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Liang Zhang
The Politics of Commencement Speakers: Organizational Contexts of Speech on College Campuses, 1989–2024
Topics: Policy, Politics, and GovernanceTags: Higher educationConflicts over the politics of speech have been a persistent challenge in U.S. higher education. Public narratives portray universities as antagonistic toward conservative speakers, yet empirical evidence remains limited. To address this gap, we analyze the political orientations of 1,875… more →
Do Peers Affect Undergraduates’ Decisions to Switch Majors?
Tags: Higher educationThis study used college dormitory room and social group assignment data to investigate the peer effect on the probability of college students switching their major fields of study. The results revealed strong evidence of peer effects on students’ decisions to switch majors. In particular, the… more →