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In too many college and university campuses, the academic and social climate discourages heterodox views and questions.
Our annual Campus Expression Survey shows that nearly two-thirds of students are reluctant to share their views in class, fear peer retribution for heterodox views, and worry that their perspectives will be labeled “offensive” by other members of the community. These statistics highlight the shadow threat to viewpoint diversity that exists across campuses.
We believe campuses, classrooms, and research labs must be spaces wherein climates of open inquiry, viewpoint diversity, and constructive disagreement thrive. This means invited speakers should be heard and met with rigorous and respectful engagement, no one on campus should be compelled to express particular views on contested questions, and The HxA Way is common and expected practice across modes of engagement on campus.
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- S2 Episode 29: The Power of Radical Curiosity: Can Conversation Reduce Hate?February 4, 2025+Shira Hoffer+Viewpoint Diversity+Open Inquiry+Constructive Disagreement+Campus Climate+Faith & Religion
- Rutgers University Faculty Unions’ Support for Academic Boycott Threatens Academic FreedomDecember 23, 2024+Campus Climate
- Penn Must Reject Congressman’s Demand to Fire Professor for Social Media PostsDecember 16, 2024+Joe Cohn+Campus Climate
- The Comfortable Extremes and the Reluctant Center: Political Ideology and Discussing Controversial Topics on Campus+Campus Climate+Viewpoint Diversity
- Can We Have Free Expression on Campus at Johns Hopkins?November 20, 2024+Campus Climate+In-person only
- The State of Open Inquiry in Canada: Insights from HxA’s Canadian Campus Expression Survey+Open Inquiry+Campus Climate+Virtual only
- Why Are Canadian Students Staying Silent on CampusNovember 18, 2024+Team HxA+Canada+Viewpoint Diversity+Campus Climate
- What’s happening in Canadian higher ed with regard to open inquiry and viewpoint diversity?November 8, 2024+Alice Dreger+Canada+Campus Climate
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