The “Intellectual Diversity” of Ohio State’s Center for Civics

The “Intellectual Diversity” of Ohio State’s Center for Civics

Is a lack of intellectual diversity causing university faculty to self-censor? That’s a central claim made by advocates of Ohio State University’s Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, which is one example of a slate of new “viewpoint diversity” centers established recently on college campuses. In an era of dwindling state support for higher education, Ohio State’s version was created by the state legislature (over the objection of the Faculty Sena…