Heterodox Out Loud

The Field That Studies Groupthink Is Captured by It | Ep 45

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Is the very field that studies groupthink falling victim to it?

Today on Heterodox Out Loud, Smriti Mehta, researcher at UC Berkeley and co-founder of the Heterodox Academy campus community, joins John Tomasi to examine a striking paradox at the heart of modern academia: the disciplines designed to study bias and conformity may themselves be shaped by it.

Drawing on her experience as a graduate student navigating pressure to conform—and her work building communities for open inquiry—Mehta explores how intellectual homogeneity can influence what questions get asked, what findings get published, and which ideas are considered legitimate.

From the politics of social psychology to the challenges of free speech at Berkeley, this conversation investigates how groupthink can quietly take hold—even in fields committed to studying it—and why viewpoint diversity is essential for maintaining the integrity of research.

Offering an insider’s perspective, the discussion explores how universities can foster genuine intellectual diversity without sacrificing rigor, and why teaching students to engage critically with ideas may matter more than enforcing consensus.

In This Episode:

💥 How social psychology can fall into the trap of groupthink

💥 Why viewpoint diversity is often misunderstood

💥 The hidden pressures shaping academic research

💥 What makes certain topics “radioactive” in universities

💥 The tension between conformity and innovation in science

💥 Free speech, protest culture, and the heckler’s veto

💥 How students experience intellectual pressure on campus

💥 Why open inquiry is essential for truth-seeking

Whether you’re a student, faculty member, or simply interested in the future of higher education, this episode offers a candid and thought-provoking look at how even the most self-aware disciplines can lose their way—and how they might recover.

About Smriti Mehta:

Smriti Mehta, PhD is a researcher at the Department of Education at the University of California, Berkeley, affiliated with the BEAR Center (Berkeley Evaluation & Assessment Research). Her research spans social-psychological factors in education, psychometrics, open science practices, and meta-science. She is co-author of the SAFE Model (State Authenticity as Fit to Environment), published in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, which demonstrates that people experience authenticity as a function of self-concept fit, goal fit, and social fit to their environment. Her related work on social status and authenticity finds that those with lower status are less likely to feel they can be themselves, providing a psychological mechanism for why holding a minority viewpoint in academia suppresses not just speech but identity. She completed her PhD in Psychology at UC Berkeley. Beyond research, Mehta co-founded and co-chairs the HxA Campus Community at UC Berkeley. She was previously involved with the Berkeley Liberty Initiative, which funds faculty grants to redesign undergraduate courses around open exchange of ideas. She co-hosts Nullius in Verba, a biweekly podcast with Daniël Lakens (Eindhoven University of Technology) covering miscitation, scientism, incentive structures in science, and the philosophy of scientific practice.

Follow Smriti: https://x.com/smreeteemehta

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Universities Have a Trust Problem. This President Is Trying to Fix It | Ep 44

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Is higher education losing public trust, and what can universities do about it?

Today on Heterodox Out Loud, Sian Beilock, President of Dartmouth College, joins John Tomasi to confront one of the most urgent challenges facing universities today: a growing crisis of confidence among the American public.

Drawing on her background in cognitive science and leadership under pressure, Beilock explains why trust is declining and what universities must do to restore it. From free expression policies and institutional neutrality to student culture and viewpoint diversity, this conversation explores how universities can return to their core mission: truth-seeking and education.

Offering a unique, insider's view, the discussion explores how a university president manages the conflicting pressures of a polarized age. It delves into real-world scenarios, including campus protests, speech disruptions, faculty relationships, and external pressure from the government.

In This Episode:

💥 Why 7 in 10 Americans distrust higher education

💥 The role of affordability, ROI, and ideological concerns

💥 How Dartmouth is implementing institutional restraint

💥 Where free speech ends and disruption begins

💥 Why students are hungry for real dialogue, not echo chambers

💥 What “viewpoint diversity” actually means in practice

💥 How universities can reform without political capture

Whether you’re a student, faculty member, policymaker, or simply interested in the future of higher education, this episode offers a clear-eyed and principled roadmap forward.

New Yorker Article

About Sian Beilock:

Sian Leah Beilock is the 19th president of Dartmouth College, an Ivy League institution and one of the nation’s leading research universities. She is the first woman elected president of Dartmouth by the Board of Trustees and began her tenure on June 12, 2023. A distinguished cognitive scientist, Beilock is one of the world’s foremost experts on performance under pressure, a member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences and the National Academy of Medicine, and the recipient of the 2017 Troland Award from the National Academy of Sciences. She has authored over 120 peer-reviewed papers and two books: Choke and How the Body Knows Its Mind. Before Dartmouth, she served as president of Barnard College at Columbia University and as executive vice provost at the University of Chicago.

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Can a Public University Stay Politically Neutral? with Ed Seidel | Ep 43

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (John Tomasi, Ed Seidel) — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000

At a moment when public trust in higher education is faltering and “diversity” has become a politically charged word, University of Wyoming President Ed Seidel argues that universities must return to first principles: truth-seeking, intellectual humility, and viewpoint diversity.

Today on Heterodox Out Loud, host John Tomasi speaks with Ed Seidel about how a public land-grant university can defend free speech, uphold institutional neutrality, and navigate state pressure around DEI, without abandoning its core academic mission.

Seidel, a theoretical physicist turned university leader, explains why viewpoint diversity is not about partisan quotas, but about strengthening scholarship through rigorous disagreement. He reflects on Wyoming’s adoption of institutional neutrality, the importance of time-place-manner protections for expressive activity, and the difficult leadership decisions that followed October 7 and subsequent campus tensions.

The conversation explores how public universities balance First Amendment obligations with community responsibility, why “cancel culture” is often rooted in weakened scientific norms, and how land-grant institutions uniquely serve the public through two-way engagement.

Ultimately, this episode asks: How can universities rebuild public trust while remaining places of fearless inquiry?

In This Episode:

💥 The crisis of public trust in higher education

💥 Viewpoint diversity vs. partisan representation

💥 Institutional neutrality in practice

💥 DEI reform and state legislative pressure

💥 Free speech and expressive activity policies

💥 Scientific norms and intellectual humility

💥 The role of land-grant universities in American democracy

💥 Leadership during campus controversy

About Ed Seidel:

Ed Seidel serves as President of the University of Wyoming. In this role, he oversees the state’s land grant and flagship institution, with responsibilities that include academic programs, research activity, student experience, and external partnerships.

An accomplished theoretical physicist, Seidel has built a distinguished career at the intersection of science, technology, and leadership. Before joining the University of Wyoming, he served as Vice President for Research and Innovation at the University of Illinois System and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He also founded and directed the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, a globally recognized hub for advanced computing and data science.

Follow Ed Seidel: https://x.com/uwyoseidel

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

The University in the Age of AI: Rebuilding Trust, Truth, and Teaching with Kavita Bala | Ep 42

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000

At a moment when higher education faces accelerating technological disruption and intensifying public scrutiny, Cornell Provost Kavita Bala argues that universities must do two things at once: defend their truth-seeking mission with renewed clarity, and reimagine how they teach, research, and engage society in an era shaped by AI, polarization, and declining trust.

Today, John Tomasi welcomes Kavita Bala to discuss Cornell’s approach to fostering a durable culture of open inquiry based on idea exchange, viewpoint diversity, and constructive disagreement. Drawing on her experience as an AI researcher and Cornell provost, Bala explains how the “two-sided coin” of technology requires a university that integrates STEM and humanities to address issues like algorithmic bias and public trust.

