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As the parent of a Brown rising senior, I was disappointed but not surprised to read about the “State of the Nation” commencement forum (Elms, July/August). The speakers: three Democrats, no Republicans. The question “What’s going on in America?” would be better answered by a representative of the party that controls the White House and both houses of Congress. Ignoring half the country does not serve students. Conservatives exist, and sometimes have good ideas (for the record, I’m mainstream Dem). The lack of conservative faculty, speakers and ideas on campuses makes me fear for academia’s future. It is starting to cause large swaths of America to lose faith in higher education.

Spencer Klein Berkeley, Calif.

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