A new Ithaka S+R survey of 4,000 faculty members says nearly a third of researchers in red states have altered or withheld research due to state laws restricting teaching and studying “divisive concepts,” including topics tied to race and gender. The report finds academic self-censorship across disciplines, not only in the humanities. Researchers who live in states with these laws reported altering their research (29%) and also said some are considering moving to other states (10%). Education and nursing faculty were among those most likely to change their research agendas. Even where laws do not explicitly target research, the survey describes an institutional climate of anxiety. The findings land as universities prepare for the next wave of curriculum and shared-governance challenges. They also complicate grant strategy and recruitment as faculty assess where they can study and publish without political backlash.