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The Diversiy Myth: Multiculturalism and Political Intolerance on Campus (Book/ Paperback)

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In the name of “diversity,” many leading academic and cultural institutions are working to silence dissent and stifle intellectual life. This powerful book exposes the real impact of “multiculturalism” on the institution most closely identified with the “politically correct” decline of higher education—Stanford University. Authored by two Stanford graduates, this book is a compelling, if sometimes depressing, insider’s tour of a world of speech codes, “dumbed-down” admissions standards and curricula, campus witch hunts, and anti-Western zealotry that masquerades as legitimate scholarly inquiry.

Sacks and Thiel use numerous primary sources—the Stanford Daily, class readings, official university publications—to reveal a pattern of politicized classes, housing, budget priorities, and more. They trace the connections between such disparate trends as political correctness, the gender wars, Generation X nihilism, and “culture wars,” showing how these have played a role in shaping “multiculturalism” at institutions like Stanford.

Sacks and Thiel convincingly show that “multiculturalism” is not about learning more; it is actually about learning less. They end their comprehensive study by detailing the changes necessary to reverse the tragic disintegration of American universities and restore true academic excellence.

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