Re:“Roughly one-third of students are in favor of banning co...
by Animats on Saturday June 19, 2021 @06:58PM
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This is using the easiest sample.
Here's another study. National, in the US, of fraternity and sorority members.[1] It's not primarily about censorship, more about Greek life and COVID issues.
If a controversy over offensive speech were to occur on your campus, would the administration be more likely to...
- Defend the speaker’s right to express his/her views: 23%
- Punish the speaker for making the statement: 38%
- Not sure: 39%
Have you personally ever felt that you could not express your opinion on a subject because of how students, a professor, or the administration would respond?
- Yes: 50%
- No: 42%
- Not sure: 9%
The sample self-identifies as 46% liberal, 33% conservative.
Results differ widely among universities. Not along obvious lines.
Here's another study. National, in the US, of fraternity and sorority members.[1] It's not primarily about censorship, more about Greek life and COVID issues.
If a controversy over offensive speech were to occur on your campus, would the administration be more likely to...
- Defend the speaker’s right to express his/her views: 23% - Punish the speaker for making the statement: 38% - Not sure: 39%
Have you personally ever felt that you could not express your opinion on a subject because of how students, a professor, or the administration would respond?
- Yes: 50% - No: 42% - Not sure: 9%
The sample self-identifies as 46% liberal, 33% conservative.
Results differ widely among universities. Not along obvious lines.
[1] https://assets.realclear.com/files/2021/04/1801_RealClear-Co...