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Faculty Attitudes Toward Regulating Speech on College Campuses

Eric L. Dey and Sylvia Hurtado

Table 6
Regression of Institutional Support for Campus Speech Policies on Institutional and Faculty Characteristics
(n = 282 Institutions)

Dependent Variables
Racist/sexist speech should be prohibited Officials may ban extreme speakers
Independent Variables Model 1 Model 2 Model 1 Model 2
Institutional Controls
  Public university -.01 -.02 -.03 -.01
  Private university .08 .00 .16*** .07
  Public four year -.04 -.03 -.02 .04
  Private four year .23** .09 .40*** .23***
  Public two year .18*** .19*** .10* .11**
  Total enrollment -.01 .00 .03 .10
  Selectivity -.14** .04 -.02 .14*
Faculty Characteristics
  Percent liberal faculty -.45*** -.36*** -.81*** -.64***
  Percent women faculty .23*** .17*** -.01 -.12***
  Percent faculty of color .16*** .11* .14 .10**
Institutional Climate
  Student centered -.03 .16***
  Diversity emphasis -.08 -.15**
  Perceived student quality -.15* -.06
  Good relations with campus administration .07 .27***
  Social change emphasis .30*** .43***
  Emphasis on traditional social activities -.06 -.14*
Multiple R .61 .67 .79 .85
Adjusted R Square .35 .41 .61 .71
***p < .001; **p < .01; *p < .05.
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Tables: Faculty Attitudes Toward Regulating Speech on College Campuses
[ Table 1] [ Table 2] [ Table 3] [ Table 4] [ Table 5] [Table 6]

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