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With an impressive academic pedigree, Ferguson did not shy away from expressing his critical views on elite institutions like Harvard and Stanford. He argued that these universities, once bastions of intellectual diversity and advancement, have been undermined by a collective betrayal from their leaders, faculty, and students. Ferguson contended that a culture of fear has taken root on campuses, discouraging intellectual risk-taking and enforcing a new orthodoxy that penalizes those who deviate from prevailing ideological trends.