Serious question: If the whole point of tenure, historically, was to protect professors who express controversial views, why do so few tenured professors today express controversial views? What are some specific reasons? (I'm working on an article about this.)
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I'll add that now that I have full professor (pretty much the highest rank I can get), I've expended some professional capital on becoming more activist. The risk of years of Trumpism is greater than the risk that I won't get a raise.
Fair enough. I'm esp curious though what costs you might face if you hypothetically came out strongly pro-Trump, even with tenure.
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It depends on a number of factors--the field, the institutional context, etc. I have colleagues at my institution who identify as conservative (I have no idea if they are pro-Trump) and they do their job well, so it has no effect.
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