"Educators at colleges and universities across the southern United States, which are dominated by Republican-controlled state legislatures, face policing of their classes, pressure to self-censor and an undercurrent of fear and anxiety, according to a survey of almost 4,000 academics. One-quarter of them say that they are actively looking for jobs outside their state."
"The Faculty in the South Survey was distributed by e-mail and social media in August to more than 20,000 faculty members across 12 southern states - Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia - as well as to AAUP national members. Of the 3,926 respondents, 51% self-identified as female, 83% identified as white and more than 60% said that they hold tenured positions. (The poll has been run annually since 2022; the 2024 survey received 2,924 responses.)"
"Around 55% of respondents would not recommend their state as a desirable place to work, and one in four is actively looking for jobs elsewhere. (Of the ten main destination states listed, seven are outside the south: California, New York, Massachusetts, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Michigan.) Seventeen per cent say that they've had their class content or syllabi questioned by the university administration - one of two new questions this year."
Educators across southern US colleges and universities report policing of classes, pressure to self-censor, and an undercurrent of fear and anxiety. Almost 4,000 academics across twelve southern states responded, with 51% identifying as female, 83% as white, and more than 60% holding tenured positions. Roughly 55% would not recommend their state as a desirable place to work, and one in four are seeking jobs elsewhere, frequently naming non-southern destinations such as California, New York, and Massachusetts. Seventeen percent report university administrations have questioned class content or syllabi, and just over 10% report federal contract cancellations.
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