The conversation also discusses Cornell’s recent shift toward institutional restraint. Bala explains Cornell’s approach to expressive activity and campus programs that foster dialogue, such as the Center for Dialogue and Pluralism (CDP) and a new Arts & Sciences course on Disagreement.

In This Episode:

💥 AI as both opportunity and destabilizer in higher education

💥 Declining public trust in universities—and in science

💥 Cornell’s land-grant mission and bidirectional knowledge exchange

💥 Institutional restraint and departmental speech norms (including dissent reporting)

💥 Expressive activity policy and time/place/manner principles

💥 Student dialogue-building via CDP and the course “Disagreement”

💥 Viewpoint diversity through research design

💥 “Any person, any study” as a living institutional ideal

About Kavita Bala:

Kavita Bala is the 17th provost of Cornell University and a professor of computer science, bringing deep experience across research, academic leadership, and entrepreneurship. Before becoming provost on January 1, 2025, she served as the inaugural dean of the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science and previously chaired Cornell’s Department of Computer Science. As dean, she helped secure the naming gift for the Bowers College, expanded faculty capacity, and advanced major initiatives in AI and interdisciplinary computing.

Bala’s scholarship spans computer vision, computer graphics, and artificial intelligence, with contributions to image understanding and the modeling of complex materials, including work on recognizing styles and object attributes. She also co-founded the visual search startup GrokStyle, which was later acquired by Facebook. Her honors include being named an ACM Fellow and receiving the SIGGRAPH Computer Graphics Achievement Award. She earned a B.Tech. from IIT Bombay and an M.S. and Ph.D. in computer science from MIT.

Follow Kavita Bala on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kavita-bala-052409/

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Can Universities Change Without Government Intervention? With Mary Kate Cary | Ep 41

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000

How can universities rekindle public trust and foster genuine viewpoint diversity, without relying on government mandates? Today’s guest is Mary Kate Cary, adjunct professor at the University of Virginia (UVA), seasoned presidential speechwriter, and co-chair of Heterodox Academy’s campus community at UVA. John Tomasi and Mary Kate examine the urgent need to move beyond top-down reforms and build cultures of open inquiry from the ground up.

Drawing on recent Gallup polling that shows public confidence in higher education has plummeted from 60% to 32%, Mary Kate argues for bottom-up solutions rooted in the distinctive ethos and history of each campus. She shares examples of innovative, student-facing programming at UVA, such as “Think Again,” “Free Speech Fridays,” and “Disagree with the Professor,” that encourage intellectual humility, critical thinking, and constructive disagreement.

The conversation provides actionable insights for faculty, administrators, and students committed to strengthening open inquiry and viewpoint diversity, highlighting the role of both faculty leadership and supportive administration in achieving durable change.

In This Episode:

💥 Public trust and viewpoint diversity in higher education

💥 Adapting free speech principles to unique campus histories

💥 Bottom-up versus top-down academic reforms

💥 Student engagement initiatives: “Think Again” and “Free Speech Fridays”

💥 Co-teaching across political divides at UVA

💥 Institutional neutrality and its impact on campus culture

💥 Partnerships with BridgeUSA, Braver Angels, and Disagree Better

About Mary Kate:

Mary Kate Cary is Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications and Strategic Initiatives in the Office of the Interim President at the University of Virginia and a long-time advocate for open inquiry, free speech, and viewpoint diversity on campus. She previously served as an adjunct professor in UVA’s Politics Department, where she taught courses on political speechwriting, the greatest speeches in American history, and co-taught a bipartisan election class. Cary is the founding director of Think Again at UVA, a student-facing initiative promoting free speech, critical thinking, and respectful debate, and she co-chairs the Heterodox Academy Campus Community at UVA, one of the largest chapters of the organization. Before her work in higher education, Cary was a White House speechwriter for President George H.W. Bush and has worked as a political commentator, professional speaker, and writer. She was a recipient of the 2024 Heterodox Academy Open Inquiry Leadership Award for her efforts in advancing open inquiry and constructive disagreement on campus.

Follow Mary Kate on X: https://x.com/mkcary

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Embracing Disagreement and Diversity at the University of Denver with Jeremy Haefner | Ep 40

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000

What does it take to build a university where open inquiry is not just protected, but actively practiced? In this wide-ranging episode, University of Denver Chancellor Jeremy Haefner offers a rare, candid look at the challenges and opportunities of transforming campus culture in a polarized era. From institutional neutrality to civil discourse, from pluralism to DEI reform, Haefner shares how the University of Denver is attempting to lead higher education into its next chapter.

Today, John Tomasi, President of Heterodox Academy, speaks with Haefner about DU’s ambitious initiatives aimed at strengthening the university’s core commitments to open inquiry, viewpoint diversity, and constructive disagreement. Haefner discusses the Denver Dialogues, a flagship program that brings scholars with divergent perspectives into sustained engagement with students; Debate Across the Curriculum, a faculty-led innovation that measurably shifts students’ readiness to engage across differences; and Spark Day, DU’s annual celebration of free expression and civil discourse.

The conversation also probes deeply into Haefner’s decision to adopt a policy of institutional neutrality, the university’s response to the Trump Administration’s directives on DEI, and the complexities of balancing inclusion with the truth-seeking mission of the academy. Tune in to explore how universities can renew their mission, and why pluralism matters now more than ever.

In This Episode:

💥 Building a culture of open inquiry across an entire university.

💥 The Denver Dialogues and pluralism-driven campus programming.

💥 Evidence-based impacts of Debate Across the Curriculum.

💥 Institutional neutrality and the Calvin Report tradition.

💥 DEI reform and the challenge of aligning inclusion with open inquiry.

💥 The launch of the National Academy for Free Expression and Pluralism.

About Jeremy:

Jeremy Haefner is the 19th Chancellor of the University of Denver, appointed to the role in 2019 after serving as the university’s provost and executive vice chancellor. He holds a PhD in mathematics from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and began his academic career as a professor before moving into administrative leadership.

Prior to joining DU, he served as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the Rochester Institute of Technology, and spent two decades at the University of Colorado–Colorado Springs in a variety of academic and administrative roles. His leadership work has included areas such as faculty development, research support, international education, and interdisciplinary program design.

At the University of Denver, Haefner has overseen strategic efforts focused on academic transformation, civic engagement, student belonging, and the development of a comprehensive undergraduate experience. His tenure has included the launch of initiatives aimed at strengthening open inquiry and free expression on campus, alongside adjustments to institutional policy in response to changes in the legal and political landscape surrounding higher education.

Follow Jeremy on X: https://x.com/DU_chancellor

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Rebuilding Trust in Higher Ed with Chancellor Andrew Martin | Ep 39

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Tue, 7 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0000

Can colleges be engines of rigorous civil debate, or are self-censorship and fear stifling the next generation of thinkers? Today, we welcome Chancellor Andrew Martin of Washington University in St. Louis, a leading scholar and administrator recognized for reshaping institutional culture at the highest levels of academia.

