Heterodox Academy is a group of 4,400+ professors, administrators, K-12 educators, staff & students who believe diverse viewpoints & open inquiry are critical to research & learning.
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“We must welcome the debate, modeling for our students how to listen more intently to understand competing perspectives and learn from the rich diversity of people and ideas on our campuses.”
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“I firmly believe in the mission of this group and am — as a political scientist — working each day to create a more respectful space for open dialogue in my classes.”
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“Engagement with people who are broadly diverse, in terms of experience and ideas, is essential for promoting understanding in both senses of that word: knowledge and empathy.”
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“I want the university to prioritize truth-seeking above all other kinds of missions, and I think a commitment to viewpoint diversity is essential to achieving that. I want to be part of a community that shares that value.”
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“We don’t lose ourselves in some homogeneous kumbaya union. No. We acknowledge our differences. We acknowledge the ways in which we might look at the world through different lenses. And yet we can still be mutually empowered.”
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“In a very short period Heterodox Academy has become the nation’s leading champion of intellectual honesty, open debate and viewpoint diversity — for a very simple reason: its members practice the intellectual virtues that they preach.”
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“No organization in the history of American academic life has done, or is doing, more to promote the basic freedoms of viewpoint diversity we urgently need in our colleges and universities today than Heterodox Academy.”
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“After 30 years of teaching at five universities in three countries, I am increasingly concerned at the lack of support for any opinions outside the accepted narrative.”
The latest at Heterodox
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Classroom Activities & CurriculaDiscussion Guide: Your Voice is Your Superpower
This book and discussion guide introduce young children to viewpoint diversity and free speech.Read More
Opinion PieceThe Dark Side of Higher Education: A Call for Comprehensive Administrator Education
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Affiliate Conversation with Jonathan Friedman, Director of the Campus Free Speech Project at PEN America
Jonathan Friedman, HxA Member and Director of the Campus Free Speech Project at PEN America, will lead this discussion about why free speech, diversity, and inclusion have tended to clash on campuses--and why they don't have to.Read More
Guides & How-To'sBridging Differences Playbook
Bridging differences can feel daunting and it's not often clear where to start. This playbook uses research to highlight the key skills and strategies for overcoming divides.Read More
Guides & How-To'sIntentional Dialogue
This guide to intentional dialogue outlines ways to have meaningful, constructive conversation that can help in achieving understanding of different viewpoints.Read More
Open Letters and Open Inquiry: A Panel Conversation
This panel will consider open letters as a means to effect change, the rationale and processes for writing and responding to open letters, and how to engage with critics while advancing open inquiry and viewpoint diversity.Read More
