Leftism is alive and well at Dartmouth. Look no further than the newest members of the faculty.

Paul Mirengoff of Powerline.

Meet Dartmouth’s New Radical Professors

Dartmouth claims to be “moving forward,” but its academic hiring reflects a commitment to marching in place to the drumbeat of the left. The latest issue of Dartmouth Life invites alums to “meet Dartmouth’s new faculty members.” We meet the new profs through one paragraph statements about “what engages their intellectual curiosity.” In too many cases, the answer appears to be leftism.

Here is what Christian Haines, the one new English professor in the group, has to say:

At present, I find especially compelling the question of how literature and culture challenge orthodox understandings of the global economy. I am interested in how people around the world are imagining alternatives to the current arrangements of capitalism.

It seems that Prof. Haines is more interested in economic radicalism than in literature.

William Cheng is a new hire in the music department. He says:

My current work grapples with music disability and social justice in the 21st century. I’m looking into the intersections between phenomena such as urban busking, YouTube, virality, reality singing competitions, glitch art, and Autotune.

Seriously?

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