Chancellor Martin discusses his strategic initiatives to foster a climate of rigorous, principled debate and constructive disagreement at WashU, ranging from the creation of the "Dialogue Across Difference" program to groundbreaking admissions policies that increase socioeconomic and ideological diversity. He unpacks the recently released Vanderbilt–WashU Statement of Principles, a collaborative effort with Vanderbilt University, aimed at recommitting academic institutions to the foundational pillars of excellence, academic freedom, and free expression.

Explore how WashU’s Order of Liberty and cluster faculty hiring initiatives promote diverse perspectives, incorporating both liberal and civic virtue frameworks. Understand how institutional neutrality, along with dialogue and engagement, fosters a dynamic academic community.

In This Episode:

💥 The Vanderbilt–WashU Statement of Principles and institutional neutrality.

💥 WashU’s Dialogue Across Difference program.

💥 Admissions reforms and Pell Grant expansion for socioeconomic diversity.

💥 The Order of Liberty Project and faculty hiring for ideological diversity.

💥 Challenges and responsibilities of academic freedom and self-censorship.

About Andrew:

Andrew D. Martin is the 15th chancellor of Washington University in St. Louis, inaugurated on October 3, 2019. He previously served as dean of the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts at the University of Michigan from 2014 to 2018 and is a political scientist known for the Martin-Quinn scores used to study U.S. Supreme Court ideology. At WashU, he launched access initiatives, including the WashU Pledge and Gateway to Success, and moved the university to a no-loan undergraduate aid policy. In fall 2024, he co-signed a Statement of Principles with Vanderbilt Chancellor Daniel Diermeier, adopted by both universities’ boards, affirming free expression, academic freedom, and institutional neutrality. In September 2025, he launched the Ordered Liberty Project to advance academic freedom, viewpoint diversity, and civic education.

Follow Andrew on X: https://x.com/washuchancellor

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Faith, Fear, and the Future of Democracy with Jonathan Rauch | Ep 38

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 09:00:00 +0000

Why does a self-described “gay, atheistic Jewish guy” argue that America needs more Christianity right now? In this thought-provoking episode, Jonathan Rauch, author, Brookings Institution senior fellow, and newly appointed board member of Heterodox Academy, joins host John Tomasi for an insightful discussion recorded in Washington, D.C.

Jonathan reflects on his new book, Cross Purposes, a contrarian apology for the Christian values that once helped sustain both American self-government and its universities. Drawing from personal narratives, constitutional history, and contemporary social fractures, Rauch argues that the decline of robust, virtue-based Christianity and the politicization of faith have contributed to polarization, anxiety, and a crisis of institutional trust.

Jonathan and John discuss Tocqueville’s analysis of individualism, the “God-shaped hole” now filled by less constructive substitutes, and what both faith and scholarship can contribute to a pluralistic republic. Join us for the conversation and explore practical and philosophical pathways to revive the transformative power of both religious and academic institutions.

In This Episode:

💥 Three core Christian virtues as a civic foundation

💥 The perils of “thin,” “sharp,” and “thick” Christianity

💥 Tocqueville, individualism, and the promise of civil society

💥 The hollowing of purpose and scholarly virtue in higher education

💥 Faith, viewpoint diversity, and restoring vibrant campus culture

💥 Challenges and opportunities for self-reform in academia

Read Jonathan’s latest book, Cross Purposes: https://a.co/d/dRaWsfL

Check out more about the Brookings Institution: https://www.brookings.edu/

About Jonathan:

Jonathan Rauch is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a contributing writer for The Atlantic, renowned for his incisive commentary on public policy, culture, and governance. He has authored several influential books, including The Constitution of Knowledge: A Defense of Truth (2021), which delves into the challenges of disinformation and the importance of truth in democratic societies. His latest book, Cross Purposes: Christianity's Broken Bargain with Democracy (2025), examines the evolving relationship between American Christianity and liberal democracy, arguing that the decline of religious institutions has significant implications for democratic health. Rauch's extensive body of work reflects his commitment to exploring complex societal issues, making him a prominent voice in contemporary discussions on democracy, religion, and public discourse.

In January 2025, Rauch was appointed to the Board of Directors of Heterodox Academy (HxA),

Follow Jonathan on X: https://x.com/jon_rauch

============================

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

How Can We Fix Our Universities Without Burning Them Down? With Michael Roth | Ep 37

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Tue, 3 Jun 2025 09:00:00 +0000

Trust in universities has cratered, ideological divisions are deepening, and the future of higher education is hotly contested. How do we repair our academic institutions without tearing them down entirely? Today on Heterodox Out Loud, host John Tomasi welcomes Michael Roth, President of Wesleyan University, historian, and esteemed thought leader on liberal education, for a frank and probing dialogue.

Drawing on recent Gallup polling data, Michael and John examine the collapse of public trust in higher education, particularly among conservatives, and the orchestrated efforts across the spectrum to delegitimize academic institutions. Michael discusses the double bind facing universities: the hard-won gains in gender, racial, and religious inclusion overlaying a stark decline in viewpoint and ideological diversity among faculty and students.

The discussion traverses the enduring tensions between diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and the imperative of open inquiry. Roth critiques both anti-elitist grievance-mongering and the insularity of academic circles, arguing for an educational environment that prizes rigorous debate, intellectual pluralism, and genuine mutual respect. Together, Tomasi and Roth confront thorny questions: How do universities maintain their relevance in a polarized society? Is the narrowing of acceptable discourse stifling academic innovation? And what role should university leaders play amid mounting political interventions and societal pressures?

In This Episode:

💥 Declining trust in higher education due to perceptions of elitism and delegitimation

💥 Grievance politics influencing perspectives from both the left and right

💥 Reduced viewpoint and ideological diversity among faculty members

💥 Overreaching DEI initiatives leading to unintended consequences

💥 Structural barriers hindering ideological pluralism in hiring and admissions practices

💥 University leadership's role in managing political pressure and rebuilding trust through debate

About Michael:

Michael S. Roth, a historian, curator, and advocate for liberal education, has served as the 16th president of Wesleyan University since July 1, 2007. An alumnus of Wesleyan (Class of 1978), graduating summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, before earning a Ph.D. in history from Princeton University in 1984.

Before returning to Wesleyan, Roth held several prominent academic positions, including president of the California College of the Arts, associate director of the Getty Research Institute, and founding director of the Scripps College Humanities Institute. His scholarly work focuses on how individuals and societies interpret the past, and he has authored numerous books, such as Beyond the University: Why Liberal Education Matters and Safe Enough Spaces: A Pragmatist’s Approach to Inclusion, Free Speech, and Political Correctness on College Campuses.

A vocal proponent of academic freedom, Roth has been recognized for his defense of higher education institutions against political pressures. In 2025, he received the PEN/Benenson Courage Award for his commitment to upholding the independence of colleges and universities.

Follow Michael on X: https://x.com/mroth78

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Can This AI Tool Save Campus Dialogue? With Simon Cullen | Ep 36

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Tue, 20 May 2025 09:00:00 +0000

Can artificial intelligence transform how we navigate the most challenging dialogues on campus? Join us for a thought-provoking episode featuring philosopher and educator Simon Cullen, as he unveils his pioneering work at the intersection of education, technology, and constructive disagreement.

