PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Brown University is offering a new course on conservatism this spring that its supporters say will help bring ideological balance to the school's offerings.
The course, "Modern Conservatism in America: Conservative Thought in the 20th Century," was developed as part of a project called Conservatism 101.
The project aims to introduce courses on conservatism at universities to bring balance to what its founders see as a heavy bias against conservative thinking in academia.
In a statement, Brown student and project co-developer Terrence George says students at elite schools are often unable to study views "outside of academia's leftist mainstream."
A Brown spokeswoman says the Ivy League university encourages broad intellectual exploration and gives students freedom to design their education.
While I imagine it's tough to be a conservative at Brown, that's not the reason to embark on such a project. It's the work of academia. I have no doubt this will be done with intellectual vigor. Good.
News from my alma mater:
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