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Will Academic Freedom and Expression Improve in 2025?
Ten Stats for a More Informed Year in Academia
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Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.
Reporting Out from the “Censorship in STEM” Conference
Silencing, cancelling, compelled speech, retractions—folks had a lot to say.
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Alice Dreger
The Truth Box Experiment
Spend $50 at a dollar store to blow your students’ minds.
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Alice Dreger
Dragons, Opportunities, and the Year Ahead for HxA
A new year's message from HxA President John Tomasi.
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John Tomasi

December 2024

What if instead of giving up on inclusion, we measured it?
As the DEI backlash pendulum swings, consider a (literally) measured way forward.
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Alice Dreger
Who’s Afraid of Institutional Neutrality?
Faculty concerns about possible over-compliance are understandable.
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Martha McCaughey
Academic Freedom Under Pressure: How New Accreditation Standards Threaten Open Inquiry
A case study in how an accreditation body enfeebles academic freedom.
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Alex Arnold
Penn Must Reject Congressman’s Demand to Fire Professor for Social Media Posts
Penn needs to get out of the business of sanctioning professors for protected speech.
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Joe Cohn
Admitting Your Ignorance Might Improve Others’ Knowledge
Intellectual humility boosts public trust and promotes learning.
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Alice Dreger
The OG WG: The Lasting Impact of a Little HxA Writers Group
On the passing of physicist Alex Small.
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Martha McCaughey
Can we protect human subjects and intellectual freedom?
IRBs weren’t supposed to be about intellectual constraint.
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Alice Dreger
Heterodox Academy’s Statement on Governor Landry’s Demand to Punish Prof. Nicholas Bryner
Expansive protection of academic freedom is essential for fostering an environment where open inquiry can flourish.
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Joe Cohn
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