Colleges and universities shape public discourse and have a great deal of influence on American culture. However, they do not always encourage robust dialog between competing views. In a recent National Affairs piece, Frederick Hess of AEI argues that conservatives and others interested in intellectual diversity need an ivory tower of their own.

In this episode of “The Report Card with Nat Malkus,” on the AEI Education Podcast, host Nat Malkus talks to Frederick Hess and Steve Teles about what it would take to start a university from scratch today and whether this is a viable solution to improving academic discourse on campus.

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Related:

An Ivory Tower of Our Own | Frederick M. Hess and Brendan Bell | National Affairs | January 2019