Universities cannot survive as left-wing echo chambers

Published April 20, 2026 5:00am ET



Trust in higher education is near an all-time low, and a new Yale University report suggests colleges have only themselves to blame.

In addition to problems such as high prices, opaque admissions processes, and declining academic standards, the report highlighted that many universities have become “intellectual and ideological echo chambers, out of touch with the American nation and out of step with its political currents.”

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