I made a similar comparison in 2020 at the old place:

Though this example is a close second :

But the larger problem here is framing higher ed discussions around elite, selective institutions. The *vast* majority of students and faculty are at open enrollment and non-selective institutions. Even if the author's argument is correct, his experience reflects a fraction of higher ed.

And then there is this claptrap. Putting aside the ridiculous premise that the all academic work is now "explicitly political," why should teaching elite students make faculty any more or less capable of speaking to "egalitarian values"?

The author points to radical professors using their bully pulpit to rail against politics in front of a captive audience. But honestly how much does this actually happen? In 10 years at my current institution, I have never observed or even heard an inkling of such behavior--in my dept. or any other.