College Faculty are ‘only slightly less left-leaning’ than Bernie Sanders
College faculty members are only slightly less radical than Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), a new study commissioned by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression has found.
TL;DR
- A study commissioned by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression found college faculty ideology scores are close to those of Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.
- The average ideology score of faculty donors was -1.02, compared to Sanders' score of -1.14.
- Only 20% of university faculty surveyed believed a conservative scholar would be a welcome addition to their department, versus 71% for a liberal scholar.
- Student belief in exposure to all types of speech, even offensive, has decreased significantly since 2016.
- Three-fifths of college students report that their school climate prevents them from saying what they believe due to potential offense.