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The Weekly: UC speaks on SAT in admissions; political appointees proposed to have final say on federal grants
And more open inquiry news you may have missed this week.
3 hrs ago
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Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.
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The Principle of Institutional Neutrality Is What Matters, Not the Name
An Interview with HxA member J.P. de Ruiter, who helped lead Tufts in its adoption of “institutional pluralism”
Jul 16
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Erin B. Shaw
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Peer Review Has Real Problems. Abolishing It Would Be Worse.
Critics of peer review have a point, but the process is still invaluable
Jul 15
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Jonathan Thigpen
13
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A Faculty Blueprint for Higher Ed Reform
A panel discussion on faculty-initiated reform and building universities resilient in open inquiry
Jul 9
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Justin McBrayer
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Michael Jindra
, and
Ashley Rubin
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1:14:35
Why Serious Scholars Are Using the Zombie Apocalypse to Advance Their Work
Because camp doesn’t take itself seriously, it can be used to tackle difficult, even scary concerns
Jul 8
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Athena Aktipis PhD
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What We’re Watching Out For In The 2026-2027 Academic Job Ad Cycle
DEI statement requirements are on the decline. Will this trend continue in 2026?
Jul 7
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Dylan Selterman
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Is Institutional Neutrality Necessary to Preserve the University as a Forum for Open Inquiry?
A debate co-hosted by Heterodox Academy and the Steamboat Institute.
Jul 5
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Heterodox Academy
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1:17:21
The Skill That Built America Has Vanished From Universities
Heterodox Out Loud Ep. 47
Jul 2
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John Tomasi
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44:24
How Questioning Medication-First Addiction Treatment Made Me a Heretic
Questioning addiction treatment orthodoxies shouldn’t lead to academic exile
Jul 1
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Andrea D Clements, PhD
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June 2026
Heterodox Research Roundup, June 2026
New perspectives on politicization, gender dogma's costs, the case for spoken disagreement, and AI-mapped private university grants.
Jun 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
12
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The Weekly: Gender Studies Professors Call for Internal Reform
A recent wave of op-eds shows what a viewpoint-diverse discipline could look like.
Jun 27
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Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D.
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The Humanities in Crisis? A Discussion on the “State of Scholarship in the Humanities” Report
Scholarly standards have been distorted by political criteria.
Jun 25
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John Tomasi
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