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<p>There are two different ideas here–what people THINK is happening, and what IS happening. People THINK that politics are being expressed in the classroom. Especially people who aren’t involved with academe at all.</p>
<p>You second statement suggests that their perception is reality. I am not sure we know that. </p>
<p>Is it true that most professors lean left? Yes. Is it therefore true that IF faculty express views, they’re more likely to be left-leaning views? Yes. Does the fact that some people worry about it means that it must be happening a LOT? That’s where you lose me.</p>