Bearometer 7: External Criticisms
Source: https://bearometer.berkeley.edu/2025/04/17/bearometer-7-external-criticisms/ Parent: https://bearometer.berkeley.edu/page/2/
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On April 16, 2025, we distributed the following question to senate faculty (2564 members) via Qualtrics email contacts. 291 completed the survey. Results are available in the link circulated to senate faculty.
In the current environment where our university’s mode of operation is being openly challenged by powerful outside forces, do you believe that some of the associated criticisms of higher education are valid and should be acted upon?
- The criticisms are invalid so we should not act on them
- Some criticisms may be valid, but we should not take action in the present environment because it would undermine university autonomy
- Some criticisms are valid, and we should take action deliberately through regular governance processes
- Some criticisms are valid and we should take action urgently
- Other
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