"Conservative foundations are, according to Bernstein, "threats to academic freedom'' while Ford, she is quick to point out, funds only programs that encourage free expression on campus. She cites, for instance, Ford's recent "Difficult Dialogues'' initiative, which offered campuses $100,000 each to host conversations about "fundamentalism and secularism, racial and ethnic relations, sexual orientation, and academic freedom.'' "
"Such dialogues are not difficult on most campuses because the outcomes are agreed upon. Secularism is superior to fundamentalism; white people are to blame for racial tensions; sexual orientation has genetic roots, and all orientations are morally equivalent. And what's the party line on academic freedom? It has suffered, Bernstein said, because of the Bush administration's "war of terror.'' "
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