Heterodox Academy

It's up to academics to protect and improve the best of academia. Academics like Rebecca Roiphe are working within HxA's Segal Center to forge a research-based approach to fostering viewpoint diversity, open inquiry, and constructive disagreement. 🎓 Want to get paid to research the creation of a more heterodox culture in academia? Submit your application to become a Segal Fellow; the deadline is December (link below). #EducationQuotes #Academicjobs #AcademicNews #AcademicFreedom #EducationReform #HigherEducation

From our new periodical inquisitive, when Institutional Review Boards go wrong: "IRBs should of course minimize risk to human research participants. But they also should support research nimbly and expansively. That’s not happening." — Peggy Mason #AcademicFreedom #EducationReform #Research #Educationquotes #Academicnews

🧑🎓 What's your experience with constructive disagreement in academia? #AcademicFreedom #InstitutionalNeutrality #EducationReform #FreeSpeech #Educationquotes #Viewpointdiversity

Besides the classroom, your dinner table can be a great place to embrace viewpoint diversity. Our Segal Center fellow Rebecca Roiphe is studying how viewpoint diversity may be stifled in academia. 🎓 Share this post if you think more academics should join the movement for academic freedom. 📌 Want to get paid to research the creation of a more heterodox culture in academia? Submit your application to become a Segal Fellow; the deadline is December (link below). #EducationQuotes #Academicjobs #AcademicNews #AcademicFreedom #EducationReform #HigherEducation

🦃 This Thanksgiving, we're grateful for the institutions that champion open inquiry, constructive disagreement, and viewpoint diversity in service of seeking knowledge and truth. 🎓 We're also grateful for the academics who promote these values, without which our institutions can't thrive. If you're feeling grateful too, become an HxA member (for free! https://hubs.li/Q02ZM4Nw0) or donate to support our mission (https://hubs.li/Q02ZMbfm0). May your Thanksgiving be filled with gratitude, connection, and maybe a little constructive disagreement too. #HigherEducation #AcademicFreedom #EducationReform #Academicnews #CanadianUniversities

Do you believe post-modernism has impacted truth and trust in academia? 📌 Save your spot for this upcoming free event, where history professor Dr. Michael Behrent and humanities professor Dr. Mark Lilla will disagree the HxA way: constructively. You can attend this event either in-person or online (link below). #VirtualEvents #HigherEducation #FreeSpeechCulture #AcademicFreedom #EducationReform #Newsupdates #Selfcensorship #EducatorsofInstagram #Academicnews

University administrations should be standing up for academic freedom, but UNT’s misinterpretation of Texas law is threatening academic freedom instead. The University of North Texas' chief compliance officer is claiming professors may have to alter their course content and research projects to comply with a Texas law. But the law itself states otherwise. Get the full story from HxA Director of Policy Joe Cohn: https://hubs.li/Q02ZJWQD0 #HigherEducation #FreeSpeechCulture #AcademicFreedom #EducationReform #Newsupdates #Academicnews #UNT

It's not enough to oppose illiberal trends in academia—we must also pave an alternative path. HxA's Segal Center fellows like Colleen P. Eren, PhD are using research to highlight that path. 🎓 Share this post if you think more academics should join the movement for academic freedom. 📌 Want to get paid to research the creation of a more heterodox culture in academia? Submit your application to become a Segal Fellow; the deadline is December (link below). #EducationQuotes #Academicjobs #AcademicNews #AcademicFreedom #EducationReform #HigherEducation

Do you see disagreement as always negative or potentially positive? 🎓 Especially in the classroom, respectful debates can develop more nuanced understanding, enhance communication skills, and teach us to examine issues from multiple perspectives. Unfortunately, our recent surveys show that students are increasingly uncomfortable speaking freely during classroom discussions, leading to less opportunities for constructive disagreement. #AcademicFreedom #InstitutionalNeutrality #EducationReform #HigherEducation #Educationquotes #Viewpointdiversity

🚨 A troubling situation is brewing at the University of North Texas. Its chief compliance officer has erroneously invoked a state law to offer guidance to faculty regarding research and course instruction, threatening academic freedom. From HxA Director of Policy Joe Cohn: https://hubs.li/Q02ZDmTk0 #HigherEducation #FreeSpeechCulture #AcademicFreedom #EducationReform #Newsupdates #Academicnews #UNT