Students admit mass self‑censorship

A survey at two large U.S. universities found extremely high rates of students saying they have pretended to hold more progressive views, misrepresented opinions to align with professors, or self‑censored. If representative, this implies widespread performative conformity that reshapes classroom discourse and career incentives. — If students commonly self‑censor or perform ideology, that has implications for academic freedom, hiring, classroom honesty, and how universities shape future elites.