It really isn’t surprising to hear these days that college journalism schools have fallen under the control of leftists. Those in control don’t believe in objectivity, and the schools turn out grads who are eager to advance the big government agenda of “progressivism.”

In today’s Martin Center article, Maria Servold writes about this nasty phenomenon. After briefly discussing the trouble at UNC when an offer was made to Nikole Hannah-Jones that was eventually dropped at considerable cost to the university, she goes on the the latest debacle, which is unfolding at Texas A&M.

Servold writes:

As has been widely reported, the institution was forced to settle with former New York Times editor Kathleen McElroy for $1 million, after her hiring process became . . . complicated. What began as a braggable hire for the university turned into a resignation and a $1 million court settlement, leading many to wonder why American universities are more interested in head-hunting for progressive, DEI-friendly activists than in finding “normal” journalism professors who can teach students to report and write accurately and fairly.

In case you haven’t heard, Texas A&M has been captured by the Left, but some on the faculty senate recoiled at the offer to McElroy, so the university changed it. Servold continues, “McElroy decided not to accept the adjusted offer by TAMU and said she would remain at UT-Austin. Then, less than a month later, TAMU announced it had reached a settlement with McElroy about the hiring fiasco — with the hefty price tag of $1 million.”

Texans might not regard that as a good use of their money. Worse, it’s likely that the university will just find another “journalist” who thinks that her job is advocacy.