Dr. Jenna Ashley Robinson, president of the John W. Pope Center for Higher Education Policy, outlines one way in which “the ivory tower is eroding American values.” Robinson offered these comments during an April 17, 2015, speech for the John Locke Foundation’s Shaftesbury Society. To watch full-length presentations of JLF events, click here.
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