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Reporting from the HxA 2025 Conference
Hot times in New York City.
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Alice Dreger
NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya Speaks to Academic Freedom
Don’t have four hours to listen to the interview? Here are some takeaways.
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Erin Shaw
“Cancellation of the Liberal Creed”?
An interview with HxA President John Tomasi.
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John Tomasi
Getting Way Beyond “Indoctrination” in the Classroom
Veteran tips for creating genuinely curious classrooms.
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Alice Dreger
The Use and Misuse of Institutional Neutrality
When “neutrality” looks like censorship: the fine line between principle and politics.
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Alex Arnold
A Chance to Build Rather than Ban
The new civics schools are disruptive, scholarly misfits. We need more of that.
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Michael Regnier
When Students Want Professors Fired for Political Beliefs
Crunching data from the Knight Foundation provides additional insights.
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Shiri Spitz Siddiqi
Power in the Academy
The new issue of “inquisitive” magazine explores power moves in government, anatomical museums, AI gatekeeping, and more.
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Alice Dreger
The Turning Tide for Open Inquiry in Higher Education
Momentum builds for HxA’s mission on campus
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John Tomasi

May 2025

Major Accreditor Reconsiders DEI Requirements
Letters to universities show how the requirements have been implemented.
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Erin Shaw
Steve Pinker on What’s Happening at Harvard
We talk with HxA member Steve Pinker, longtime advocate for academic freedom, free speech, and viewpoint diversity.
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Alice Dreger
When Universities’ Investigations of Faculty Go Off the Rails
Too often, academic freedom is being trampled in the guise of protecting the vulnerable.
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Alice Dreger
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