In conversation with John Tomasi, Simon explores how open inquiry is both advanced and imperiled by disagreement, and describes his academic journey from Australia to Princeton and Carnegie Mellon. Central to the discussion is ‘Sway’ an AI-powered platform developed by Simon and his team to foster rigorous, evidence-based dialogue among students on controversial topics. Sway intelligently pairs students with opposing views and acts as a “guide on the side,” scaffolding reasoning, encouraging intellectual humility, and ensuring that exchanges remain constructive and charitable. Simon shares the empirical findings from thousands of Sway-mediated dialogues, where measurable increases in students’ openness, comfort, and analytical reasoning have been observed—even on divisive subjects like gender, immigration, and the Israel-Palestine conflict.

In This Episode:

💥 The pedagogical importance of constructive disagreement and argument visualization

💥 The design and implementation of Sway: an AI tool for dialogue across differences

💥 Empirical research on autonomy, self-censorship, and openness to opposing viewpoints

💥 Strategies for motivating student engagement in difficult conversations

💥 Scalable, evidence-based methods for promoting viewpoint diversity in higher education

Want to experience Sway for yourself? You can instantly start a conversation—no account, no signup, no hassle. Just generate a link, share it with a friend (or a friendly opponent), and jump straight into a thoughtful dialogue.

Read more about research findings and reports

Explore Simon’s Argument Mapping Tool: Mindmup.com

About Simon:

Simon Cullen is a faculty member, Dean's Innovation Scholar, and Artificial Intelligence and Education Fellow at Carnegie Mellon University. He developed the award-winning "Dangerous Ideas in Science and Society" course and serves as founding co-chair of CMU's Heterodox Community. Simon's innovative research combines philosophy, cognitive science, and educational technology to improve reasoning and communication across moral and political divides. He is the co-developer of "Sway,” a chat platform that uses AI to facilitate constructive dialogue between students with differing viewpoints. His research has been published in Science Advances, Nature Science of Learning, Cognition, and the Review of Philosophy and Psychology. He holds a Ph.D. from Princeton University and specializes in the psychology and pedagogy of reasoning, and evidence-based approaches to promoting open inquiry in higher education. Next year, Simon will be a Faculty Research Fellow at the Segal Center for Academic Pluralism in New York City.

Learn more about Simon

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Is Sociology Broken? Jukka Savolainen on Ideology and Reform | Ep 35

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Tue, 6 May 2025 09:00:00 +0000

How can sociology reclaim its commitment to rigorous inquiry and viewpoint diversity? Today, John Tomasi sits with Jukka Savolainen, Ph.D., Sociology professor at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, and the moderator of the Heterodox Academy’s Sociology community. They discuss the discipline's current challenges, including ideological bias and lack of viewpoint diversity, and explore potential paths toward reform.

Jukka shares his journey into sociology and his decision to leave Finland to pursue a PhD in the United States due to concerns about postmodernist influences in Finnish sociology. He addresses the core aims of sociology, its present state of fragmentation, and the impact of ideological bias on research and discourse. Jukka highlights the importance of empirical evidence and viewpoint diversity while pointing out taboos and restrictions on certain topics within the field.

The conversation also examines the role of external interventions, using the example of the Danish government's restructuring of the sociology department at Copenhagen University in the 1980s, and the more recent actions by the state of Florida.

In This Episode:

💥 The ideological capture of sociology and its impact on research

💥 The lack of viewpoint diversity in the field

💥 The importance of empirical evidence and rigorous methodology

💥 Efforts to reform sociology from within

💥 The role of external intervention in addressing systemic problems

💥 The case of Mark Regnerus's controversial study on same-sex parenting

About Jukka:

Jukka Savolainen is a professor of sociology and criminology at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, holding a dual appointment in the departments of Sociology and Criminology & Criminal Justice. He earned his Ph.D. in sociology from the State University of New York at Albany and an M.Soc.Sci. from the University of Helsinki. His research focuses on criminology, demography, cross-national comparisons, and the sociology of violence. Savolainen has been a vocal critic of ideological conformity in academia, particularly within the field of sociology, and is an active member of Heterodox Academy, where he serves as a moderator of its sociology community. He has also contributed essays to outlets like Quillette and the National Association of Scholars, challenging prevailing narratives on race, policing, and academic freedom. Previously, Savolainen served as Director of the National Archive of Criminal Justice Data at the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research.

Follow Jukka on X: https://x.com/jukkasavo

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

How Universities Lost the Public—and How to Win Them Back with Jenna & Ben Storey | Ep 34

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0000

How did America’s universities lose the trust of the public, and what will it take to restore faith in higher education? In this episode, we are joined by Benjamin and Jenna Storey, renowned scholars, co-authors, and directors at the American Enterprise Institute’s Program on the Future of the American University. Together with host John Tomasi, they undertake a searching examination of the forces eroding confidence in universities and offer a roadmap for rebuilding their legitimacy and civic purpose.

The conversation draws on the Storeys’ personal journeys through academia, they explore how universities have shifted away from their civic mission, the implications of declining viewpoint diversity, and the urgent need to re-envision liberal education in a polarized era. Their discussion critically engages with recent initiatives, including the founding of university-level Schools of Civic Thought, and emphasizes both the perils and promise of institutional reform amidst increasing political and public scrutiny.

Read the report: “Civic: A Proposal for University Level Civic Education” (AEI, December 2023)

In This Episode:

💥 The crisis of public trust and universities’ civic responsibilities

💥 The decline of viewpoint and ideological diversity in academia

💥 Innovative models for enhancing open inquiry and faculty diversity

💥 The case for new academic structures—Schools of Civic Thought

💥 Navigating political pressures and governmental reform efforts

💥 The enduring value of liberal education and practical wisdom

About Benjamin & Jenna:

Benjamin Storey, Ph.D, is a senior fellow in Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI). He is concurrently a research fellow at the Civitas Institute at the University of Texas at Austin. At AEI, he focuses on the culture of higher education, the nature of liberal and civic education, and efforts to enhance viewpoint diversity on college and university campuses. He co-organizes AEI’s conference series on the Future of the American University and its workshop on the Conservative Intellectual Tradition for University Faculty.

Jenna Silber Storey, Ph.D, is a senior fellow in the Social, Cultural, and Constitutional Studies department at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where she concentrates on political philosophy, civil society, classical schools, and higher education. She is also the co-organizer of a conference series on the future of the American university. Dr. Storey is concurrently a research fellow at the Civitas Institute at the University of Texas at Austin, and a Tocqueville scholar at Furman University, where she was previously research professor, assistant professor in politics and international affairs, and the executive director of the Tocqueville Program.

Dr. Storey is the coauthor, with her husband, Benjamin Storey, of Why We Are Restless: On the Modern Quest for Contentment (Princeton University Press, 2021). Together, the Storeys are working on a book titled The Art of Choosing: How Liberal Education Should Prepare You for Life.

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Trump vs. Academia: Inside the Battle Over Campus Speech with Joe Cohn | Ep 33

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Tue, 8 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0000

Where should the line be drawn between the government's role in stopping discrimination and a university's right to run itself? Today on Heterodox Out Loud, John Tomasi sits down with Joe Cohn, Policy Director at Heterodox Academy, to discuss the complexities of federal intervention in higher education.

Cohn, a First Amendment expert, delves into the implications of recent federal actions, including those by the Trump administration, to combat anti-Semitism and enforce Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. They explore the tension between academic freedom and the necessity of preventing discrimination, examining specific cases of funding pauses and immigration enforcement actions. Cohn argues for procedural rigor in federal oversight to protect both institutional autonomy and individual rights, advocating for persuasion over censorship in addressing bigotry.

