Professors from the University donated nearly $8,000 to President Barack Obama and only $2,000 to his competitor Mitt Romney in the upcoming presidential election.

Thirty-three professors and employees donated a total of $9,554 to the two presidential candidates.

The average donation was $308, and the largest donation came from English professor Benjamin Kahan, who contributed $1,508 to Obama’s campaign.

On the Republican side, Frank Opelka, chief executive of the LSU Healthcare Network, donated $985.

Only three University employees donated to the Romney campaign, but the average donation of $670 is more than double the approximate average of $250 contributed to the Obama campaign.