Like mismatched minority students, mismatched minority faculty have sought refuge in non-intellectual pursuits, such as community activities and campus political activism, in denunciations of standards they do not meet, and in complaints about the moral shortcomings of colleagues, or of American society in general. Given the stark alternatives of {1} losing one's self-respect by accepting the prevailing academic standards and values, and {2} protecting one's self-respect by repudiating those standards and values, it can hardly be surprising that many have chosen the latter. Clearly,
( Thomas Sowell )
[ Inside American Education ]
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