Mary Grabar, Ph.D English, has compiled six essays written by professors from various disciplines about what happens when they challenge the conventional wisdom in the modern academy. Far from finding a safe haven for diversity of ideas and approaches to them, these professors have learned that in the modern university, diversity is merely skin deep, and academic freedom exists in name only. If you are one of the brave few who dare to question the prevailing ideology, this book will help you to feel a little less like an alien. If you are open to the idea that ideas must be considered before they can be either accepted or rejected, especially at university, then perhaps this collection will open your eyes just a bit to the reality of the ideological calcification currently set in on the college campus today.