and intellectual authority well in retreat. This leaves no one in a position to set or determine educational standards. University presidents, once educational leaders, now focus on fundraising and public relations. The heads of academic departments tend to accept their jobs not out of a desire for intellectual leadership but to reduce their teaching loads. Because of this want of intellectual authority, universities have now been on the slide for many years”.
Profile of the controversial Joseph Epstein
https://www.chronicle.com/article/joseph-epstein-is-not-a-fan-of-the-modern-university
https://www.chronicle.com/article/joseph-epstein-is-not-a-fan-of-the-modern-university