Heterodox Academy

@HdxAcademy

A non-partisan collaborative of educators who believe open inquiry, diverse viewpoints, & constructive disagreement are critical to research & education.

New York, NY
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    Mar 3

    HxA is pleased to release our Fall 2020 Campus Expression Survey Report. Each year, HxA surveys students across the U.S. to gauge the expression climate on college campuses. Click to read the full report

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  2. 11 hours ago

    "Teachers feel constrained by research because they feel pressured to use research-approved methods, and research creates clear winners and losers among practices that may be appropriate in some contexts but not others."

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  3. 15 hours ago

    "Traditionally, research journals have not even published null findings, based on the assumption that they are not of interest."

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  4. 18 hours ago

    "No matter the reason, it seems many teachers don’t think education research is directly useful to them. We think these teachers have it right. And we think the problem lies with researchers, not teachers."

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    Mar 5

    According to survey, 62% of college students “agreed the climate on their campus prevents students from saying things they believe.” The majority of students can't tell the truth in institutions that exist for the purpose of pursuing the truth.

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    Mar 5

    This was one of 's best events, now available as a podcast. Featuring , Randall Kennedy, Nadine Strossen, and , discussing the state of higher ed and ways to improve

    “The main reason students gave for self-censoring was fear of offending their fellow students...It is that peer pressure that exerts such a silencing effect..." - Nadine Strossen HxA's 5 Year Celebration event can now be found on Half Hour of Heterodoxy
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  7. Mar 5

    “How do you avoid becoming tendencious, obnoxious, censorious, dogmatic when contending with people who are tendencious, obnoxious, censorious, and dogmatic? That’s a real issue.” -Randall Kennedy Listen to the full event on Half Hour of Heterodoxy!

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  8. Mar 5

    HxA’s 2020 CES report has supported Nadine's claims. 60% of ‘reluctant students’ were reluctant to share their opinion because they believed other students would criticize their views as offensive.

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  9. Mar 5

    “The main reason students gave for self-censoring was fear of offending their fellow students...It is that peer pressure that exerts such a silencing effect..." - Nadine Strossen HxA's 5 Year Celebration event can now be found on Half Hour of Heterodoxy

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  10. Mar 5

    Don’t miss your chance to see former college presidents, Judith Shapiro and Brian Rosenberg live and for free as they join HxA to explore issues around academic freedom and academic responsibility. March 9 at 7pm ET.

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  11. Mar 5

    . is launching monthly virtual gatherings on the first Sunday of every month. This is a perfect opportunity to experience FreeIC and have meaningful conversations with others looking to do the same. Be sure to register at

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  12. Mar 4

    "Implicit in the value of heterodoxy is the belief that the truth is not easily known, and people who are sympathetic to our mission will gravitate toward a worldview based on this fundamental uncertainty..."

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  13. Mar 4

    “I love being a person of color, a Black woman, but I also don’t identify with the same views as every other Black woman...Don’t make assumptions about somebody’s beliefs based on their skin color."

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    Mar 4

    In a survey "students were primarily concerned about their opinions being criticized as offensive by their peers - more so than their professors." - in

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    Mar 4

    Many students were hesitant to discuss politics, race and other controversial topics in class settings during the fall 2020 semester

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    Mar 4

    On college campuses across the country students are scared to express opinions no one would have batted an eyelash at just 15 years ago. Some call this "social justice," some call this "trivial." Some call it what it is - a problem to be solved.

    HxA is pleased to release our Fall 2020 Campus Expression Survey Report. Each year, HxA surveys students across the U.S. to gauge the expression climate on college campuses. Click to read the full report
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  17. Mar 4

    "However, there is another category of issue: those that one side believes are fully resolved, but another side believes are wicked problems for which viewpoint diversity is essential." - Nick Phillips Listen to Episode 4 of HxA Out Loud Today.

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  18. Mar 4

    "The report found significant and “alarming” differences between Republican and Democratic students’ comfort speaking about current political events happening during the fall 2020 semester"

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    Mar 4

    2nd of 2 reports: Suppression of open inquiry, freedom of opinion on campuses is real

    HxA is pleased to release our Fall 2020 Campus Expression Survey Report. Each year, HxA surveys students across the U.S. to gauge the expression climate on college campuses. Click to read the full report
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  20. Mar 4

    "And so we arrive at the fundamental problem: there is no obvious way to decide when an issue is resolved, such that viewpoint diversity is no longer beneficial, and when an issue is open, such that viewpoint diversity is essential."

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  21. Mar 4

    "...students were primarily concerned about their opinions being criticized as offensive by their peers -- more so than their professors."

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