Sit down and/or hold on to your hats! The Chronicle of Higher Education reports some shocking news today: “Academe’s Employees and PACs Give More to Democrats” in the 2001 and 2002 election cycles. (Link probably requires subscription)
Perhaps this article should be nominated for the the “Dog Bites Man” award for the least surprising results of investigative journalism. In any event the numbers revealing policital giving in academia, compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics and available on its web site, are interesting. Here are some highlights.
The top 20 academic contributors and the percentage of their contributions that went to Democrats:
Harvard University 96%
University of California 82%
Apollo Group 41%
Stanford University 75%
American Assn of University Women 100%
University of Texas 54%
University of Iowa 35%
Career College Assn 47%
University of Pennsylvania 83%
University of Minnesota 89%
Georgetown University 86%
Boston University 85%
University of Washington 89%
College of William & Mary 100%
Columbia University 62%
Princeton University 87%
University of North Carolina 89%
George Washington University 76%
University of South Carolina 87%
New York University 80%
Average Contribution to Democrats: 77%
The top 20 recipients of academic contributions:
Wellstone, Paul (D-MN) Senate
Carnahan, Jean (D-MO) Senate
Harkin, Tom (D-IA) Senate
Holt, Rush (D-NJ) House
Pingree, Chellie (D-ME) Senate
Bowles, Erskine B (D-NC) Senate
Kerry, John (D-MA) Senate
Specter, Arlen (R-PA) Senate
Sanders, Alex (D-SC) Senate
Schumer, Charles E (D-NY) Senate
Landrieu, Mary L (D-LA) Senate
Kirk, Ron (D-TX) Senate
Alexander, Lamar (R-TN) Senate
Shaheen, Jeanne (D-NH) Senate
Cornyn, John (R-TX) Senate
Cleland, Max (D-GA) Senate
Strickland, Tom (D-CO) Senate
Dole, Elizabeth (R-NC) Senate
Torricelli, Robert G (D-NJ) Senate
Van Hollen, Chris (D-MD) House
16 of top 20 recipients, 80%, were Democrats
Remember these numbers when you hear academic pronouncements that “diversity” is so important to good education that it justifies racial discrimination to produce it.
Note well: The University of South Carolina makes this list. This is the state with the longest-running Confederate Flag controversy in the country. Nope, no bias here, folks, nothing to see, move right along…
Apollo Group owns University of Phoenix — for-profit career ed for adults — so I get that. But what’s the story in Iowa? Are there no Democrats to give to?