Ben Smilowitz leads a group of college graduates, wearing caps and gowns in Washington, DC. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Colleges and political bias
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Some argue that college classrooms breed liberalism. But a recent study suggests that students hold the same political views late in their college careers as they did as freshmen.
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Matthew Woessner: Political science professor at Penn State Harrisburg.
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April Kelly-Woessner: Professor of political science at Elizabethtown College.
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Stephen Balch: Founder and president of the National Association of Scholars.
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Jeremy Mayer: Professor of public policy at George Mason University and co-author of "Closed Minds? Politics and Ideology in American Universities."
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