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College classes taught mostly by liberals, study confirms
The Washington Post ^
| 03-30-2005
| The Washington Post
Posted on 03/30/2005 11:44:13 AM PST by Crookie Monster
College classes taught mostly by liberals, study confirms March 30, 2005 UPDA0330 Latest: College faculties, long assumed to be a liberal bastion, lean further to the left than even the most conspiratorial conservatives might have imagined, a new study says. Within those ivy-covered halls: By their own description, 72 percent of those teaching at American universities and colleges are liberal and 15 percent are conservative, says the study being published this week. The imbalance is almost as striking in partisan terms: 50 percent of the faculty members surveyed identified themselves as Democrats and 11 percent as Republicans. The disparity is even more pronounced at the most elite schools, where, according to the study, 87 percent of faculty members are liberal and 13 percent are conservative. Missing: Conservatives, religion and women: "What's most striking is how few conservatives there are in any field," said Robert Lichter, a professor at George Mason University and a co-author of the study. "There was no field we studied in which there were more conservatives than liberals or more Republicans than Democrats. It's a very homogeneous environment, not just in the places you'd expect to be dominated by liberals." Religious services take a back seat for many faculty members, with 51 percent saying they rarely or never attend church or synagogue and 31 percent calling themselves regular churchgoers. On the gender front, 72 percent of the full-time faculty members are male and 28 percent female. About the study: The findings are based on a survey of 1,643 full-time faculty members at 183 four-year schools. The researchers used 1999 data from the North American Academic Study Survey, the most recent comprehensive data available. The study was funded by the Randolph Foundation, a right-leaning group.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: academia; academicbias; askmrobvious; censorship; college; collegebias; culturewars; discrimination; duh; education; educrats; highereducation; notaboutterri; pc; politicalcorrectness; schoolbias; universitybias; youdontsay
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Here's a shocker for everyone!
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To: Crookie Monster
I'm glad I was sitting down.
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posted on
03/30/2005 11:46:07 AM PST
by
Southside_Chicago_Republican
(In the world ye shall have tribulation; but be of good cheer -- I have overcome the world.)
To: Crookie Monster
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posted on
03/30/2005 11:46:51 AM PST
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KOZ.
To: Crookie Monster
In other news:
Bear Sh*ts in Woods, scientists baffled
Hell Hot, say experts
Harvard Study Proves Pigs Can't Fly, Piglet Injured in Experiment
Most Stupid People "Not Too Bright" says Yale Professor
Pope is Indeed Catholic, says study
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posted on
03/30/2005 11:47:04 AM PST
by
RockinRight
(Electing Hillary president would be akin to giving a drunken teenage boy keys to the Porsche)
To: Crookie Monster
Gee, and Water is wet, and Ice is cold.....
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03/30/2005 11:47:17 AM PST
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hobbes1
(Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "What every woman needs..." ; ))
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To: Southside_Chicago_Republican
I could have conducted the same study when I was in college in 1967 and the results would have been the same. Nothing new here, folks, move on...
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03/30/2005 11:49:13 AM PST
by
Russ
To: minorityaustinitemajoritytexan
The crazy liberals at the ACLU have done a lot of changing in this country using legal words instead of bombs.
To: Crookie Monster
What's most striking is how few conservatives there are in any fieldYeah, that happens when you create an environment of blind hatred surrounding all conservative ideas.
To: Crookie Monster
Wow!! Next thing you know they'll tell us most NEA members are registered Democrats!
To: Crookie Monster
If we as parents do our job, they can't 'teach' our kids anything.
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03/30/2005 11:56:18 AM PST
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OldFriend
("If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child might have peace." Thomas Paine)
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To: Crookie Monster
Water is wet, study confirms.
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03/30/2005 11:57:20 AM PST
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dfwgator
(It's sad that the news media treats Michael Jackson better than our military.)
To: Crookie Monster
PMS Primarily a Women's Issue
Full story at 11...
To: Crookie Monster
"There was no field we studied in which there were more conservatives than liberals or more Republicans than Democrats.
Odd. I remember reading on engineering.com about a poll done how how engineers voted in '04: 55% Bush vs. 33% Kerry. I was holding out hope that that engineering, math, and physical science professors were intelligent...
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posted on
03/30/2005 12:00:34 PM PST
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Serenissima Venezia
(Bush talks about jobs Americans won't do - one of the jobs we will do is U.S. Border Patrol Agent)
To: Crookie Monster
That's a lie. They aren't liberals, they're leftists.
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03/30/2005 12:00:44 PM PST
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Paleo Conservative
(Hey! Hey! Ho! Ho! Andrew Heyward's got to go!)
To: Crookie Monster
Most accidents happen unexpectedly, Harvard study confirms.
To: Crookie Monster
Sunburn Mostly Occurs During Day
Full story at 11...
To: Crookie Monster
"There was no field we studied in which there were more conservatives than liberals or more Republicans than Democrats.
Odd. I remember reading on engineering.com about a poll done how how engineers voted in '04: 55% Bush vs. 33% Kerry. I was holding out hope that that engineering, math, and physical science professors were rational and logical.
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posted on
03/30/2005 12:01:34 PM PST
by
Serenissima Venezia
(Bush talks about jobs Americans won't do - one of the jobs they will do is U.S. Border Patrol Agent)
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