Republicans Outnumbered in Academia, Studies Find

[KSigkid]

Originally posted by Rudey
A lot of people work both in academia and industry. For example, the math, statistics, economics, business professors often do outside work.

-Rudey

Plus many liberal arts professors (history for example) will write, contribute to texts or lecture in other parts of the country. I know the history department at my school had other commitments of that type.

[SDTSarah]

Originally posted by Munchkin03
Faculty benefits--the ability to take sabbaticals or academic leave to pursue their interests, having their university pay for some part or all of the conferences they attend, tuition reimbursement if they want to take more classes, free or deeply discounted tuition for their children or dependents, and sometimes free or subsidized housing--are probably even better than people making the same amount of money in private industry.

I would like to see if the same academic issues at Berkeley--a large state school in a liberal section of a liberal state--are at play at more conservative state schools like Texas A&M or LSU, or private schools like Baylor, Emory or Washington and Lee.

Actually, even though Emory is in the South, it's not really a Southern university at all. I can't speak for Washington and Lee, but from what I know about Baylor, it's ENTIRELY different climate. There was just an article in one of the Emory magazines about a student who was either kicked out or stripped of his scholarships from Baylor's theological school because he was gay. Emory offered him a scholarship to Candler.

I would say that Emory is politically much more like Duke than Baylor. My professors seem to do a good job at staying nonpartisan during class. The professors that I know personally, however, do seem to be pretty liberal.

And yes, as the daughter of a professor--the benefits kick ass.

[Rudey]

Originally posted by SDTSarah
Actually, even though Emory is in the South, it's not really a Southern university at all. I can't speak for Washington and Lee, but from what I know about Baylor, it's ENTIRELY different climate. There was just an article in one of the Emory magazines about a student who was either kicked out or stripped of his scholarships from Baylor's theological school because he was gay. Emory offered him a scholarship to Candler.

I would say that Emory is politically much more like Duke than Baylor. My professors seem to do a good job at staying nonpartisan during class. The professors that I know personally, however, do seem to be pretty liberal.

And yes, as the daughter of a professor--the benefits kick ass.

Emory also seems to have a large contingent of New York/Long Island students...

-Rudey