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Heterodox Academy

Western Michigan
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Western Michigan University's Campus Community is committed to improving research and education by promoting the ideals of viewpoint diversity, open inquiry, and constructive disagreement.

Our goals include increasing staff and faculty engagement and support to help accelerate our ambition to continue to promote these ideals. Currently, we are ranked 21st in the nation for student free speech and open inquiry by FIRE – The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.

In the coming months, we will be sharing more information with WMU HxA members about classroom resources and tools, speakers, and other ways to come together to promote the ideals of viewpoint diversity, open inquiry, and constructive disagreement on campus. We look forward to growing and advancing these efforts together for the betterment of WMU!

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Do you believe in open inquiry? A group of courageous professors and students have come together on the Western Michigan University campus because they believe in open inquiry, too. Will you help them? Your donation will help the HxA Campus Community at Western Michigan University 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.

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Meet the leaders building the Western Michigan University Campus Community

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Jennifer Townsend

Executive Assistant to the Lee Honors College dean and an adjunct instructor
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Jeff Breneman

Vice President for Government Relations
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Dave Paul

Master Faculty Specialist and Department Chair
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Your generosity supports our non-partisan efforts to advance the principles of open inquiry, viewpoint diversity, and constructive disagreement to improve higher education and academic research.

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