Free the Inquiry
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The team at Heterodox Academy advocates for three things in higher ed: open inquiry, viewpoint diversity, and constructive disagreement. Our motto, “Great minds don’t always think alike,” captures what we work on every day: moving the academy in the direction of allowing and indeed encouraging great minds to go wherever solid evidence and thoughtful reasoning take them.
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From September 2015 - May 2024 the HxA Blog published articles by members. As of August 2024, the blog is hosted on Substack and written by Team HxA. All Substack articles are cross-posted here.
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- Meet the heterodox president of a prison-based liberal arts college.August 27, 2025+Alice Dreger+Open Inquiry
- Classroom Speech Continues to Be Restrained and ConstrainedAugust 26, 2025+Erin Shaw+Viewpoint Diversity
- This game-changing AI tool helps students learn constructive disagreement.August 16, 2025+Alice Dreger+Constructive Disagreement
- Attack data show the vibe shift has officially arrived on campus.August 14, 2025+Shiri Spitz Siddiqi+Viewpoint Diversity
- New HxA Study of 10,000 Faculty Job Ads Shows DEI Statement PrevalenceAugust 13, 2025+Erin Shaw+Required DEI Statements+Viewpoint Diversity
- Could Artificial Intelligence undermine constructive disagreement?August 5, 2025+David Rozado+Constructive Disagreement
- Overinterpretations of Laws and Ethics Are Stifling Learning and ScholarshipAugust 4, 2025+Alice Dreger+STEM+Open Inquiry
- Why should those on the left care about open inquiry in higher ed?July 31, 2025+Alice Dreger+Open Inquiry
- What’s going on in higher ed?July 25, 2025+Alice Dreger
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