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Does college turn people into liberals?

  • Written by Matthew J. Mayhew, William Ray and Marie Adamson Flesher Professor of Educational Administration, The Ohio State University
A new study reveals that students gain an appreciation for views across the political spectrum during their first year in college.Shutterstock.com

Does going to college make students into political liberals?

Conservative activists have claimed that universities brainwash students and indoctrinate them into believing a liberal ideology. The line of...

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