He said that institutions can t only ask for money from the government. They have to prove why government needs higher education. As long as people are prepared to participate, anyone should be able to get a job or vote. He stressed that we are in the middle of the wrong debate. One of the reasons why the wrong issues are being debated, Newman believes, is because of civic disengagement.
People think that their vote doesn t make a difference.
He pointed out that it s hard to have a democracy if large portions of the population don t participate. It also needs to eliminate racial stereotypes and to help keep groups from becoming stuck at the bottom. Courts take too long and we will lose, said Newman. We need everyone to move to an evenly structured society. Universities need to create a meaningful balanced debate where all sides could be heard.