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The Gradual Takeover of Universities by ‘Woke’ Consensus

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The Gradual Takeover of Universities by ‘Woke’ Consensus
A Harvard University building in Cambridge, Mass., on Aug. 30, 2018. Scott Eisen/Getty Images
Eric Louw
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A visit to Western universities today will lead to one finding a high degree of groupthink in a number of faculties, with barely a conservative thinker in sight.

Eric Louw
Eric Louw
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Eric Louw is a retired professor in political communication with a career spanning South African and Australian universities. Prior to that, he was a former activist, journalist, and media trainer under the African National Congress, where he worked on South Africa's transition into the post-Apartheid era. Louw is an expert on affirmative action, and Black Economic Empowerment policies. His Ph.D. was in the study of Marxism and its postmodern developments. He has authored nine books including "The Rise, Fall and Legacy of Apartheid" and "The Media and Political Process."
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