Nathan Honeycutt
A native of California, Nathan earned a B.S. in psychology from California Polytechnic State University, a M.A. in social psychology from San Diego State University, and a Ph.D. in psychology from Rutgers University. Nathan’s research has primarily investigated political diversity and discrimination among university faculty and students. He has also published, and contributed to, research on political bias, political polarization, censorship and scholarship suppression, and scientific integrity. Nathan is a founder of, and active participant in, the Society for Open Inquiry in Behavioral Science. Outside of ¹û¶³´«Ã½app¹Ù·½, he enjoys spending time outdoors — hiking, biking, kayaking, or dirt-biking — and actively serves in his church.
Recent Writings
- College faculty are more likely to self-censor now than at the height of McCarthyism,
- A tale of two universities: Why South Carolina soared, and Harvard didn’t, in ¹û¶³´«Ã½app¹Ù·½â€™s free speech rankings,
- Confidence in colleges and universities hits new lows, per FIREpolls,
- FIRE more likely to face arrest on campuses with poor free speech climates,
- University provosts have bleak outlook on free expression in higher ed,
- Were campus tensions around the Israeli-Palestinian conflict high before October 7?,
- FACULTY SURVEY: Support for free speech varies by academic discipline,
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