Free the Inquiry
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The team at Heterodox Academy advocates for three things in higher ed: open inquiry, viewpoint diversity, and constructive disagreement. Our motto, “Great minds don’t always think alike,” captures what we work on every day: moving the academy in the direction of allowing and indeed encouraging great minds to go wherever solid evidence and thoughtful reasoning take them.
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From September 2015 - May 2024 the HxA Blog published articles by members. As of August 2024, the blog is hosted on Substack and written by Team HxA. All Substack articles are cross-posted here.
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- Americans Praise Higher Ed Research, But Remain Concerned about Campus CultureOctober 25, 2025+Nicole Barbaro Simovski+Viewpoint Diversity+Open Inquiry
- When ‘Diverse Citations’ Replace Diverse IdeasOctober 20, 2025+Erin Shaw+STEM+Required DEI Statements
- Trump’s Higher Ed “Compact” Meets Resistance—and Opportunity?October 15, 2025+Nicole Barbaro Simovski+Academic Freedom
- Tenure is About Labor Dynamics, Not Only Academic Freedom.October 14, 2025+Nicole Barbaro Simovski+Academic Freedom
- Under pressure, college administrators respond to federal policy and campus speech challenges.October 10, 2025+Shiri Spitz Siddiqi+Open Inquiry+Academic Freedom
- How much would students pay to avoid ideological opposition on campus?October 4, 2025+Nicole Barbaro Simovski+Viewpoint Diversity
- College Presidents Emphasize Open Inquiry Ahead of New YearOctober 1, 2025+Erin Shaw+Open Inquiry+Constructive Disagreement
- When University Classrooms Become Political BattlegroundsSeptember 24, 2025+Nicole Barbaro Simovski+Open Inquiry+Academic Freedom
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