In This Episode:

💥 Trump’s policies on DEI and gender ideology

💥 How Title VI enforcement impacts university funding

💥 Free speech vs. discrimination on campus

💥 Immigration enforcement and academic freedom

💥 Importance of constructive disagreement and viewpoint diversity

About Joe:

Joe Cohn is the inaugural Director of Policy at Heterodox Academy, where he leads efforts to advance open inquiry, viewpoint diversity, and constructive disagreement through institutional and legislative reforms in higher education. An attorney specializing in civil liberties, Joe holds a JD and a Master’s in Government Administration from the University of Pennsylvania. He has served as a staff attorney for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania, and as interim legal director for ACLU affiliates in Nevada and Utah. He also taught trial advocacy as an adjunct professor at Penn Law. Before joining HxA, Joe spent 12 years as Legislative and Policy Director at the Foundation for Individual Rights (FIRE), where he led a team focused on free speech and civil liberties in higher education, regularly engaging lawmakers and testifying nationwide.

Follow Joe on X:

https://x.com/JoeCohnHxA

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Confronting Anti-Semitism in Higher Education with Cary Nelson | Ep 32

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Cary Nelson, John Tomasi) — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0000

What does it mean for a university to become a battleground against deep-seated prejudices and historical tensions? In today’s episode, we dive into these challenging questions with our distinguished guest, Cary Nelson, a celebrated scholar and ardent advocate for academic freedom.

Nelson shares his insights on the intersection of anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism in academia, a topic explored in his new book, "Mindless: What Happened to Universities?" The conversation examines how the lines between critique of Israel and hostility towards Jewish students blur, becoming toxic and divisive forces across campuses, from historical shifts that turned post-1948 anti-Zionism into a rejection of Israel's existence to the phenomenon of hatred and the campus protests that undermine foundational academic values. Nelson calls for reclaiming the core purpose of academia as a community of imperfect learners where dialogue and understanding prevail.

In This Episode:

Historical context of anti-Zionism and its transformation into anti-Semitism
The unique pressures faced by Jewish students on campuses
The role of social media in spreading campus protests
Distinctions between psychological and intellectual safety in Academia
The undermining of the university's role as a space for diverse perspectives

About Cary:

Cary Nelson is Jubilee Professor of Liberal Arts & Sciences Emeritus at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an affiliated faculty member at the University of Haifa. He holds an honorary doctorate from Ben Gurion University of the Negev. Over his distinguished career, Nelson has authored or edited 36 books and published over 400 essays, focusing on modern poetry, critical theory, the politics of higher education, and issues related to antisemitism and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. From 2006 to 2012, he served as president of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), advocating for academic freedom and shared governance. Nelson’s latest work, “Mindless: What Happened to Universities?”, published on March 6, 2025, examines how universities have deviated from their commitment to shared intellectual principles, leading to environments where extremism and intolerance can flourish.

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

How Trump’s Policy Shift is Reshaping Scientific Research with Ivan Oransky | Ep 31

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Ivan Oransky, John Tomasi) — Tue, 4 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000

How is Trump's executive order redefining the language permissible in scientific research, and what does it mean for academic freedom? Today, we examine the complexities surrounding scientific research under shifting political landscapes with Ivan Oransky, a seasoned medical journalist and co-founder of Retraction Watch. Oransky discusses the implications of President Trump's executive orders and how it has sent ripples throughout the scientific community, causing researchers to reconsider their work amidst existential uncertainties.

Oransky explores the nuanced relationship between government funding and scientific inquiry. This episode unpacks the historical precedents of government involvement in research, tracing back to the 1940s, and examines the mounting challenges faced by scientists under the recent policy changes. Oransky provides a critical analysis of how such directives potentially stifle open inquiry and drive talented researchers away, ultimately impacting the future landscape of scientific discovery.

In This Episode:

Implications of Trump's executive orders on scientific research
Historical context of government funding in scientific research
The impact of political climates on scientific inquiry and transparency
Challenges of anticipatory obedience within research communities
Ivan Oransky's insights on sustaining open and rigorous scientific dialogue

About Ivan:

Ivan Oransky, MD, is the co-founder of Retraction Watch, the Editor in Chief of The Transmitter, and a Distinguished Journalist in Residence at New York University’s Carter Journalism Institute, where he teaches medical journalism. He has held leadership positions at Medscape, MedPage Today, Reuters Health, Scientific American, and The Scientist. A former president of the Association of Health Care Journalists from 2017 to 2021, Oransky earned his bachelor’s degree from Harvard and an MD from NYU School of Medicine. His contributions to biomedical communication have earned him accolades, including the John P. McGovern Award and commendation from the John Maddox Prize judges for his work at Retraction Watch.

Read HXA's newsletter Free the Inquiry: https://heterodoxacademy.substack.com/

Follow Ivan on X: https://x.com/ivanoransky

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Navigating Polarization in Mental Health Care with Andrew Hartz | Ep 30

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000

What happens when mental health care becomes intertwined with prevailing political ideologies and biases? Today on Heterodox Out Loud, we’re joined by Andrew Hartz, president and founder of the Open Therapy Institute and a long-term member of Heterodox Academy. Andrew joins John Tomasi to explore the increasing prevalence of sociopolitical bias within the realm of mental health therapy.

Andrew shares his motivations for founding the Open Therapy Institute, highlighting the concerning shifts in therapy practices caused by activist-oriented approaches and sociopolitical biases. He discusses the need for a more balanced, patient-centered therapeutic approach that respects diverse perspectives without conflating therapy with broader ideological battles. Andrew sheds light on the startling trend of therapists dismissing patients due to their political views and the broader issue of bias pervading mental health training and practice.

In This Episode:

The rise of sociopolitical bias in mental health therapy
The four levels of bias impacting therapists
The incompatibility of patient-centered therapy with politically driven judgment
The influence of activist-oriented norms in therapeutic contexts
The role and objectives of the Open Therapy Institute
Viewpoint diversity and the challenges faced by conservative therapists

For more insights and updates from the Open Therapy Institute, visit their website: https://www.opentherapyinstitute.org/

About Andrew:

Andrew Hartz, Ph.D, is a practicing clinical psychologist. He was formerly a professor in the clinical psychology doctoral program at Long Island University, where he also completed his Ph.D. He completed his clinical internship at Columbia University Medical Center, and he also completed training at Mount Sinai Hospital and the William Alanson White Institute. For several years, he’s written about political issues and mental health for outlets such as the Wall Street Journal, City Journal, Discourse, the Federalist, Real Clear Education, Heterodox Academy, and the New York Post.

Follow Andrew on X: https://x.com/Hartz_PhD

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

The Power of Radical Curiosity: Can Conversation Reduce Hate with Shira Hoffer | Ep 29

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Tue, 4 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Can meaningful conversations bridge the divide in a polarized world? In today's episode, we explore the transformative power of radical curiosity with Shira Hoffer, a senior at Harvard University and founder of the Institute for Multipartisan Education. Join host John Tomasi, as they delve into the potential of dialogue in reducing societal hate and fostering understanding.

Shira Hoffer shares her inspirational journey from idealistic student to social entrepreneur, recounting the pivotal experiences that led to the creation of the Hotline for Israel-Palestine. This initiative connects individuals with diverse perspectives in response to the tense climate at Harvard following the October 7th Hamas attack on Israel. Shira emphasizes the role of curiosity in addressing complex conflicts and outlines her efforts to encourage open, non-judgmental discourse across contentious societal issues.

