The Lowdown on Higher Ed from Team HxA
Fresh news, smart commentary, original research, and expert analysis.
By Alice Dreger
Welcome to Free the Inquiry, the refreshed Substack-hosted Heterodox Academy newsletter that brings you the lowdown on higher ed from HxA’s staff.
As you may already know, at HxA, we advocate for three important values in higher ed: open inquiry, viewpoint diversity, and constructive disagreement. Our motto, “Great minds don’t always think alike,” captures what we work on every day: moving the academy in the direction of allowing and indeed encouraging great minds to go wherever solid evidence and thoughtful reasoning take them.
It’s my privilege as HxA’s new managing editor to serve in the pole position of Free the Inquiry, our way of keeping you up-to-date on what’s happening in our mission’s field. We’ll be bringing you fresh news, smart commentary, original research, and expert analysis from our crack staff to keep you informed.
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