Dive Brief:

• Only 9% of faculty and 17% of students at the University of Colorado are Republicans, according to a social climate survey.
• The survey found that 82% of students, 75% of faculty members, and 74% of staff members believe the university promotes an environment of respect. But among students, respondents felt least respected for their political philosophies and affiliations.
• The survey included responses from 9,301 people, or more than 12% of university students, faculty, and staff members in the four-campus University of Colorado system.

Dive Insight:

Other findings from the survey included 41.9% of faculty members describing themselves as Democrats; 17.5% of students on the Boulder campus identifying themselves as atheist, the largest religious identity on campus; 17% of students reporting experiencing prejudice or discrimination "sometimes" or "frequently;" and 96% of students reporting that their instructors created a respectful, non-judgmental learning environment, the Daily Camera reported.