In This Episode:

Curiosity as a tool against polarization
Creating dialogue to reduce misunderstandings
Student-led initiatives on curiosity in education
Religious influence on open-mindedness in students

About Shira:

Shira Hoffer is a senior at Harvard College studying Social Studies and Religion, and the founder and Executive Director of the Institute for Multipartisan Education. She served on Harvard’s Intellectual Vitality Committee for two years, is a former fellow and research assistant at the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Ethics’ Intercollegiate Civil Disagreement Program, and is a practicing mediator in Massachusetts courts. Her senior thesis explores the contemporary relationship between religious identity and speech behaviors on US college campuses.

Follow Shira on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shira-hoffer/

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

How Critical Legal Studies Transformed Law Schools with Rebecca Roiphe | Ep 28

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 10:00:00 +0000

What happens when the principles of law clash with evolving ideologies in academia? Join us today as we delve into the transformative journey of legal education with Rebecca Roiphe, a lawyer, visiting fellow at the Siegel Center for Academic Pluralism, and author of the upcoming book, "The Devil's Advocate: How Law Schools Abandoned the Law."

In this compelling episode, Rebecca Roiphe outlines the transformative shifts within legal education over the past fifty years, moving from a focus on rigorous professional training to a mission oriented towards achieving social justice through law. This transformation is significantly influenced by the Critical Legal Studies (CLS) movement, which posits that law is not a neutral framework but rather a tool manipulable by those in power. Rebecca provides a nuanced exploration of how CLS morphed from an intellectual movement into a dominant force in contemporary legal education and its broader implications on the legal profession and democracy.

In This Episode:

The transformation of legal education over the past fifty years
Impact of the Critical Legal Studies (CLS) movement on law schools
The evolving mission of law schools from professional training to social justice
Intellectual origins and key figures in CLS
Challenges within the legal profession due to ideological siloing
Implications for the rule of law and democracy

About Rebecca:

Rebecca Roiphe is a Trustee Professor of Law at New York Law School, focusing on the history and ethics of the legal profession. She has clerked for the First Circuit US Court of Appeals and served as a prosecutor in Manhattan. Her research examines the recent history of law school curricula, particularly how legal education has fostered viewpoint homogeneity.

Her upcoming book, The Devil's Advocate: How Law Schools Abandon the Law, will trace changes in American legal education over the past fifty years, highlighting the shift from rigorous training for a service profession to promoting a social justice agenda. Rebecca argues that law schools have moved away from open debate and professional training, contributing to a decline in democratic principles and individual liberty. Her opinion pieces appear in various outlets, and she is a sought-after expert on legal ethics and criminal justice.

Follow Rebecca on X: https://x.com/rroiphe

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

The Battle for Impartial Science with Anna Krylov | Ep 27

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Tue, 7 Jan 2025 10:00:00 +0000

Can the ideological emphasis on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) slow down the progress of science? Our guest today is Anna Krylov, professor of chemistry at the University of Southern California and an advocate for maintaining meritocracy in scientific funding and evaluation. She joins John Tomasi to discuss critical tensions in today's scientific landscape.

Krylov addresses the potential social costs of slower scientific progress due to ideological influences, particularly DEI, which she argues undermines public trust in scientific institutions. This episode delves into the fraught terrain of funding in academia and the impact of DEI mandates, examining how these changes may contribute to public mistrust and the erosion of merit-based systems.

In This Episode:

The effects of DEI mandates on scientific funding
The importance of merit-based funding in academia
The rise of "citation justice" and its impact on scholarly recognition
Gender quotas and their potential implications for scientific standards
Critical social justice influences on scientific practices

Censorship in the Sciences Conference: https://dornsife.usc.edu/cesr/censorship-in-the-sciences-interdisciplinary-perspectives/

About Anna:

Anna Krylov is a Professor of Chemistry at USC and a leading figure in theoretical and computational quantum chemistry. Born in Ukraine, she earned her degrees from Moscow State University and the Hebrew University. Krylov's research focuses on methods for electronic excited species and has led to over 300 publications. She has received numerous awards, including the Dirac Medal, and is a Fellow of various scientific societies. An advocate for gender equality in STEM, she also promotes academic freedom and authored the impactful paper "The Peril of Politicizing Science."

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Heterodoxy in High Schools: Lessons from Deerfield Academy with John Austin | Ep 26

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000

How do schools navigate the complexities of inclusion, polarization, and freedom of expression while fostering a vibrant learning environment? Today, John Austin, Head of School at Deerfield Academy, joins Heterodox Out Loud to explore these questions and share insights from the groundbreaking report, Thriving in a World of Pluralistic Contention: A Framework for Schools.

John reflects on his unique journey from aspiring surfer to educational leader, shaping student experiences across continents, including his tenure at King’s Academy in Jordan. Drawing from decades of experience, John delves into the challenges and opportunities presented by diversity in schools, discussing how institutions can promote dialogue, trust, and intellectual growth through structured initiatives like randomized community meals and robust expressive frameworks. John also sheds light on the collaborative process behind the report and its three foundational pillars: disciplined nonpartisanship, expressive freedom, and intellectual diversity.

In This Episode:

Independent schools as laboratories for educational innovation
Balancing inclusivity with robust academic inquiry
The significance of Robert Putnam’s social capital theory
Strategies for fostering meaningful dialogue across differences
The transformative potential of conscientious, courageous, and tolerant expression

About John:

Dr. John Austin became Deerfield Academy’s 56th Head of School in July of 2019. Prior to Deerfield, Dr. Austin served as Headmaster at King’s Academy in Madaba, Jordan, and before that as Academic Dean at St. Andrew’s School in Middletown, Delaware, where he joined the faculty in 1987. A graduate of Williams College, he holds a Master of Arts, Master of Philosophy, and Doctoral degrees in English and Comparative Literature from Columbia University, along with a Master’s degree from the Bread Loaf School of English at Middlebury College. Last year, with funding from an E.E. Ford Foundation grant, Dr. Austin convened a group of renowned independent school leaders from across the United States to develop a framework for enhancing the expressive freedom of students, fostering in them habits of curiosity and critical analysis, and preparing them to thrive in a world of pluralistic contention. The resulting work, authored by Dr. Austin, Thriving in a World of Pluralistic Contention: A Framework for Schools, was published in May of 2024.

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

The Golden Era of Jewish-Muslim Dialogue: What Can We Learn Today? with Elisha Russ-Fishbane | Ep 25

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0000

How did a classicist's journey through Greco-Roman literature and Arabic studies shape his unique approach to academia? Today's episode features Elisha Russ-Fishbane, associate professor at NYU and research director at the Center for the Study of Antisemitism.

In this engaging conversation, Elisha recounts his academic journey that began with a love for Greco-Roman literature and took him through the high intellectual demands set by mentors like Vatican Latinist Reginald Foster. He shares how the tragic events of September 11 influenced his study of Judaeo-Arabic classics, blending intense scholarly engagement with personal identity as an observant Jew.

Listening to this episode, you'll grasp the historical and contemporary significance of open inquiry and intellectual humility within higher education. Elisha’s reflections promise insight and inspiration for anyone dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge.

