# Bearometer 5: Free Speech Temperature

**Source**: https://bearometer.berkeley.edu/2025/04/02/bearometer-5-free-speech-temperature/
**Parent**: https://bearometer.berkeley.edu/page/2/

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On April 1, 2025, we distributed the following question to senate faculty (2588 members) via Qualtrics email contacts. 335 completed the survey. Results are available in the link circulated to senate faculty.

**Are you concerned about retaliation when you speak, or is your speech chilled by any of the classes of people listed below?**

- Not chilled/not concerned
- Trump administration
- UC Regents / UCOP
- UCB administrators, deans, or department chairs
- Other faculty
- Students
- Social media
- Other

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