# Bearometer 15: Open Discussion

**Source**: https://bearometer.berkeley.edu/2025/11/19/bearometer-15-open-discussion/
**Parent**: https://bearometer.berkeley.edu/

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[bearometerkeeper](https://bearometer.berkeley.edu/author/bearometer/)

in

[Bearometer](https://bearometer.berkeley.edu/category/bearometer/)

On Nov. 19, 2025, the Faculty Bearometer distributed the following question to 2,579 senate members.

**To what extent, if at all, does ideological homogeneity within your department limit open and vigorous discussion of important issues in your discipline?**

N=143

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