Date: July 17th, 2018 1:50 PM
Author: Cruel-hearted Mischievous Cruise Ship
Clearly we need more of their input. They have really hidden their biases so far.
https://www.chronicle.com/article/Why-We-Need-a-More-Activist/243924
In short, we need to rethink the relationship between advocacy and the academy. The time for being an honest broker has passed. The existential threat of climate change requires that we use our expertise, and our position of privilege in the academy, to advocate for solutions rather than merely lay out options. Some academics do pursue "engaged scholarship" — which seeks to link real-world problems to broader theoretical insights — but this type of work is not prevalent.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4028389&forum_id=2#36444985)