Archive - Free the Inquiry

Fear and loathing in academia

Here come the reformers.

Nov 16 •

Self-censorship by faculty isn’t just for conservatives anymore.

Liberal faculty are feeling the pressure now, too.

Nov 14 •

Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.

Responding to Critics: A Defense of Institutional Statement Neutrality

Academic institutions ought to be safe havens for viewpoint diversity, open inquiry, and constructive disagreement.

Nov 12 •

Raheem Williams

What’s happening in Canadian higher ed with regard to open inquiry and viewpoint diversity?

Faculty across the provinces are raising concerns similar to those of their southern neighbors.

Nov 8 •

Why They Cancel

What–and who–motivates the targeting of scholars on college campuses?

Nov 7 •

Nate Tenhundfeld

'inquisitive': A New Periodical from Heterodox Academy

Nov 1 •

October 2024

Conservative and Liberal Threats to Open Inquiry

Data from FIRE show students and scholars attack from the left, while administrators and outsiders attack from the right.

Oct 28 •

Nate Tenhundfeld

When will being quiet at the library get you banned?

News and polling updates from the heated world of higher ed.

Oct 25 •

Indiana’s Open Inquiry Law Misses the Mark

What are the problems Heterodox Academy sees with this controversial law?

Oct 24 •

Let’s stop device-use from undermining our best teaching.

Students can’t look each other in the eye if they’re looking at screens.

Oct 23 •

Institutional Neutrality and the Face of Oppression

We’re not asking university leaders to be morally barren.

Oct 18 •

What the AAUP Overlooks: DEI Screenings Could Be the New “Collegiality”

Shared governance may not be enough to protect academic freedom.

Oct 17 •

Michael Regnier

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