Open Inquiry U: Heterodox Academy's Four-Point Agenda for Reforming Colleges and Universities

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Open Calls

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Contribute to our collective impact. We’re asking for your expertise on specific topics to help make a difference on campuses now.

Open calls submissions start October 1.

Throughout the year, HxA will host open calls for members to share their knowledge and expertise on a variety of topics tied to our Open Inquiry U Reform Agenda. A thriving culture of open inquiry doesn’t happen on its own—it is built every day through the collective efforts of our members.

By contributing your insights, you help transform individual experience into actionable resources that equip thousands of other members with the tools to make a difference—in classrooms, research labs, and campus spaces everywhere. Your contribution doesn’t just inform our work—it multiplies its reach and impact. Together, we can create resources that shape classrooms, campuses, and conversations far beyond our individual spheres.

Every resource we create from these open calls will be shared back with the HxA community, ensuring that the knowledge you help build strengthens and supports your own work as well as that of your peers. 

Check out the current open calls below to see where your contribution can help advance our shared mission. And don’t forget to bookmark this page—new opportunities to participate will be added regularly.

Submissions are open exclusively to HxA members, and you must be logged in to submit.

Not a member yet? If you work at a college or university, become a member today to become part of this growing movement.

Resource Guide on Constructive Disagreement in the Classroom

We’re creating a guide for members that compiles resources such as classroom activities and examples, technology tools, syllabi statements, case studies, or any other strategies that you use with students to facilitate constructive disagreement on any topics in your classroom. 

Submissions can include links and/or file uploads. Please ensure your submission includes a clear description of the activity, tool, approach, etc. A member of Team HxA may follow up via email.

The deadline to submit is October 31, 2025. Members must be logged in to submit via the form. Please submit only if you are comfortable with your materials being included in this publicly available resource guide. Member contributions will be fully credited.

Reading Guide on Intellectual and Academic Freedom

We’re creating a guide that includes the best readings on intellectual and academic freedom that can serve as a foundation for students and faculty alike to improve their understanding of academic freedom. Think: foundational readings, legal analysis, mind-changing op-eds, research, white papers, etc. Readings on varied viewpoints are strongly encouraged.

Submissions can include links and/or file uploads, but links to readings are preferred. A member of Team HxA may follow up via email.

The deadline to submit is October 31, 2025. Members must be logged in to submit via the form. Readings should be publicly available (even if behind paywalls). Member contributions will be fully credited.

Reading Guide on the Purpose of the University

We’re creating a guide that includes the best readings on the purpose of the university that can serve as a foundation for students and faculty alike to improve their understanding of what the university is for. Think: foundational readings, mind-changing op-eds, research, white papers, dialogues, etc. Readings on varied viewpoints are strongly encouraged.

Submissions can include links and/or file uploads, but links to readings are preferred. A member of Team HxA may follow up via email.

The deadline to submit is October 12, 2025. Members must be logged in to submit via the form. Readings should be publicly available (even if behind paywalls). Member contributions will be fully credited.

Reading Guide on DEI Statements and Hiring

We’re creating a guide that includes the best readings on intellectual and academic freedom that can serve as a foundation for students and faculty alike to improve their understanding of academic freedom. Think: foundational readings, legal analysis, mind-changing op-eds, statements from university leaders, empirical research, white papers, etc. Readings on varied viewpoints are strongly encouraged.

Submissions can include links and/or file uploads, but links to readings are preferred. A member of Team HxA may follow up via email.

The deadline to submit is October 31, 2025 Members must be logged in to submit via the form. Readings should be publicly available (even if behind paywalls). Member contributions will be fully credited.

General Request for Resources

HxA is on a mission to equip you – our members – with the tools and resources you need to effect change on your campus. How can we help? Let us know what kinds of resources, tools, research, and content would be most helpful for you in your capacity as an HxA member.

This is an ongoing call. Members must be logged in to submit via the form. We will do our best to accommodate requests within our mission space but cannot guarantee every request will be fulfilled in its entirety due to capacity, mission-alignment, and strategic considerations.

This is an ongoing call. Members must be logged in to submit via the form. A member of Team HxA may follow up via email.

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