A survey of faculty members working in US southern states shows that a significant majority frequently witness or experience political interference that affects morale and is causing many to look for positions in other regions or to leave academia altogether.

The survey, which ran in August 2024...found that nearly 60% of respondents could not recommend their state as a desirable place to work. Nearly 50% said that politics and policy changes had reduced the numbers of job applicants to their institutions...

...around 30% of faculty members there were looking for jobs outside the region. Reasons given included diminished academic freedom and lack of shared governance, state restrictions or bans on abortion, erosion of support for policies on diversity, equity and inclusion, threats to tenure and harassment or doxxing ...

“Multiple faculty members at my institution have been doxxed and harassed, including by elected officials,” wrote one respondent, a female instructor in Texas. “This makes it difficult for me to do my job or feel safe on campus or at home and honestly just live my life.”

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-04070-1

Do not think that this is paywalled. I hope (or, since live in Texas, pray) that it is not.