Have you experienced political bias among Vanderbilt faculty'

Merlyssa Prince, Freshman, Peabody
“None of my professors have even brought up the topic of politics, except for my education teacher, and that was only when she was referring to the No Child Left Behind law, but she didn’t express any bias.”

Elise Masur, Sophomore, Arts and Science
“My astronomy professor gave us an example of Newton’s laws of gravity by showing us a flash video where you get to watch President Bush fall down a cliff.”

Clay Jameson, Sophomore, Peabody
“I actually had a conservative political science professor, which was very surprising in a good way. I really liked hearing his opinions because they were different from those I have ever heard.”

Scott Mihlon, Senior, Engineering
“My professors haven’t expressed too much political bias because the topics stick close to engineering, but I have heard plenty of political criticism about the Iraq war.”

Lindsey Galbraith, Junior, Arts and Science
“I took an environmental studies class last semester that talked a lot about the deficiency of the Bush administration in regards to protecting the environment.”