Regarding 'Real question is why the academy is so liberal' (Letter, Sept. 30):
It's strange that the writer refers to academics as a privileged elite, out of touch with reality, considering the leader of the conservative party is himself a member of the privileged class in America, having attended elite private institutions his entire life and having never to do what the writer calls real world work to make a living. Let's not confuse leisurely ranch work with what most farmers and ranchers have to do get by in today's world.
In addition, the leader of the conservative party has openly and unabashedly claimed that the elite and privileged of society are in fact his party's base.
One can hardly assert that privilege and job security lead to one being liberal minded, as this has hardly been the trend in America.
The writer also fails to give credit to the contributions many academics make to society through their studies. While they may not be contributing to society by milking cows and wiring homes, the contributions they make to the various fields of academic study enrich our culture immensely, and the time and energy many put back in to the communities in which they live cannot be measured by most real world work standards. Professors like Eddie Glaude GS '97 and Cornel West GS '80, who spend their summers providing higher level educational opportunities for students from less privileged regions, or Professor Andrew Bocarsley, who spends countless hours helping to train science teachers in new and innovative approaches to teaching science contribute greatly to society.
Perhaps the writer should consider a correlation between levels of education achieved and intellect, and political affiliation. For tenured professors, it could very likely be their high levels of education and intense academic study that lead to more liberal attitudes towards politics and society, rather than any form of comfort they may have earned through their intellectual pursuits.
Just something to consider. Rachel Miller '05
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