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 |
Let me recommend Eleanor Knox’s essay on IAI a few months ago for what I think is a much more…