Category Archives: Political Economy

Why Does Academia Have Radical Left Faculty? (Long Read)

Appeared in Substack on August 28, 2025 https://anandanandalingam649613.substack.com/p/why-does-academia-have-radical-left?r=o7w77 According to Donald J. Trump universities are full of “radical left” faculty and that educational institutions are “obsessed with indoctrinating America’s youth” about the world with leftist views and perspectives. Targeting “Marxist maniacs and lunatics”, President Trump has vowed to “fire the radical Left accreditors” and replaceContinueContinue reading “Why Does Academia Have Radical Left Faculty? (Long Read)”

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are the Pillars of the American Value System

Appeared in SUBSTACK on June 16, 2025 https://anandanandalingam649613.substack.com/p/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-are?r=o7w77 When I was Dean of the Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, I came to the realization that there were no tenure-track women faculty members in the Finance Department of over twenty-five professors: zero! Finance was the largest major among business undergraduates at theContinueContinue reading “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are the Pillars of the American Value System”

Academia Needs New Leadership in Fighting Trump Agenda

Read on Substack The Trump administration is being very aggressive in attacking several central pillars of higher education in the United States. And rather than fighting back, the leaders of academia are cowering under this intense onslaught. Several opinion pieces in reputed publications have urged academia to explain to the Trump administration and the generalContinueContinue reading “Academia Needs New Leadership in Fighting Trump Agenda”

MAGA Won’t Cry, Not Now Anyway

President Donald Trump and Major Domo Elon Musk are embarking on cost cutting at the federal level that is making everyone’s head spin. Every day we hear directly from respected news sources that federal employees have been asked to stay at home in several departments, some with compensation and some outright by being laid off.ContinueContinue reading “MAGA Won’t Cry, Not Now Anyway”