This event is a Heterodox Conversation™, an initiative of HxA to improve research and higher education by bringing together two scholars who model constructive disagreement and open inquiry across differing viewpoints.

Hosted by the HxA Campus Community at Wilfrid Laurier University

Eric Kaufmann is Professor of Politics at The University of Buckingham and Director of the Centre for Heterodox Social Science. He directs Buckingham’s new MA in the Politics of Cultural Conflict and PhD in Cultural Politics as well as its open online course on Woke: the Origins, Dynamics and Implications of an Elite Ideology.

Professor Gaudiano is an Adjunct Associate Professor at New York University Stern School of Business. He is a social entrepreneur who uses a unique research approach to address issues of Diversity & Inclusion across various aspects of society.