In This Episode:

Influence of classical studies and mentors
September 11th’s impact on academic and personal identity
Insights from medieval Jewish-Muslim intellectual interactions
Maimonides' approach to intellectual humility and cross-cultural truth-seeking
Reflections on higher education's purpose versus career-focused outcomes
Challenges and optimism in navigating open dialogue in contemporary academia
Commitment to teaching and fostering human connections in academia

About Elisha:

Elisha Russ-Fishbane, Associate Professor of Hebrew and Judaic Studies at NYU and Research Director of NYU's Center for the Study of Antisemitism, is a scholar of medieval Jewish history focusing on Jewish-Muslim and Jewish-Christian interaction and exchange. His undergraduate courses include the history of antisemitism, Jewish-Muslim relations, and a course on the aims of higher education and the past, present, and future of universities, called "The University: What It Was, What It Is, What It Could Be.” Elisha is currently a participant in the Open Inquiry Workshop at the Heterodox Academy's Segal Center for Academic Pluralism.

Elisha is the author of Judaism, Sufism, and the Pietists of Medieval Egypt: A Study of Abraham Maimonides and His Circle (Oxford University Press, 2015) and Ageing in Medieval Jewish Culture (The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2022), and is currently at work on a book on Islam in the medieval Jewish imagination.

Contact Elisha: elisha.russfishbane@nyu.edu

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

From Wokeness to Pluralism: A New Vision for Universities with Eboo Patel | Ep 24

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0000

What new vision can pluralism bring to today’s universities? Today, founder of Interfaith America Eboo Patel, joins John to discuss how pluralism can be a guiding principle in transforming higher education away from rigid ideological confines towards a more inclusive and dynamic intellectual space.

Eboo shares his journey to understanding pluralism. He views pluralism as a way to embrace one’s identity while valuing others and notes that the approach to anti-racism in some universities is shifting from helpful to controlling. Ebo believes that pluralism can balance extreme views by fostering intellectual diversity and respectful dialogue. He also suggests ways to create "Pluralist Universities," such as starting pluralism fellowships, doing research for future diversity needs, and developing a liberal arts curriculum that reflects a diverse society.

In This Episode:

Evolution of anti-racism from perspective to paradigm to coercive regime
Personal narratives and pluralism at the Nantucket Project
Pluralism as navigating between "wokeness" and "whitewashing"
Implementation of pluralism in universities
Historical roots and modern applications of pluralism
Roles of intellectual, identity, values, and agonistic pluralism in higher education
Critique of overemphasis on victimhood in diversity discussions

For further reading, refer to Eboo Patel's co-authored article with Rebecca Russo on pluralism practices at universities.

About Eboo:

Eboo Patel is a civic leader who believes that religious diversity is an essential and inspiring dimension of American democracy. Named “one of America’s best leaders” by U.S. News and World Report, Eboo is the Founder and President of Interfaith America, the leading interfaith organization in the United States. Under his leadership, Interfaith America has worked with governments, universities, private companies, and civic organizations to make faith a bridge of cooperation rather than a barrier of division.

Eboo served on President Obama’s Inaugural Faith Council, has given hundreds of keynote addresses, and has written five books, including We Need to Build: Field Notes for Diverse Democracy. He is an Ashoka Fellow and holds a doctorate in the sociology of religion from Oxford University, where he studied on a Rhodes scholarship. Eboo lives in Chicago with his wife, Shehnaz, and their two sons.

Follow Eboo on X: https://x.com/EbooPatel

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

The Classroom Legislative Battle with Keith Whittington | Ep 23

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 09:00:00 +0000

How does political intervention shape the landscape of higher education? Today, our guest is Keith Whittington, Ph.D, David Boies Professor of Law at Yale Law School and director of the Center for Academic Freedom. In this episode, host John Tomasi and Keith Whittington discuss the increasingly contentious legislative interventions in higher education, beginning with Florida's "Stop Woke Act." Whittington compares today's interventions to past efforts, discussing implications for academic freedom, First Amendment rights, and university regulation.

Whittington shares his experiences and the work of the Academic Freedom Alliance (AFA), emphasizing the importance of defending speech rights in academia. The episode also examines legislative trends, government control in public vs. private education, and challenges arising from modern technology and increased visibility of academic speech. Join us for some insights into the critical intersection of politics, law, and academia, emphasizing the necessity for open discourse and viewpoint diversity on university campuses.

In This Episode:

Whittington's new book, "You Can't Teach That"
The mission and efforts of the Academic Freedom Alliance (AFA)
An overview of Florida's "Stop Woke Act" and its implications
Historical legislative interventions in education
The role of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and the evolution of academic freedom
First Amendment challenges related to classroom speech at public and private institutions
The impact of political and ideological trends on higher education

About Keith:

Keith E. Whittington, Ph.D, is the David Boies Professor of Law at Yale Law School. Whittington’s teaching and scholarship span American constitutional theory, American political and constitutional history, judicial politics, the presidency, and free speech and the law. He is the author of You Can't Teach That! The Battle Over University Classrooms (2024), Repugnant Laws: Judicial Review of Acts of Congress from the Founding to the Present (2019), and Speak Freely: Why Universities Must Defend Free Speech (2018), as well as Constitutional Interpretation (1999), Political Foundations of Judicial Supremacy (2007), and other works on constitutional theory and law and politics.

Whittington serves as Founding Chair of the Academic Freedom Alliance’s Academic Committee and as a Hoover Institution Visiting Fellow. He has been a John M. Olin Foundation Faculty Fellow, an American Council of Learned Societies Junior Faculty Fellow, a National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement Fellow, and a Visiting Scholar at the Social Philosophy and Policy Center. A member of the American Academy of the Arts and Sciences, Whittington served on the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States.

Check out Keith's new book: You Can't Teach That!

Follow Keith on X: https://x.com/kewhittington

Find out more about the American Association of University Professors

Find out more about the Academic Freedom Alliance

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

We Have Never Been Woke with Musa al-Gharbi | Ep 22

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Tue, 8 Oct 2024 09:00:00 +0000

What happens when the guardians of cultural narratives and societal norms become inseparable from the very hierarchies they critique? Today, we explore the concept of "symbolic capitalists" with Musa al-Gharbi, author of We Have Never Been Woke: The Cultural Contradictions of a New Elite and assistant professor at the School of Communication and Journalism at Stony Brook University.

In this conversation, Musa discusses the role of symbolic capitalists in perpetuating societal inequalities and how their influence extends to academia and media. His latest book, "We Have Never Been Woke," provides a radical yet introspective take on these themes. Drawing from his experiences at elite institutions like Columbia University, he highlights the paradoxes and internal contradictions of symbolic capitalism. Join us as Musa al-Gharbi articulates the complicity of the professional-managerial class in societal injustices and reflects on the role of identity and networks in shaping academic and professional paths.

