The case of Ward Churchill, the ethnic studies professor who compared the victims of the terrorist attacks of 9/11 to Nazi bureaucrats, catapulted the issue of academic malfeasance to national prominence and dramatized the rot that has been festering in the protected, tax-exempt citadels of the academy. In this electrifying book, Roger Kimball argues that Ward Churchill, far from being an isolated case, is typical of the radical mindset that characterizes the contemporary university. Churchill's views are extreme, but extreme views are the norm at many colleges and universities. The American educational establishment, once an ally of tradition and intelligence, has increasingly allied itself with anti-Americanism and betrayed the intellectual and moral heritage of the West. Kimball's passionately argued investigation brings light to such controverted issues as tenure, the relationship between academic freedom and free speech, and the moral obligations teachers owe to students and to society. His book shows how parents, alumni, and college trustees, together hold the key to rescuing the university from the institutionalized radicalism that has made American higher education synonymous with political activism and intellectual betrayal.