According to an article by this title in the Chronicle of Higher Education, Senator Lamar Alexander stated that “the biggest obstacle to increased federal support for higher education is left-wing political bias on college faculties.” In this article, Kelly Field reports that the senator added that he was not “trying to impose some law from Washington” requiring political diversity. Rather, the solution to “political rigidity” lies in the power of deans, faculty members, and trustees. Said Field, “members of the commission echoed the senator’s concerns.” Charles Miller, the commission's chairman and a former chairman of the University of Texas System's Board of Regents, said that policy makers "don't put much weight on what comes out of higher education because it is one-sided."The commission was created by the Bush administration to design a comprehensive national strategy on higher education's future. According to Field, “on the first day of the two-day event, the focus was on what speakers described as colleges’ unaccountability, inefficiency, inaccessibility, and complacency. Friday's focus was on alleged political bias and on colleges’ failure to graduate enough mathematics and science majors to ensure the country's continued global competitiveness.” For full coverage, visit the Chronicle of Higher Education’s website: http://chronicle.com. Article: http://chronicle.com/daily/2005/12/2005121201n.htm.