Demand Drives Faculty Ideology

The ideological composition of university faculties is primarily driven by institutional demand (hiring, promotion, program leadership, and complaint procedures) rather than an immutable lack of qualified conservative candidates. Change the demand signals—through hiring incentives, due‑process reforms for faculty investigations, and external accountability—and the supply of conservative academics will grow. — If true, interventions to shift faculty ideology should focus on institutional incentives and governance rules, not only on recruiting pipelines.