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How Politically Diverse Are University Faculty?

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

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Research Reports
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Research drives progress in the academy. Explore our repository of research reports and briefs published by HxA.

2025 Annual Report
March 13, 2026
How Politically Diverse Are University Faculty?
February 25, 2026+Erin Shaw +Shiri Spitz Siddiqi
+Viewpoint Diversity
The New Landscape of “Civics Centers” in Higher Education
December 1, 2025+Shiri Spitz Siddiqi +Michael Regnier
+Viewpoint Diversity+Academic Freedom
What’s Going On With DEI Statements in Faculty Hiring? Analysis of Faculty Job Ads from Fall 2024
August 4, 2025+Alex Arnold +Erin Shaw +Nate Tenhundfeld
+Required DEI Statements
Open Inquiry U: Heterodox Academy's Four-Point Agenda for Reforming Colleges and Universities
July 17, 2025
+Open Inquiry
2024 Annual Report
March 26, 2025
The Rising Tide of Institutional Statement Neutrality: How Universities Are Rethinking Institutional Speech
March 11, 2025+Alex Arnold +Erin Shaw +Nate Tenhundfeld +Nicole Barbaro Simovski
+Institutional Neutrality
What Students Fear vs. What Happens When Students Discuss Controversial Topics
December 16, 2024+Payton Jones +Alex Arnold +Nate Tenhundfeld
The Comfortable Extremes and the Reluctant Center: Political Ideology and Discussing Controversial Topics on Campus
December 10, 2024+Payton Jones +Nate Tenhundfeld +Alex Arnold
+Viewpoint Diversity

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