Survey: Students Often Feel the Need to Present More Progressive Beliefs Than They Hold

Survey: 90 Percent of College Students Fake Progressive Beliefs

Nearly 9 in 10 college students have pretended to be more progressive than they really are, according to a new survey.

Survey: Nearly 90 Percent of College Students Fake Progressive Beliefs

Nearly 9 in 10 college students have pretended to be more progressive than they really are, according to a new survey. Northwestern University researchers Forest Romm and Kevin Waldman, between 2023 and 2025, conducted 1,452 confidential interviews with undergraduates at Northwestern University and the University of Michigan. In a study focused on development, not politics, the researchers wanted to know: "What happens to identity formation when…

Adaptive Learning? Study Shows College Students Lie About Their Views to Appease Lefty Professors

Study reveals students misrepresent views to please professors, raising concerns about free thought.

Cost of Conformity: 88% of Students Feel Compelled to Adopt Liberal-Left Facade, Study Finds

Interviews with 1,452 undergraduates found a culture of self-censorship driven by fear of social ostracism and academic penalty.

“Adaptive” Learning: Study Shows Almost 90% Adopt More Liberal Views to Satisfy Professors

In my book, “The Indispensable Right,” I write about the intolerance for viewpoint diversity in higher education and the atmosphere of orthodoxy created by overwhelmingly liberal faculties. We have also discussed consistent studies showing that students no longer feel free to express their viewpoints in class or on campuses. A new study offers additional data on this problem, showing that almost 90% of students misrepresent their views in class …