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Open inquiry — the ability to ask questions, share ideas, and challenge popular views and assumptions — is essential to the pursuit of knowledge and understanding. It is one of our core values.
A powerful idea may begin as a notion that seems mistaken, strange, offensive, or even dangerous. Colleges and universities should be places where such ideas can be discussed, debated, and rigorously tested, not stigmatized and stifled. At HxA, we explore the benefits of open inquiry and the threats to its central place in academic culture.
Threats to open inquiry can arrive in bold and subtle ways, and from many directions – from politicians on left and right, to universities’ economic interests, to institutionalized ideology within faculty and staff. HxA members also grapple with challenges to open inquiry from other parts of the academic world, including accreditors, grantmakers, and academic journal editors.
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- Open Inquiry U: Heterodox Academy's Four-Point Agenda for Reforming Colleges and UniversitiesJune 23, 2025+Open Inquiry+Viewpoint Diversity+Constructive Disagreement
- S2 Episode 38: Faith, Fear, and the Future of Democracy with Jonathan RauchJune 16, 2025+Jonathan Rauch+Viewpoint Diversity+Constructive Disagreement+Open Inquiry+Academic Freedom
- The Turning Tide for Open Inquiry in Higher EducationJune 2, 2025+John Tomasi+Open Inquiry+Viewpoint Diversity
- S2 Episode 37: How Can We Fix Our Universities Without Burning Them Down? With Michael RothJune 2, 2025+Michael Roth+Viewpoint Diversity+Constructive Disagreement+Open Inquiry+Academic Freedom
- S2 Episode 36: Can This AI Tool Save Campus Dialogue? With Simon CullenMay 20, 2025+Simon Cullen+Viewpoint Diversity+Constructive Disagreement+Open Inquiry+STEM+Academic Freedom
- S2 Episode 35: Is Sociology Broken? Jukka Savolainen on Ideology and ReformMay 6, 2025+Jukka Savolainen+Viewpoint Diversity+Constructive Disagreement+Open Inquiry+STEM+Academic Freedom
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