Heterodox
Communities
Heterodox Communities (HxCommunities) are groups of educators, staff, administrators, and students interested in advancing our core principles within their shared discipline, across their region, or within their academic area.
HxCommunities facilitate connection among HxA members who advance our principles and values within a shared discipline or academic setting. Each HxCommunity is led by member moderators who coordinate events and activities for the community.
Members of each HxCommunity have access to a private discussion forum within the HxA Portal — our exclusive online communication platform for members and communities. HxCommunities use the HxA Portal to constructively discuss research and ideas, provide peer support to one another, share resources, and plan events relevant to the HxA mission.
HxCommunity participants are encouraged to utilize their community space for:
- Employing the principles of open inquiry, viewpoint diversity, and constructive disagreement to discuss research, ideas, and articles
- Sharing resources unique to their discipline, location, and institution
- Collaborating to host events and other activities
- Providing support for one another
- Finding and offering assistance with research or other projects
An HxCommunity in your discipline, region, or academic setting may already exist. Explore the current HxCommunities to see if one is a right fit for you.
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- Discipline
- Topic
We encourage our members to embody a set of norms and values in all of their professional interactions — and insist on them for anyone publishing on our platforms or participating in our events.
Start an HxCommunity
Didn’t find an HxCommunity that fits your needs or discipline? Suggest a new HxCommunity, by completing the form.
As an instructor, I'm concerned that I can no longer tell the truth to my students without fear of punishment.
This is no time for complacency and apathy, this is a time for vigorous and positive action. We need to light the danger up and illuminate the transformative power of a liberal education.
Join our community of faculty, staff, and students in our efforts to improve the quality of research and education in universities through viewpoint diversity, open inquiry, and constructive disagreement.
Complimentary membership includes access to the new HxA Portal — a private online forum for HxA members and HxCommunities — invitations to members-only events, funding opportunities, professional development opportunities, members-only discounts to HxA Summits, and more.