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1:14:35
A Faculty Blueprint for Higher Ed Reform
A panel discussion on faculty-initiated reform and building universities resilient in open inquiry
10 hrs ago
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Justin McBrayer
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Michael Jindra
, and
Ashley Rubin
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Why Serious Scholars Are Using the Zombie Apocalypse to Advance Their Work
Because camp doesn’t take itself seriously, it can be used to tackle difficult, even scary concerns
Jul 8
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Athena Aktipis PhD
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What We’re Watching Out For In The 2026-2027 Academic Job Ad Cycle
DEI statement requirements are on the decline. Will this trend continue in 2026?
Jul 7
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Dylan Selterman
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Is Institutional Neutrality Necessary to Preserve the University as a Forum for Open Inquiry?
A debate co-hosted by Heterodox Academy and the Steamboat Institute.
Jul 5
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Heterodox Academy
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1:17:21
The Skill That Built America Has Vanished From Universities
Heterodox Out Loud Ep. 47
Jul 2
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John Tomasi
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Viewpoints
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Where does Viewpoint Diversity Matter the Most?
Answer: Anywhere our identities are at stake.
Jun 22
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Justin McBrayer
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Vanderbilt Report’s Assessment of Scholarly Health Should Be the First of Many
At its essence, the report is a call for accountability.
Jun 13
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Michael Regnier
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Policy Implementers Can Shape Campus Culture More Than Legislators Do
I spent years translating laws into practice inside a public university system. Here's what that taught me about the real levers of open inquiry.
Jun 12
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Leigh Morales, Ph.D.
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Grade inflation didn’t just corrupt transcripts. It corrupted curiosity
And it corrupts the choices faculty make about what to demand.
Jun 5
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John Tomasi
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1:02:04
How Researcher Homogeneity Distorts Knowledge Production
Sociologist Musa al-Gharbi's Keynote Address to HxA’s 2026 West Coast Regional Conference.
May 21
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Keep Politics Out of Commencement Speeches
Universities should protect graduation ceremonies from partisan division.
May 19
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John Tomasi
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The Academic Value of Trust
There’s good reason much of the public has lost trust in higher education.
May 14
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Justin McBrayer
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What Will It Take to Restore Universities to Their Core Purpose?
Chancellor of Vanderbilt University Daniel Diermeier’s Keynote Address to HxA’s 2026 West Coast Regional Conference
May 12
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Heterodox Academy
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In The News
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The Weekly: Gender Studies Professors Call for Internal Reform
A recent wave of op-eds shows what a viewpoint-diverse discipline could look like.
Jun 27
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Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.
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The Weekly: The SAT is back in the business of elite college admissions
Student preparedness, AI, and the fact that test-optional was never about diversity.
Jun 20
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Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.
15
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The Weekly: Has politicization harmed the humanities? Yes, but…
Praise of the ‘Vanderbilt-Wash U Report’ can be found, but with a large dose of criticism.
Jun 14
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Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.
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The Weekly: A Third of Faculty are Self-Censoring in Teaching, Research
Surveys from Yale, the University of Michigan, and Iowa State universities show a troubling trend
May 30
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Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.
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The Weekly: Commencement Speaker Controversies Show No Signs of Slowing
The media machine of prestigious commencements.
May 23
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Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.
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The Weekly: Did Yale “Narrow” Its Mission Statement?
Understanding Yale’s change within the curious history of mission statements.
May 16
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Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.
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The Weekly: Is viewpoint diversity the ‘mantra of the moment’?
Plus, Tennessee’s shutdown policy prompts disagreement; another dustup over institutional neutrality
Apr 25
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Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.
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HxA Commends Harvard Medical School's "Open Inquiry Report"
Report echoes core themes of HxA's Open Inquiry U agenda and adapts The HxA Way in its recommended social compacts
Apr 24
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Heterodox Academy
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Data, Explained
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What We’re Watching Out For In The 2026-2027 Academic Job Ad Cycle
DEI statement requirements are on the decline. Will this trend continue in 2026?
Jul 7
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Dylan Selterman
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Heterodox Research Roundup, June 2026
New perspectives on politicization, gender dogma's costs, the case for spoken disagreement, and AI-mapped private university grants.
