UW System President wants students forced out of echo chambers with more diverse professors

University of Wisconsin System President Jay Rothman said Monday the perceived liberal bias on college campuses won`t be solved by asking professors their political affiliation. Instead, he wants to focus future hiring on a more diverse applicant pool.   

Some Republican state lawmakers have suggested including political ideology in diversity trainings and considering party status when hiring professors. 

Those suggestions came after a controversial UW System student free speech survey released Feb. 1 found a majority of conservative respondents reported self-censoring views in class...