How Liberal is UChicago?

JBStillFlying
Thu, 21 Sep 2017 17:38:14 +0000

@ak9800 it’s not really about political left vs. right and who “fits in” better. It’s about whether someone who attends or is on faculty there has the freedom to express his/her views w/o being shut down. Sadly, many colleges and universities fail to meet that minimal standard.

UChicago has spent considerable time on this topic in light of recent trends in higher ed. Their work, known as The Stone Repot, can be found here: https://freeexpression.uchicago.edu/page/report-committee-freedom-expression

To answer your specific question about whether someone who is “more conservative” politically might fit in, you might think through what type of student would be attracted to the “free expression” environment encouraged at UChicago and whether you yourself are that type of student.