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The Republican war on academic freedom and freedom of expression: a survey of faculty

From CHE:

Academic researchers’ self-censorship occurred across nearly all disciplines, the survey found.

Twenty-nine percent of respondents who lived in states with a [prohibition on] “divisive concepts” law said they had altered their research, and 10 percent said they were looking for a job in a different state because of the political climate.

Researchers in education and nursing were among the most likely to have altered their research….

The CHE article also includes this data:

10%The percent of faculty from states with laws restricting academic speech who tried to find out-of-state academic positions
6%The percent of faculty from states with laws restricting academic speech who sought to leave the academy
4%The percent of all respondents who sought employment in another country in 2025 due to restrictions on their research activity
11%The percent of all respondents who sought to leave the academy or obtain an academic position in another state or country
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