[5][6] Gross grew up near Berkeley, California, raised by his stay-at-home mother and his father, a legal editor.
[2] In 2015, he left the University of British Columbia to become Charles A. Dana professor and chair of sociology at Colby College.
"[1][10] Reviewing the book, sociologist Neil Mclaughlin commended Gross for his "careful archival research, innovative theoretical synthesis and substantive contributions.
[12][13]: 25–26 [14] Inside Higher Ed reported that several experts said that the survey data "may become the definitive source for understanding professors' political views.
"[14] Gross published an extensive analysis of this work in the 2013 book Why Are Professors Liberal and Why Do Conservatives Care?