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Patrick Morrisey: “Too many universities today have lost sight of what higher…”

Featuring: Patrick Morrisey, Republican | Governor of West Virginia

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Gov. Morrisey and WVU President Michael Benson Announce Director of Washington Center

Published | Video Starts at 01:11

We said we wanted to teach students how to think, not what to think. And we wanted to ensure that the values that made America great are taught with honesty and pride. Too many universities today have lost sight of what higher education is supposed to be about. We've seen it across the country. Many of them have become echo chambers for political ideology, where dissenting opinions are not only discouraged, but they're punished. (01:11–01:18)

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Asserts that many universities have lost sight of the purpose of higher education.

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