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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
🔎 Ask why poverty and inequality persist and you'll hear about structures. Culture rarely makes the list. Anthropologist @mjindra1 argues the cultural causes may be the most important ones. Details and RSVP.👇
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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🗣️ A student says something that makes the room uncomfortable. Teaching moment, or disruption? Lawyer and educator Christi Hein will share strategies for classroom norms and hard conversations. You'll leave able to tell the difference.
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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🎓 Cornell's new report calls for universities to cultivate judgment, but not everyone is praising it.
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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🔎 What happened in higher ed culture this week? Here’s your 1-minute catch-up on the news you may have missed,
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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
"[...] paper and pen, writing and revising, sentence by sentence, forever and ever, amen." For inquisitive, Scott F. Parker on how universities are facing (and failing) the test of AI:
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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🎓 Scholarship suffers in echo chambers. HxA's recent survey shows that echo chambers are more widespread than some realize.
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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
🔎 What happened in higher ed culture this week? Here’s your 1-minute catch-up on the news you may have missed:
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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
People don't trust experts because they're infallible, but because their mistakes get examined. Dylan A. Mordaunt argues universities need the same visible correction for the new issue of Inquisitive.
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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
🔎 What happened in higher ed culture this week? Here’s your 1-minute catch-up on the news you may have missed:
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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
🧠The most vibrant universities are not echo chambers dominated by groupthink, but arenas where ideas are tested, refined, and replaced.
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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
🎓 Has the push for viewpoint diversity in Canadian academe actually worked? HxCanada will spend two days auditing its own record, including whether heterodoxy has become its own orthodoxy. Details and RSVP👇
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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
🚨Harvard’s aggressive attack on grade inflation is historic. HxA President John Tomasi explains why:
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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
💡Liberal faculty are surprisingly bullish on political diversity, new research from HxA shows. Contrary to the idea that political diversity is a conservative cause, HxA found that liberal faculty were actually more likely to report that it improves teaching and research.
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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
🧬 Should parents be allowed to edit an embryo to prevent disease? To choose traits? Where's the line? Philosopher Joseph Vukov and biologist Michael Burns will show us what constructive disagreement on the ethics of genetically modifying human embryos looks like. Details and RSVP below.👇
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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
💡New HxA research shows faculty underestimate colleagues' support for viewpoint diversity. More than one in four faculty personally valued political (29%) and religious (28%) diversity more than they assumed their colleagues did.
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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
🗣️ AI can write the essay, but it can't sit in a debate and think on its feet. Quentin Langley's (@brandjack) workshop will show how debates, contested-position papers, and structured reflection can assess real critical thinking in students and resist AI shortcuts.
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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
💡Liberal faculty are surprisingly bullish on political diversity, new research from HxA shows. Contrary to the idea that political diversity is a conservative cause, HxA found that liberal faculty were actually more likely to report that it improves teaching and research.
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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
🔎 What happened in higher ed culture this week? Here’s your 1-minute catch-up on the news you may have missed:
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Musa al-Gharbi @musaalgharbi.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
For @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social, I've stressed how intense partisanship distorts social research and reduces it's reach & impact: youtu.be/ngdZvwr5gA0?... I've also detailed how diversifying these fields (across dimensions) has enriched our understanding of society: youtube.com/watch?v=AsqJ...
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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
❌ Questioning addiction treatment orthodoxies shouldn’t lead to academic exile. For inquisitive, Andrea Clements describes being accused of endangering patients over asking for head-to-head studies the "evidence base" has never run.
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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
🎓 Academia went from being seen as a sure ticket to the American Dream to an institution half the country distrusts. For inquisitive, Will Bunch traces the roots of this change back to the 1960s:
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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
🚨Psychologist @Michael Inzlicht has the data showing AI is now moralized at levels rivaling vaccines and GMOs. Register for his upcoming presentation to learn about what his research on the moralization of AI shows us.
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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
🔎 Former Columbia president Lee Bollinger's new book is a strong defense of the American university, but does it tell the whole story? For inquisitive, John Mac Ghlionn reviews it:
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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
🎊 HxA member John G. Matsusaka is USC’s new Academic Senate Executive Board President. An expert on direct democracy and corporate organization, we’re thrilled to congratulate Matsusaka on his new role.
