Viewpoint
Diversity
Teaching and scholarship are better when we don’t all think the same, which is why viewpoint diversity is one of HxA’s core values.
When people with a wide range of worldviews, backgrounds, and experiences are present and welcomed, academic communities can more effectively notice untested assumptions, imagine and explore new questions and answers, rigorously challenge popular theories, and make continued progress toward truth. But when academic groups are more homogeneous, their work can suffer from blind spots and groupthink.
Viewpoint diversity that enriches academic life can derive from differences in socioeconomic status, political and philosophical views, religion, life experience, personality, cognition, and specific cultural backgrounds, and the more commonly discussed categories of race, gender, and sexual orientation.
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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
- S2 Episode 28: How Critical Legal Studies Transformed Law Schools with Rebecca RoipheJanuary 21, 2025+Rebecca Roiphe+Viewpoint Diversity+Open Inquiry+Constructive Disagreement+Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)+Teaching
- S2 Episode 27: The Battle for Impartial Science with Anna KrylovJanuary 7, 2025+Anna Krylov+Viewpoint Diversity+Open Inquiry+Constructive Disagreement+STEM+Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)+Public Policy+Research & Publishing
- Majority of Students Fear Sanctions for Their Speech, New Heterodox Academy Report FindsDecember 17, 2024+Viewpoint Diversity
- Adversaries to Allies: Transforming Academic Conflict - Cory ClarkDecember 12, 2024+Cory Clark+Viewpoint Diversity+Open Inquiry+Constructive Disagreement
- Beyond the Humanities: HxA Values at STEM and Tech-Driven Institutions+Open Inquiry+Viewpoint Diversity+Constructive Disagreement+STEM+Virtual only
- S2 Episode 26: Heterodoxy in High Schools: Lessons from Deerfield AcademyDecember 10, 2024+John Austin+Viewpoint Diversity+Open Inquiry+Constructive Disagreement+Teaching+Institutional Neutrality
- Political Moderates More Reluctant to Discuss Contentious Issues in Class, New Heterodox Academy Report FindsDecember 10, 2024+Viewpoint Diversity
- The Comfortable Extremes and the Reluctant Center: Political Ideology and Discussing Controversial Topics on Campus+Campus Climate+Viewpoint Diversity
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