"We Are Right, They Are Wrong. They Are Winning, We Are Losing": Understanding American Conservatism and Its Role in Higher Education

• In Event: 75.018 - The 2020 Election and Beyond: Building a Collaborative "Politics of Higher Education" Research/Advocacy Agenda

Abstract

This chapter explores the evolution of campus conservatism and its place in the contemporary debates on free speech on college campuses. More specifically, the evidence presented seeks to provide a transparent accounting of conservative students experiences, their role in fostering political engagement on college campuses, and the extent to which conservatism as praxis affects the broader campus community in the current sociopolitical moment.

Author

• Garrett H. Gowen, Iowa State University