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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
🚨A new report says the quiet part out loud: scholarly standards in the humanities have been distorted by political criteria and suppressed dissent. It opens hard questions: - How deep does the problem run? - What should university leaders do about it? Discuss it tomorrow. ⬇️
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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
🚨Harvard’s aggressive attack on grade inflation is historic. HxA President John Tomasi explains why:
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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
🧠 “Those people that are more curious become more intelligent over time.” Missed Dr. Kashdan’s presentation on the latest research into curiosity? You can now watch the replay. ⬇️
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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
⏰ Higher ed can't wait for Washington to fix its problems. TODAY: Join a group of scholars to see what a faculty-built blueprint for reform looks like. This panel will discuss an actionable proposal that was vetted by faculty across the country. Join today to participate in the Q&A. ⬇️
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Kyle Siler @kylesiler.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
This essay is especially meaningful to me personally, as over the past few years, I've spent a lot of time pondering about how the search for truth co-exists with worlds of performance and kayfabe. Pro wrestling may be an "act", but so is life in general. @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social
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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
📍Boston. 2027. Renew, Reform, Rebuild. The next HxA conference will bring together academics who love their universities and want to do more than just talk change. Get ready for three days of panels, workshops, and strategizing to bring open inquiry to your campus.⬇️
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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
What does viewpoint diversity really mean, and what does it look like when it works? The current debate
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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
🎓Commencement speeches should inspire graduates across their differences, not drive them into ideological camps.
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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
🗣️Constructive disagreement isn't synonymous with all dialogue‑driven practices. As more schools adopt such programs, this distinction is crucial.
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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
🔎 This is what viewpoint diversity for academia actually means, explained in just four points:
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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Echo chambers don't foster campus cultures where truth and rigorous scholarship thrive. ⬇️Save your spot for a discussion on the viewpoint diversity debate featuring HxA President John Tomasi, Nadine Strossen, and others.
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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
🎓 Where academia went wrong, in under 60 seconds. Vanderbilt Chancellor Daniel Diermeier keynote address set the tone at HxA's recent conference:
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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
"Much work remains." Vanderbilt University Chancellor Daniel Diermeier set the tone for HxA's West Coast Regional Conference:
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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
🧠 But how? Thursday: Join HxA's John Tomasi for a discussion with Tyler J. VanderWeele, @Komi_Frey, and @nafeesalamphd on the pragmatic pursuit of viewpoint diversity in higher ed.
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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
❌ When scholars self-censor controversial views, the appearance of agreement can mask important disagreements. For HxA's inquisitive magazine, this essay by @ObhishekSaha explores what academic freedom must protect:
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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
"Could it possibly make things any worse?" Jesse Singal makes a case for viewpoint diversity in an upcoming book edited by Bernard Schweizer and HxA President John Tomasi:
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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
🔎 What happens when yesterday’s dissidents become today’s orthodoxy? Tony Banout examines the test facing universities, and HxA itself: whether we remain committed to truth-seeking even when the heterodox becomes mainstream.
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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
🎓Is the left-to-right ratio in academia 2:1 or 82:1? It depends how you measure it. HxA's new report examined 15 years of research on faculty political diversity and found that methodology impacts this story. 💡Tune into a discussion with the report's researchers for more.
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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
🧠 "No truth claim should be immunized from good-faith inquiry." In HxA's new issue of inquisitive, Tony Banout draws a sharp line between inquiry and ideology:
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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
🎓 As federal pressure on higher ed continues, reform factions are forming:
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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
🎓 What could most significantly increase the public’s trust in academia? HxA’s inquisitive magazine explores how universities lost the public’s trust and what it will take to rebuild.
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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
💡College grads have shifted more liberal, while non-grads hold steady in political identity.
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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
What’s happening in open inquiry news across the academy this week:
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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
🎓 This week in higher ed: Some university presidents are taking the lead to build cultures of open inquiry on campus.
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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
🚨Despite growing evidence that declining trust is tied to concerns about politicization and intellectual climate, college leaders are reluctant to see similar problems on their own campuses.
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Heterodox Academy @heterodoxacademy.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
🚨 A new survey reveals how university presidents are addressing the intellectual climate on campus. But are they dealing with the most pressing issues?
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