College Is More Political Than Ever. But in a New, Insidious Way.

Dr. Gross is a sociologist and the author of the forthcoming book “What Happened to College? How Politics Broke Higher Education and What We Can Do to Fix It.”

For parents like me whose kids are heading off to college in a few weeks, August is a time to shop for dorm supplies and brace ourselves for our soon-to-be emptier nests. Given the turmoil on college campuses over the past few years, it’s also a time for concern: What kind of ideological battleground are our kids........

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