Q1: Considering all of your time at your current college, have your courses been all online, mostly online, mostly in person, all in person, or an equal mix of online and in person?
- All online [skip Q2 & Q23]
- Mostly online
- Mostly in person
- All in person [skip Q2 & Q23]
- Equal mix of both online and in person
Q2: Considering the spring period of instruction, are your current courses all online, mostly online, mostly in person, all in person, or an equal mix of online and in person?
- All online
- Mostly online
- Mostly in person
- All in person
- Equal mix of both online and in person
Q3 through Q7:
[randomized]
Prompt: How comfortable would you feel doing the following on your campus:
Q3: Publicly disagreeing with a professor about a controversial topic?
- Very comfortable
- Somewhat comfortable
- Somewhat uncomfortable
- Very uncomfortable
Q4: Expressing disagreement with one of your professors about a controversial topic in a written assignment?
- Very comfortable
- Somewhat comfortable
- Somewhat uncomfortable
- Very uncomfortable
Q5: Expressing your views on a controversial political topic during an in-class discussion?
- Very comfortable
- Somewhat comfortable
- Somewhat uncomfortable
- Very uncomfortable
Q6: Expressing your views on a controversial political topic to other students during a discussion in a common campus space such as a quad, dining hall, or lounge?
- Very comfortable
- Somewhat comfortable
- Somewhat uncomfortable
- Very uncomfortable
Q7: Expressing an unpopular opinion to your fellow students on a social media account tied to your name?
- Very comfortable
- Somewhat comfortable
- Somewhat uncomfortable
- Very uncomfortable
Q8 through Q15:
[randomized]
Prompt: Student groups often invite speakers to campus to express their views on a range of topics. Regardless of your own views on the topic, would you support or oppose your school ALLOWING a speaker on campus who promotes the following idea:
Q8: Transgender people have a mental disorder?
- Strongly support the school allowing this speaker
- Somewhat support the school allowing this speaker
- Somewhat oppose the school allowing this speaker
- Strongly oppose the school allowing this speaker
Q9: Abortion should be completely illegal?
- Strongly support the school allowing this speaker
- Somewhat support the school allowing this speaker
- Somewhat oppose the school allowing this speaker
- Strongly oppose the school allowing this speaker
Q10: The police should be abolished because they are racist?
- Strongly support the school allowing this speaker
- Somewhat support the school allowing this speaker
- Somewhat oppose the school allowing this speaker
- Strongly oppose the school allowing this speaker
Q11: Religious liberty is used as an excuse to discriminate against gays and lesbians?
- Strongly support the school allowing this speaker
- Somewhat support the school allowing this speaker
- Somewhat oppose the school allowing this speaker
- Strongly oppose the school allowing this speaker
Q12: Black Lives Matter is a hate group?
- Strongly support the school allowing this speaker
- Somewhat support the school allowing this speaker
- Somewhat oppose the school allowing this speaker
- Strongly oppose the school allowing this speaker
Q13: White people are collectively responsible for structural racism and use it to protect their privilege?
- Strongly support the school allowing this speaker
- Somewhat support the school allowing this speaker
- Somewhat oppose the school allowing this speaker
- Strongly oppose the school allowing this speaker
Q14: Looting is a justifiable form of protest?
- Strongly support the school allowing this speaker
- Somewhat support the school allowing this speaker
- Somewhat oppose the school allowing this speaker
- Strongly oppose the school allowing this speaker
Q15: The lockdown orders issued in response to the coronavirus have infringed on our personal liberties?
- Strongly support the school allowing this speaker
- Somewhat support the school allowing this speaker
- Somewhat oppose the school allowing this speaker
- Strongly oppose the school allowing this speaker
Q16 through Q18:
[randomized]
Prompt: How acceptable would you say it is for students to engage in the following action to protest a campus speaker:
Q16: Shouting down a speaker or trying to prevent them from speaking on campus?
- Always acceptable
- Sometimes acceptable
- Rarely acceptable
- Never acceptable
Q17: Blocking other students from attending a campus speech?
- Always acceptable
- Sometimes acceptable
- Rarely acceptable
- Never acceptable
Q18: Using violence to stop a campus speech?
- Always acceptable
- Sometimes acceptable
- Rarely acceptable
- Never acceptable
Q19: How clear is it to you that your college administration protects free speech on campus?
- Extremely clear
- Very clear
- Moderately clear
- Slightly clear
- Not at all clear
Q20: If a controversy over offensive speech were to occur on your campus, how likely is it that the administration would defend the speaker's right to express their views?
- Extremely likely
- Very likely
- Somewhat likely
- Not very likely
- Not at all likely
Q21: On your campus, how often have you felt that you could not express your opinion on a subject because of how students, a professor, or the administration would respond?
- Never
- Rarely
- Occasionally
- Fairly often
- Very often
Q21a: [don’t ask if answer Q22 is “never”] Please share a moment where you personally felt you could not express your opinion on your campus.
[open-ended response box]
Q22: In general, is it more or less difficult to express your views in an online classroom environment compared to an in person class?
- Much more difficult online
- Somewhat more difficult online
- About the same online and in person
- Somewhat less difficult online
- Much less difficult online
Q23: Overall, how satisfied are you with your learning experience at your college?
- Extremely satisfied
- Very satisfied
- Moderately satisfied
- Slightly satisfied
- Not at all satisfied
Q24: Some students say it can be difficult to have conversations about certain issues on campus. Which of the following issues, if any, would you say are difficult to have an open and honest conversation about on your campus?
[randomize options options]
- Abortion
- Affirmative action
- China
- Climate change
- Coronavirus
- Economic inequality
- Gender inequality
- George Floyd protests
- Gun control
- Immigration
- The Israeli/Palestinian conflict
- Racial inequality
- Sexual assault
- Social media deplatforming
- Transgender issues
Q25: In politics today, do you consider yourself a Republican, Democrat, or something else?
- Strong Democrat
- Weak Democrat
- Independent, lean Democrat
- Independent
- Independent, lean Republican
- Weak Republican
- Strong Republican
- Something else
Q26: Using the following scale, how would you describe your political beliefs?
- Very liberal
- Somewhat liberal
- Slightly liberal
- Moderate, middle-of-the-road
- Slightly conservative
- Somewhat conservative
- Very conservative
- I do not identify as a liberal or a conservative
- Haven’t thought much about this
Q26a [if “I do not identify as a liberal or conservative” is selected]: Which of the following best describes your political beliefs?
- Democratic Socialist
- Libertarian
- Something else [write-in]
Q27. How similar are your political views to those of your parent(s') or guardian(s')?
- Extremely similar
- Somewhat similar
- Somewhat different
- Extremely different
- I’m not sure what my parents'/ guardians' views are
- I have similar views to at least one parent (or guardian), but not the other(s)
- Something else, feel free to describe________
- Does not apply to me