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The Growing Partisan Divide in Views of Higher Education

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The Growing Partisan Divide in Views of Higher Education
Increase in the share of Americans saying colleges have a negative effect on the U.S. is driven by Republicans’ changing views
Most Democrats have confidence in college professors to act in the public interest; Republicans are divided
Most Americans have doubts about the direction of higher education in the U.S. % saying the higher education system in the U.S. today is generally going in the …
Large partisan gaps in reasons why higher education is headed in the wrong direction
Majority of Americans say politics on college campuses have a political tilt
Americans value diversity on college campuses but don’t think race and ethnicity should be a factor in college admissions
Most college graduates say their college experience was valuable, but public is more skeptical that college prepares people for well-paying jobs
Income gap between four-year college graduates and other workers has grown in recent decades
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