Christine Overall – ZERO ANTHROPOLOGY

Why do “Leftist” Professors Predominate in Academia?

The first questions ought to be what one means by “leftist,” and how one goes about ascertaining the number of such “leftists” in academia. Dr. Christine Overall, a Professor in Philosophy at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, believes that a number of studies have shown that leftists predominate in universities in both Canada and the […]

The Ethical Failure of Nerve at Canadian Universities

This piece comes from University Affairs, a recommended site for news and analysis of Canadian higher education (emphasis has been added): October 2008 Where’s the debate? by Christine Overall Canadian universities are suffering from an ethical failure of nerve. Many of us have become diffident about our roles as professors, administrators, staff and students. We […]