How Politically Diverse Are University Faculty?

We reviewed the research about the political ideologies of faculty in the U.S.A.

Read the report
Heterodox Academy
Back to Podcasts
Peer pressure 900x600 1
February 24, 2022

S1 Episode 32: Political Disparities in the Academy: It’s More Than Self-Selection

Apple Podcasts | Android | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Email | RSS

Why do some academic fields have political disparities among professors between 40/100:1 (liberals to conservatives), while other fields have little to no disparity at all? For answers, we talk with John Paul Wright, professor of Criminology at the University of Cincinnati. We discuss how the same tribal behaviors that arise in criminal gangs have emerged in the academy—exacerbating and maintaining these observed political disparities.  John’s blog: “Political Disparities in the Academy: It’s More Than Self-Selection” Let us know what you think! For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org. This episode is hosted by Zach Rausch, and produced by Davies Content.
Share:

Get HxA In Your Inbox

Related Podcasts
JT Seidel
S2 Episode 43: Can a Public University Stay Politically Neutral? with Ed Seidel | Ed Seidel
February 23, 2026+Ed Seidel
+Viewpoint Diversity+Constructive Disagreement+Open Inquiry+Academic Freedom+The Free Exchange of Ideas
IMG 1849
S2 Episode 42: The University in the Age of AI: Rebuilding Trust, Truth, and Teaching | Kavita Bala
January 26, 2026+Kavita Bala
+Viewpoint Diversity+Constructive Disagreement+Open Inquiry+Academic Freedom+The Free Exchange of Ideas
Hx A June8215of246
Make a Donation

Your generosity supports our non-partisan efforts to advance the principles of open inquiry, viewpoint diversity, and constructive disagreement to improve higher education and academic research.

This site use cookies.

To better improve your site experience, we collect some data. To see what types of information we collect, read our Cookie Policy.