Self-censors

A survey was taken of over six thousand faculty across 55 colleges and universities across the U.S. to see how they feel about expressing themselves in that environment.

You probably know that the vast majority of university professors are left-wing and donate to those political causes, so they must feel pretty secure to speak freely, right? Of course, non-leftist faculty may be afraid to speak their minds, but that's a very small number. 

So the number of those who fear speaking up must be small, right? On the contrary, many are afraid they will pay a price if they say what they believe (image).

Key findings in this survey by Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE): 

35% of faculty say they recently toned down their writing for fear of controversy 

27% of faculty feel unable to speak freely for fear of how students, administrators, or other faculty would respond

 23% of faculty worry about losing their jobs because someone misunderstands something they have said or done