Case Studies Database
HxA’s Case Studies Database highlights a range of critical interventions that faculty, students, administrators, and staff are implementing across the landscape of American higher education. Each case reveals effective, tested strategies for cultivating open inquiry, viewpoint diversity, and constructive disagreement on campus. By sharing these stories, we hope to inspire more efforts to strengthen the university’s pursuit of truth and knowledge.
Use the filters to search cases by intervention type, case lead, year, state, and more. If you have implemented an effective intervention on your campus, consider submitting a case for inclusion in the database.
Filters
Are you advancing open inquiry, viewpoint diversity, and constructive disagreement on your campus? We want to hear about it. Submit your case study for consideration.
Explore the Database
Click on the interactive map pins — or switch to list view — to see campuses where faculty, administors, and students have implemented effective interventions. Click on the intervention title to learn more about each one.-
Steven Brint Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Public Policy at University of California-Riverside
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Matt Burgess Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at University of Colorado Boulder
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Joseph Bubman Adjunct Faculty, Environmental Studies, Georgetown University
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Kira Hamman Assistant Teaching Professor, Mathematics and Director of the Honors Program at Penn State University – Monto Alto
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John Hasnas Professor of Ethics, McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University
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Lindsay Hoffman Associate Professor, Communication at University of Delaware
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Kristi Costabile Associate Professor in Psychology and Director of the Social Cognition and Perception Laboratory
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Stephanie Madon Professor of Psychology
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Nafees Alam Assistant Professor
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Christina LaRose Researcher at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Sara Konrath Associate Professor of Philanthropic Studies at Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy
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Alison Jane Martingano Postdoctoral Researcher
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Laurie O'Brien Associate Professor of Psychology at Tulane University
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Danica Kulibert PhD student at Tulane University
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Jeffrey Breneman Vice President for Government Relations at Western Michigan University
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Kevin Marinelli Executive Director, Program for Public Discourse at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Jay van Bavel Associate Professor of Psychology and Neural Science at New York University
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Steve Rathje Graduate Student at University of Cambridge; Visiting Researcher and Postdoctoral Scholar at New York University
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Sander van der Linden Professor of Social Psychology in Society at University of Cambridge
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John McWhorter Associate Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University
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Brandon Warmke Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Bowling Green State University
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Justin Tosi Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Texas Tech University
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Cynthia Frantz Professor of Psychology and Environmental Studies at Oberlin College and Conservatory
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Paul Brehm Assistant Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies at Oberlin College and Conservatory
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Steven Gray Associate Professor in theDepartment of Community Sustainability at Michigan State University
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Rebecca Jordan Professor and Chairperson of theDepartment of Community Sustainability at Michigan State University
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Evan Kresch Assistant Professor of Economics at Oberlin College and Conservatory
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John Petersen Paul Sears Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies and Biology at Oberlin College and Conservatory
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Rumi Shammin Professor of Environmental Studies at Oberlin College and Conservatory
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Johanna Jauernig Research Associate at Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies`
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Kira Hamman Assistant Teaching Professor, Mathematics and Director of the Honors Program at Penn State University – Monto Alto
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Joseph Bubman Adjunct Faculty, Environmental Studies, Georgetown University
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Justin Tosi Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Texas Tech University
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Brandon Warmke Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Bowling Green State University
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Jeff Glenn Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health at Brigham Young University
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Cougar Hall Professor in the Department of Public Health at Brigham Young University
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Siddhartha Roy Research Scientist at Virginia Tech
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Mike Weaver Director of the Bradley Study Center at Virginia Tech
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Ellington Graves Director of Africana Studies in the Department of Sociology and Associate Provost for Diversity and Inclusion, Virginia Tech
About the Data
HxA's Case Studies Database relies on institutional data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). IPEDS is a system of twelve interrelated surveys conducted annually by the National Center for Education Statistics to describe post-secondary education in the United States. IPEDS mandatorily gathers information from colleges, universities, and technical/vocational institutions that participate in federal student financial aid programs. Institutions that are not eligible for federal student aid may voluntarily request to be a part of IPEDS. Learn more about IPEDS here.