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The Weekly: Federal Pressure Continues and Reform Factions Form
And UNC makes headlines for its new academic freedom policy.
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The Weekly: Federal Pressure Continues and Reform Factions Form
And UNC makes headlines for its new academic freedom policy.
Mar 7
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Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.
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The Weekly: Building vs. Banning in Pursuits of Viewpoint Diversity
Are we just trying to “correct,” or would we rather broaden the frontier of inquiry?
Feb 28
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Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.
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The Weekly: Campus Cancellations at UCLA, University of North Texas
We need a campus culture where viewpoint diversity is embraced, not cancelled.
Feb 21
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Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.
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The Weekly: Tenure Cuts and the Growing Surveillance of Faculty
Plus, tracing the financial forces shaping the humanities.
Feb 14
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Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.
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The Weekly: Viewpoint Diversity vs. Women’s & Gender Studies
Close, rebuild, or revitalize?
Feb 7
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Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.
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The Weekly: States Cancelling Courses and Censoring Textbooks
Plus, the virtues of institutional neutrality are being debated… again.
Jan 31
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Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.
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When even Plato is too subversive
Censorship of Plato’s Symposium gets at the heart of what is “necessary” in a college education.
Jan 23
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Shiri Spitz Siddiqi
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Banning Race and Gender Topics from Classrooms Undermines Viewpoint Diversity and Open Inquiry
The new Texas A&M System policy stifles expression and violates academic freedom.
Nov 24, 2025
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Dylan Selterman
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Data, Explained
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Yes, faculty lean left, but…
Two dozen studies on faculty political diversity also show sizable minorities of moderate and apolitical faculty.
Feb 25
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Erin B. Shaw
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Shiri Spitz Siddiqi
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How Multiverse Analysis Adds to the Benefits of Viewpoint Diversity
Academic disagreement starts to look less mysterious through a multiverse lens.
Feb 19
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Kyle Siler
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Scientists Are People — And Their Politics Can Show Up In Their Results
A new study highlights why viewpoint diversity on research teams matters.
Feb 5
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Dylan Selterman
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Americans Overwhelmingly Agree On What Universities Should Focus On
When values conflict, the public prioritizes “academic excellence”
Jan 19
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Joseph (Jake) Klein
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Americans Praise Higher Ed Research, But Remain Concerned about Campus Culture
Polls show concerns about viewpoint diversity, critical thinking, bias, and free speech.
Oct 25, 2025
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Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.
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Under pressure, college administrators respond to federal policy and campus speech challenges.
What you may have missed in Inside Higher Ed’s latest survey of university provosts
Oct 10, 2025
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Shiri Spitz Siddiqi
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How much would students pay to avoid ideological opposition on campus?
About $2,000, it turns out
Oct 4, 2025
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Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.
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Classroom Speech Continues to Be Restrained and Constrained
There’s still work to be done on freeing the inquiry.
Aug 26, 2025
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Erin B. Shaw
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Bright Spots On Campus
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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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Mountain West HxA Gathering Elicits Diverse Views on Promoting Viewpoint Diversity
What is a university for? That was the organizing question.
Aug 22, 2025
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This game-changing AI tool helps students learn constructive disagreement.
Seriously, this is a big deal.
Aug 16, 2025
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A Chance to Build Rather than Ban
The new civics schools are disruptive, scholarly misfits. We need more of that.
Jun 10, 2025
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Michael Regnier
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inquisitive Magazine
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The Limits of Academic Freedom | inquisitive Issue #6 "Limits"
Academic freedom must accommodate a broad range of ideas and propositions
Mar 5
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Abhishek Saha
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The Paradoxical Limits of Heterodoxy | inquisitive Issue #6 "Limits"
Heterodoxy believes in its own orthodoxy
Mar 2
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Tony Banout
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Pushing Past Limits | inquisitive Issue #6 "Limits"
HxA was founded to fight against limits to open inquiry and viewpoint diversity
Mar 2
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Why Heterodoxy Needs Deaf America
Brendan Stern expands on his inquisitive insights.
Sep 8, 2025
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Viewpoints
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Institutional Neutrality Is Not Censorship
PEN America’s inclusion of institutional neutrality in their censorship report is a mistake
Feb 2
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Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.
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Colleges Are Not Moral Actors
They should foster inquiry, not take sides.
Jan 30
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John Tomasi
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The Problem Was Never (Just) the Ideas
Open inquiry faltered when perspectives became mandatory beliefs — and it’s faltering again as lawmakers try to ban their way out.
Jan 28
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Erin B. Shaw
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A Heterodox Education Reading List
Books that illuminate the biggest issues within the academy — plus a new volume on viewpoint diversity coming March 2026.
Dec 29, 2025
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Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.
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Opinion: What ‘civic dialogue’ programs leave out
These campus programs can’t succeed without viewpoint diversity
Dec 26, 2025
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John Tomasi
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Campus Leaders Can’t Avoid Viewpoint Diversity in Pursuit of Open Inquiry
How recent pronouncements of reform could result in a divide across the academy
Dec 4, 2025
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John Tomasi
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Class-Based Affirmative Action Could Increase Campus Viewpoint Diversity
What Richard Kahlenberg, author of the book “Class Matters” has to say about how selective college admissions should change
Nov 19, 2025
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Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.
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Campuses are Reaffirming the Scholarly Virtues that Keep Knowledge Alive
President John Tomasi’s letter to HxA members this month
Nov 7, 2025
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John Tomasi
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