Quote: "Just who are the "Gang of 88?"
They are any college faculty USA.
Sadly true. In my experience as a former academic with a Ph.D. in the social sciences, most universities have a hard-core radical Left (10-20% of the faculty and administration) that receives tacit support from liberals who make up the vast majority of the faculty and administration.
The liberals are afraid to speak out against the radicals for fear of being branded racist, homophobic, culturally insensitive, and worst of all "conservative". As a neocon, I learned to carefully pick my battles and choose my words. Nonetheless, I felt not-so-subtle intimidation for doing so.
The university system is slowly becoming Stalinist. Hopefully, this will cause its collapse.
DING! DING! DING! We have a winner!