Faculty skew Democratic but have no effect on student partisanship — This suggests that while professors may lean left politically, they do not significantly influence their students' political views.
Exposure to liberal topics reflects student demand rather than instructor supply — Indicates that students are more likely seeking out courses aligned with their existing beliefs.
We study whether Democratic college professors make their students more liberal. We link voter data to salary records from 33 state flagships and show that faculty skew Democratic, especially in the humanities and social sciences.
