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The Weekly: Commencement Speaker Controversies Show No Signs of Slowing
The media machine of prestigious commencements.
8 hrs ago
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Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.
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How Researcher Homogeneity Distorts Knowledge Production
Sociologist Musa al-Gharbi's Keynote Address to HxA’s 2026 West Coast Regional Conference.
May 21
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Keep Politics Out of Commencement Speeches
Universities should protect graduation ceremonies from partisan division.
May 19
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John Tomasi
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The Weekly: Did Yale “Narrow” Its Mission Statement?
Understanding Yale’s change within the curious history of mission statements.
May 16
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Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.
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The Academic Value of Trust
There’s good reason much of the public has lost trust in higher education.
May 14
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Justin McBrayer
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What Will It Take to Restore Universities to Their Core Purpose?
Chancellor of Vanderbilt University Daniel Diermeier’s Keynote Address to HxA’s 2026 West Coast Regional Conference
May 12
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Heterodox Academy
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Heterodox Research Roundup, April 2026
The replication crisis continues, trust in science is splintering in Britain, free speech depends on who you’re talking about (apparently), and more…
May 5
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Dylan Selterman
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Erin B. Shaw
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Shiri Spitz Siddiqi
, and
Phong P. Truong
11
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Principles, Not Politics: West Coast Scholars Gather at Berkeley to Talk Reform
Over 80 scholars convened at UC Berkeley for HxA's West Coast Regional Conference — and left ready to make change.
May 2
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Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.
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April 2026
The State of Institutional Neutrality in 2026
From policy adoption to campus reality: what's working, what isn't, and what comes next.
Apr 30
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Erin B. Shaw
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Shiri Spitz Siddiqi
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Dylan Selterman
, and
Phong P. Truong
6
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The Weekly: Is viewpoint diversity the ‘mantra of the moment’?
Plus, Tennessee’s shutdown policy prompts disagreement; another dustup over institutional neutrality
Apr 25
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Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.
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2
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“This is a generational opportunity.”
Chancellor Daniel Diermeier kicks off HxA West Coast Regional Conference with a clear prescription for change.
Apr 24
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Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.
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HxA Commends Harvard Medical School's "Open Inquiry Report"
Report echoes core themes of HxA's Open Inquiry U agenda and adapts The HxA Way in its recommended social compacts
Apr 24
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Heterodox Academy
12
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