Yeah, I think so. Traditionally universities have swung left, as intellectuals and well researched people tend to swing that way, but within the last couple of decades (as more public institutions have become more privatised and more reliant on private interests) the rightwing figures have had greater success and gaining influence in these institutions
Here’s a 2019 episode from a podcast (the Know Your Enemy podcast) which details some of Charles Koch’s success in this area:
https://www.dissentmagazine.org/blog/know-your-enemy-8-kochd-out/
https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/wyze-labs-inc/wyze/wyze-2-45-0-342-release/