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What If We All Practiced More Curiosity?
Curiosity is the fundamental building block for collaboration, and higher education continues to play a vital role instilling it in students, campuses, and the broader culture by fostering spaces dedicated to the open and respectful exchange of…read the full blog+ Heterodox PedagogyThe Four Question Method: The Goal Is Understanding, Not Agreement
Discussions of controversial issues in history and social science classrooms can be fraught with difficulty for instructors and students alike. The Four Question Method helps create robust classroom conversations by clarifying precisely what question…read the full blog+ Opinion PieceHow the Academic Establishment Won the Debate by Ignoring the Challenge
Concerns about ideological bias in academia are not limited to the United States. This essay covers a recent debate that took place in Finland. The episode speaks to the academic elites’ reluctance to confront legitimate arguments that challenge…read the full blog+ Opinion PieceThe Concerning State of Academic Freedom Across East Asia
The divergent situations of open inquiry and viewpoint diversity in East Asia’s higher education sectors are not so well known in Anglosphere academia. Given the collective geopolitical, economic, and research and development heft of East Asian…read the full blog+ Book SummaryThe Channeling of the American Mind
Committing to real world change—often in the face of opposition by activists coming from one or the other end of the political spectrum will be a tough line to walk, and requires productive interactions between all members of the campus community.read the full blogAbout heterodox: the blog
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