Monday, October 08, 2007

Few Conservatives but Many Centrists Found in American Academe - Chronicle.com

Few Conservatives but Many Centrists Found in American Academe - Chronicle.com

Conservatives are a small minority within the American professoriate, according to a major study whose results were released on Saturday. The study -- which is arguably the best-designed survey of American faculty beliefs since the early 1970s -- found that only 9.2 percent of college instructors are conservatives, and that only 20.4 percent voted for George W. Bush in 2004.


The article provides some unique context. It doesn't, however, deal with the perceived pressure to "join the intelligent" who often don't seem to value diversity - in political opinions, at least.

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