Jun 30
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Erin B. Shaw
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Shiri Spitz Siddiqi
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Dylan Selterman
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Phong P. Truong
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Heterodox Research Roundup, May 2026
Faculty support institutional neutrality; institutional neutrality is gaining traction in the UK; author prestige can substitute for claim testability…
Jun 4
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Dylan Selterman
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Erin B. Shaw
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Shiri Spitz Siddiqi
, and
Phong P. Truong
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Heterodox Research Roundup, April 2026
The replication crisis continues, trust in science is splintering in Britain, free speech depends on who you’re talking about (apparently), and more…
May 5
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Dylan Selterman
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Erin B. Shaw
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Shiri Spitz Siddiqi
, and
Phong P. Truong
11
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The State of Institutional Neutrality in 2026
From policy adoption to campus reality: what's working, what isn't, and what comes next.
Apr 30
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Erin B. Shaw
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Shiri Spitz Siddiqi
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Dylan Selterman
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Phong P. Truong
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Can you measure the politics of social science?
An interview with James Manzi about his new paper
Apr 23
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Justin McBrayer
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Are Universities Hiring for Viewpoint Diversity Now?
We asked HxA members about their perceptions of the academic job market these days.
Apr 20
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Dylan Selterman
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Shiri Spitz Siddiqi
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Heterodox Research Roundup
The “diploma divide,” ideological trends in social science, and more new data from March 2026.
Apr 10
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Dylan Selterman
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Erin B. Shaw
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Shiri Spitz Siddiqi
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Phong P. Truong
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Bright Spots On Campus
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Stanford HxA Chapter Launches “Disagree with a Professor” Event Series
An interview with Adam Spitzig and Collin Anthony Chen
Jun 1
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Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.
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Principles, Not Politics: West Coast Scholars Gather at Berkeley to Talk Reform
Over 80 scholars convened at UC Berkeley for HxA's West Coast Regional Conference — and left ready to make change.
May 2
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Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.
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“This is a generational opportunity.”
Chancellor Daniel Diermeier kicks off HxA West Coast Regional Conference with a clear prescription for change.
Apr 24
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Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.
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Utah State University’s Bold Bet on “Civic Excellence” to Reform General Education
An interview with Matt Sanders, HxA member and USU Center for Civic Excellence Director
Feb 26
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Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.
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These Professors Don’t Agree — And That’s The Point.
Two Loyola University Chicago professors show how modeling constructive disagreement can transform the classroom.
Dec 22, 2025
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Shiri Spitz Siddiqi
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How Duke University is Promoting Civil Dialogue Through “Transformative Ideas”
HxA member Polly Ha fosters opportunities for students and faculty to engage deeply with big ideas — and also with one another.
Dec 17, 2025
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Erin B. Shaw
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College Presidents Emphasize Open Inquiry Ahead of New Year
What elite university presidents are saying to new students this year
Oct 1, 2025
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Erin B. Shaw
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Meet the heterodox president of a prison-based liberal arts college.
HxA member Jody Lewen leads an institution serving a unique student population.
Aug 27, 2025
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inquisitive Magazine
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Why Serious Scholars Are Using the Zombie Apocalypse to Advance Their Work
Because camp doesn’t take itself seriously, it can be used to tackle difficult, even scary concerns
Jul 8
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Athena Aktipis PhD
10
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How Questioning Medication-First Addiction Treatment Made Me a Heretic
Questioning addiction treatment orthodoxies shouldn’t lead to academic exile
Jul 1
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Andrea D Clements, PhD
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And That’s How I Became Korea’s Famous Denialist
Even sensitive and painful topics must be subjected to open inquiry
Jun 24
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How the 1980s and '90s Culture Wars Made America Stop Trusting Universities
The roots of today’s polarizing debate over higher education stretch from the 1960s to the 1990s
Jun 17
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Team Wendell
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Why American Universities Are Coming Apart
The 20th century was about building bigger universities. The 21st century may be about breaking them apart.
Jun 10
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Daniel M. Rothschild
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Campus Free Speech Has Become Political Theater. So Has the Outrage About It.
When performative outrage replaces real inquiry and debate, everyone loses
Jun 3
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Martha McCaughey
15
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The Limits of Trust | inquisitive Issue #6 "Limits"
The academic community has itself to blame for some of the loss of public trust
Apr 9
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Jason Steffen
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Just the Facts | inquisitive Issue #6 "Limits"
A new book argues that the “weaponization of expertise” by elites has fueled widespread distrust among ordinary Americans
Apr 7
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Tom Huddle
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