The Problem With the Liberal Academy

I actually have no idea if Elizabeth Warren is liberal, or if she's just "liberal" on this issue, but I was nonetheless struck by this statement:

I never wanted to get involved in politics, but the bankruptcy bill now moving on a fast-track through Congress isn’t fair.

While I don't argue that academia is generally more liberal than the population (though this is less true than conservatives like to claim), most members of liberal academia are not active participants in the political sphere. This is a problem.