University of
California, Riverside
Our HxA Campus Community — CIVIC (Council for Intellectual Values and Inclusive Community) — aims to have an influence on the culture of the campus at UC Riverside.
CIVIC aims to preserve a climate on campus favorable to open inquiry, viewpoint diversity, and constructive disagreement; to create forums for discussion of issues that cross-cut the traditional intellectual aims of the university and movements for social change; and to provide collegial support for those interested in the topics we intend to pursue.
We are committed to preserving a climate of discourse based on evidence, logic, insightful connections, and reasoned argumentation, which includes sincere efforts to understand divergent viewpoints. We also support the values of non-conformism and independent thinking — values central to the constitution of any university.
We believe dialogue is essential. Issues involving the relation of intellectual values and movements for social change have embroiled campuses throughout the country. Instead of the tensions and mutual avoidance we currently observe, we support discussion in forums where divergent views can gain a respectful hearing.
An inclusive climate is essential for the work of teaching and research. We support advocates for solutions to continuing social injustices in so far as they do not require the university to reorient itself as an agent of social justice. Accordingly, we do not support or condone those who deploy the language of academic freedom to create a hostile climate for any individuals or groups on campus.
Do you believe in open inquiry? A group of courageous professors and students have come together on the University of California, Riverside campus because they believe in open inquiry, too. Will you help them? Your donation will help the HxA Campus Community at the University of California, Riverside put on events that support the cause of open inquiry. As a supporter, you will receive invitations to HxA campus events, and updates on HxA activities on your campus and on other campuses all around the country.
Meet the leaders building the University of California, Riverside Campus Community
Steven Brint
Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Public Policy, University of California, RiversideAmir Zaki
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