The College Fix Exposes Professor Bias

2181 Reasons Why

The College Fix has done excellent work. In their new article, they give us the results of a study where they find entire departments at universities that do not have one Republican. That’s right, not one. Their article, titled “2,181 reasons why your college professor is probably a Democrat” gives us the break down and includes a link for the specific departments.

This includes departments at ASU. The numbers for ASU are abysmal. And keep in mind, Arizona is a state that is considered “purple,” meaning it should be basically 50/50 among the professors for Republican/Democrat. It is not close.

Here’s why it matters for us: these are professors who claim 1) they want to be inclusive, and 2) they want to “look like” the communities they serve. These numbers show they are failing—and failing in a way that would not be tolerated in any business.

There are only a few possible explanations for why this is happening. First, they are completely incompetent. Ironically, this is the most charitable interpretation—it gives them the benefit of the doubt. They genuinely intend to be inclusive and to represent their community, but they are simply incapable of doing so. Still, I don’t think this is the correct explanation.

Second, they are liars. They claim to value inclusion and representation, but they don’t. They say these things to make themselves look good, with no real intention of following through. This explanation is far more likely than the first. It is not hard to hire conservatives and make an effort at a balanced department. In fact, they employ all kinds of methods to make sure they don’t hire conservatives, including DEI questions in hiring like the ones used by my college just last year.

Third—and perhaps the most likely—is that they are hypocrites. They use the language of inclusion and representation to serve their own ends. They are manipulating students, parents, legislators, and taxpayers. This is a strong possibility because it would not be difficult to hire professors who actually reflect the community. They simply never intended to do that. The rhetoric was always a strategy to achieve their real goal: filling these departments with radical leftists. And it worked.

Remember how many pro-Harris speakers ASU had out last year!

As the lone conservative in my school at ASU, you can see from how I’m treated that there is no real interest in hearing diverse perspectives or making everyone feel comfortable. I’ve shared the attacks I’ve received with you here. All their talk about unconscious bias and microaggressions goes out the window when they’re confronted with truly diverse viewpoints. They spend their time in reading groups discussing the latest fad book on DEI topics, yet never read anything that might challenge their thinking.

The question is: what will you do? Will you continue to financially support universities that openly refuse to hire conservatives? Will you keep sending your children into institutions that reject your values? Or will you look elsewhere for education—places that pursue truth rather than political conformity?