Heterodox Academy is a nonpartisan collaborative of 5,000+ professors, educators, administrators, staff, and students who are committed to enhancing the quality of research and education by promoting open inquiry, viewpoint diversity, and constructive disagreement in institutions of higher 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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EventExclusive Screening and Discussion of The Abortion Talks | November 29, 2022
The Abortion Talks, a new documentary, offers a convincing look at the value of constructive disagreement around an emotionally-charged topic that is front-of-mind for many of our students. Can we learn from these efforts?event details EventExclusive Screening and Discussion of The Abortion Talks | November 10, 2022
The Abortion Talks, a new documentary, offers a convincing look at the value of constructive disagreement around an emotionally-charged topic that is front-of-mind for many of our students. Can we learn from these efforts?event details
Opinion PieceUniversities Should Adopt Institutional Neutrality
Institutional neutrality is the idea that the university “cannot take collective action on the issues of the day without endangering the conditions for its existence and effectiveness.” UNC adopted it; others should follow suit.read the full blog EventMember Spotlight: Improving Student Discourse at UNC
UNC Program for Public Discourse Director and HxA member Kevin Marinelli will discuss strategies the PPD has employed to foster robust civil discourse on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus.event details EventMember Spotlight: The Fourth Branch — How Local Newspapers Can Rewrite Our Fragmented World
Matthew Hitt, Monfort Professor and Associate Professor of Political Science at Colorado State University, will discuss his research into the profound and unexpected ways local newspapers could potentially heal America’s political chasms.event details Opinion PieceThe Problem with Student-Centered Education
Well-meaning initiatives that prioritise student satisfaction over educational objectives deny students access to the type of rich learning experience that universities were designed for, argue Rebekah Wanic and Nina Powell.read the full blog Opinion PieceConcealed Crackdown: China’s Influence Across Campus
The influence of the Chinese Communist Party on U.S. university campuses is a unique threat to free expression, student wellbeing, and national security. To protect all three, universities have an obligation to dismantle the CCP's sources of financial leverage.read the full blog
Opinion PieceThe Two Fiduciary Duties of Professors
Is the concept of fiduciary duty useful in the academy? To what must professors show such absolute loyalty, such elevated ethics, with no deviations or compromises?read the full blog
HxAnnouncementMoreMajor New Resource for Countering Illiberalism on Campus: Reclaiming the Culture of Higher Education, A Best Practices Guide
Our newest resource: “Reclaiming the Culture of Higher Education, is a best practices guide for higher education faculty, administrators, and staff. The guide features dozens of practical recommendations and examples for improving inquiry, discussion, and ideological…read the full hxannouncement
