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This legal case isn't isolated. Recent polls reveal a dramatic decline in public confidence in higher education; only 30% of Americans trust universities today, down from 50% in 2018. Notably, Republican confidence is alarmingly low, with just 19% expressing trust in colleges. This erosion of faith correlates with the political composition of faculty, which is overwhelmingly liberal—about 75% at Harvard alone—while the American population leans more conservative overall.