LIVE EVENT: Measuring Campus Expression

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Foundational Pillars

To achieve our goal of creating an academic culture where different points of view are valued in the pursuit of knowledge, discovery, growth, and innovation, we focus our work on four areas.

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Research and Evidence

We gather and publish data through our annual Campus Expression Survey. Throughout the year, we amplify mission-oriented research on our HxA Blog and from our Center For Academic Pluralism.

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Public Awareness

We elevate the voices of our team and our members in the national media and on our own channels to demonstrate the value of heterodox thinking in the academy.

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Member Activation

We work with our HxA members to organize events, workshops, and communities to advance the principles of open inquiry, viewpoint diversity, and constructive disagreement across higher education.

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Campus Engagement

We put our mission into practice by providing support, tools, and resources to help members engage in work to promote HxA values in their disciplines and on their campuses.

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Elevating the University from Within

HxA Campus Communities have influenced policy changes on campuses throughout North America in 2023, fostering tangible changes with enduring effects on their respective campuses.

Free Speech Resolution Based on the Chicago Principles Adopted at UNC-CharlotteThe principles state that the university's role is not to shield individuals from ideas they find objectionable but to promote a free and open environment for intellectual exploration. They emphasize that controversial or offensive speech should not be suppressed and that the university should remain a marketplace of diverse perspectives, encouraging critical thinking and open dialogue.
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Western Michigan University Formerly Embraces Open Inquiry and Viewpoint Diversity as Cultural NormsThe Western Michigan University HxA Campus Community contributed to the revision of the WMU President's Cabinet 2023 Principles of Community Agreement to include the core principles of "Openness and Viewpoint Diversity" with wording provided by HxA. The Community Agreement sets the state for the campus culture required for the creation of successful students and new knowledge.
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Simon Fraser University Initiates Changes to Research Excellence Award Policy and Faculty Hiring GuidelinesThe Simon Fraser University HxA Campus Community members successfully changed the criteria on which candidates for SFU research excellence awards are evaluated. Rather than emphasizing both research excellence and EDI, the criteria now includes specific mention of academic freedom, excludes all references to EDI, and restricts the evaluation criteria to research excellence alone.
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Heterodox Conversations, a new initiative from the HxA Campus Community Network, are campus events that pair two scholarly experts who disagree on a topic in a public discussion of that topic. Not a traditional lecture or debate, these events showcase the power of academic dialogue.

The University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus Community hosts first Heterodox ConversationOver 200 people were in attendance to listen, discuss, and learn about whether "DEI has lost its way."
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The Laval University Campus Community Brings in Scholars from France for Heterodox ConversationScholars discussed “Category & Language : The Cultural Power of Symbols, Art and Pedagogy.”
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The McGill University Campus Community and the HxCanada Group Host Heterodox Conversation as Part of Two-Day Conference on DEIScholars critically discussed what the Proper Role of DEI should be within Canadian Universities, with over 130 people in attendance.
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The HxCommunities Flexible Funding Opportunity (FFO) program invested $380K across 24 member projects for campus-based and professional community activities. Find a curated selection of FFO projects below.

Views of Scientists, Engineers, and Professional School Faculty About DEI PoliciesOngoing research study of STEM scholars’ views on the implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusion policies.
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Navigating Diverse Perspectives Related to Social Identity & BelongingA series of on-campus conversations at BYU where students with diverse perspectives participated in structured dialogues around divisive public health-related topics.
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Heterodoxy in CanadaHosting of the first Canadian conference on viewpoint diversity in academia on April 22, 2022, at McGill University in Montreal and virtually.
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The HxCommunities FFO was made possible through a grant from the John Templeton Foundation.
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Campus Expression Survey

Our annual Campus Expression Survey provides benchmark data that charts trends and progress from the student perspective. The results are one indicator whether our core principles are being valued in classrooms and on campuses across the country.

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2023 Annual Report

HxA is led by scholars, civic leaders, and business professionals dedicated to improving higher educational institutions by increasing open inquiry, viewpoint diversity, and constructive disagreement. Review our 2023 Annual Report to see how we are advancing our mission.

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