While I'd rather not get caught up in whataboutism on this issue, this particular article's presentation of these results as indicative of a problem for only ri

While I'd rather not get caught up in whataboutism on this issue, this particular article's presentation of these results as indicative of a problem for only right-wing students feels biased. Speaking anecdotally as someone who's currently a part of the University system, the general consensus seems to be that there is more of a back-and-forth power struggle between ideologically different groups on campus to censor each other. Often the more left-leaning voice prevails due to a combination of youthful favoring of left-wing ideas and dismissal of faith-based arguments, but generalizing it to all campuses isn't a fair assumption in the slightest. For example, here's a video shared by the minority party of the University of Florida's student government that outlines a concentrated effort by right-wing speakers to influence campus politics in their favor: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CLDCeSchEl9/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet https://www.instagram.com/tv/CLDCeSchEl9/?utm_source=ig_web_... (Apologies for the IG link) For context, the majority party (Gator) is predominantly affiliated with Greek Life groups on campus, which allows them to coerce voting in their favor by denying brothers/sisters meals at the fraternity/sorority house if they cannot present an "I voted" sticker on election day. Since the majority of Gator's candidates are Greek-affiliated themselves (different Greek orgs are promised different positions by party leaders on a rotating basis) the large bloc of voters persuaded to vote by Greek orgs is more likely to vote in favor of the Gator Party. Gator subsequently works to amplify right-wing voices on campus and limit the freedom of speech of left-leanjng individuals. In this way, social justice focused efforts have been fighting an uphill battle at UF for several years. My point in sharing this is not to imply that bias in academia is a balanced affair - the article makes clear that right-wing individuals are more likely to suffer from it. Rather, I want to emphasize that the opposite is true in some places, and that the movements on those campuses are growing. I'm not one to speak on the solution to the issue in either direction, but I fear that if one isn't found, we could quite easily witness the development kf more campuses where opposing right- or left-wing ideas aren't given the time of day.