In This Episode:

Definition and impact of symbolic capitalists
Collaboration between symbolic and traditional capitalists
Moral and ethical implications of symbolic professions
The interplay between academia and elite credentialing
Disparities within symbolic professions
Exploitation of adjunct professors in higher education
Historical context of social justice movements among symbolic capitalists
The symbolic performance of advocacy vs. direct action
Revisiting the relationship between personal success and systemic inequality

About Musa:

Musa al-Gharbi, Ph.D., is the Daniel Bell Research Fellow at Heterodox Academy, and an assistant professor of journalism, communication and sociology at Stony Brook University. Musa is the Author of We Have Never Been Woke: The Cultural Contradictions of a New Elite, published by Princeton University Press. He is a columnist for The Guardian and his writing has also appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and The Atlantic, among other publications. Find Musa on X at @Musa_alGharbi and on Substack. Learn more about Musa at: https://musaalgharbi.com/musa-al-gharbi/biography/

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Against Free Speech with Anthony Leaker | Ep 21

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 09:00:00 +0000

Is the principle of free speech being weaponized to legitimize harmful ideologies like racism, sexism, and transphobia? What happens when the sanctity of free speech collides with the complexities of societal power dynamics? In today's episode, we navigate this intricate terrain with Anthony Leaker, a senior lecturer in culture and critical theory at the University of Brighton, and the author of "Against Free Speech." John Tomasi and Anthony’s conversation revolves around the contentious and often polarized discussions surrounding free speech on university campuses.

Anthony challenges liberal ideals and advocates for a nuanced interrogation of free speech, particularly how it has been historically weaponized to maintain power imbalances. Through a thought-provoking dialogue, Anthony and John explore how free speech and reason, historically viewed as pillars of liberal democracy, can sometimes obscure deep-seated structural inequalities.

In This Episode:

The defense of free speech versus power imbalances
Historical critiques from John Stuart Mill and Herbert Marcuse
The role of social media and algorithms in perpetuating power structures
Contextual application of free speech in various settings
The legitimacy and impact of deplatforming on campus
The narrative of students' sensitivity and grievances
Affirmative action and ideological imbalances in universities

About Anthony:

Anthony Leaker is a principal lecturer in cultural and critical theory at the University of Brighton. His academic work primarily focuses on political philosophy, critical theory, and issues surrounding free speech and its societal implications. Leaker is best known for his book Against Free Speech (2020), where he argues that the traditional liberal defense of free speech is often co-opted to serve right-wing political agendas and justify the marginalization of oppressed groups.

In Against Free Speech, Leaker critiques the way free speech is invoked in modern political debates, particularly how it has been used to legitimize reactionary movements and suppress marginalized voices. He explores contemporary events such as the Charlie Hebdo attacks, Brexit, and the rise of Donald Trump to analyze how free speech is frequently framed as a neutral right, when in reality, it can be a tool of power structures.

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

The Role of Universities in the Age of Campus Activism with Amna Khalid | Ep 20

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Thu, 5 Sep 2024 09:00:00 +0000

What is the real purpose of a university—truth-seeking or molding active citizens? Are university campuses becoming echo chambers, leading to self-censorship among not just conservatives but liberals too?

Today's guest is Amna Khalid, an esteemed Associate Professor of History at Carleton College and a prominent voice within the Heterodox Academy (HxA) community. Together, John Tomasi and Amna explore this multifaceted question. They discuss the evolving role of universities, the interplay of critical inquiry and citizenship, and the impact of neoliberal trends on campus culture.

Amna brings a wealth of experience and academic insight. She shares her perspectives on the necessity of preserving higher education's autonomy while addressing present-day challenges, such as campus speech restrictions and the contentious implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

In This Episode:

The dual mission of universities: critical inquiry and citizenship
Campus speech restrictions and the self-censorship challenge
The impact of neoliberalism on diversity initiatives in higher education
Student entitlement and the consumerist mindset in academia
The essential role of academic expertise in shaping educational experiences
Legislative interference and academic freedom
The need for balanced, viewpoint-neutral reforms in higher education
Case examples highlighting challenges faced by faculty and institutions

Follow Amna on X here: https://x.com/AmnaUncensored

About Amna:

Amna Khalid is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. She specializes in modern South Asian history, the history of medicine and the global history of free expression. Amna is the author of multiple book chapters on the history of public health in nineteenth-century India, with an emphasis on the connections between Hindu pilgrimages and the spread of epidemics. Born in Pakistan, Amna completed her Bachelor's Degree at Lahore University of Management Sciences. She went on to earn an M.Phil. in Development Studies and a D.Phil. in History from Oxford University. Growing up under a series of military dictatorships, Amna has a strong interest in issues relating to censorship and free expression. She speaks frequently on academic freedom, free speech and campus politics at colleges and universities as well as at professional conferences. Her essays and commentaries on these same issues have appeared in outlets such as the Chronicle of Higher Education, the Conversation, Inside Higher Ed and the New Republic. She hosts a podcast and accompanying blog called "Banished," which explores censorship in the past and present. Amna was a Fellow at the University of California National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement during the 2022-2023 academic-year, along with her Carleton colleague Jeff Snyder. They focused on threats to academic freedom in Florida, the state at the epicenter of the conservative movement to encourage state intervention in public school classrooms. Based on interviews Khalid and Snyder conducted with Florida faculty members, they submitted an amicus brief supporting the plaintiffs who are challenging the Stop WOKE Act.

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Trans Rights and Gender Identity with Kathleen Stock | Ep. 19

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 09:00:00 +0000

What happens when public policy meets the complex world of modern gender identity? Our guest today is Kathleen Stock, a former professor of philosophy at the University of Sussex, author of the critically-acclaimed "Material Girls", and an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) awardee. Kathleen joins host John Tomasi to navigate the often-tense intersection of trans rights, gender identity, and academic freedom. Despite facing protests, security threats, and professional challenges, Kathleen steadfastly advocates for open inquiry and reasoned debate.

Today, John and Kathleen discuss the controversial landscape of transgender issues. Kathleen criticizes the medicalization of gender questioning and the societal pressure it places on individuals. She explains how academic and societal frameworks have rapidly evolved with the influence of activism, particularly examining the ramifications for single-sex spaces and public policies.

In This Episode:

Criticism of the medicalization of gender questioning
The societal impact of Stonewall’s policy changes and the Gender Recognition Act
Challenges faced by Kathleen in professional settings due to her views
Debates over the inclusion of trans women in single-sex spaces and sports
The role of free speech and reason in academic discourse
Concerns for the future of universities and academic freedom

Follow Kathleen on X here: https://x.com/Docstockk

Check out her book Material Girls: https://a.co/d/02sKzGz9

About Kathleen:

Kathleen Stock is a contributing writer at UnHerd and a co-director of The Lesbian Project. She is the author of Material Girls: Why Reality Matters for Feminism (Little Brown 2021) and Only Imagine: Fiction, Interpretation and Imagination (Oxford University Press 2017). Until 2021, she was a Professor of Philosophy at Sussex University. In the last few years, she has written for UK national publications on a range of issues, especially on sex, gender, and women's rights. In 2024, she was highly commended for her UnHerd columns at the UK Press Awards; in 2022, she was voted World’s Top Thinker in Prospect Magazine. She was awarded an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to higher education in 2020.

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Sex, Anthropology, and Cancellation with Elizabeth Weiss | Ep. 18

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (John Tomasi, Elizabeth Weiss) — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 09:00:00 +0000

What happens when foundational scientific concepts clash with modern identity politics? Today, our guest is Elizabeth Weiss, professor emeritus of anthropology at San José State University, Segal Center research fellow, and a renowned author. Her latest book, "On the War Path: My Battles with Indians, Pretendians, and Woke Warriors", is now available.

Weiss recounts her tumultuous journey through academia and the underlying conflicts within anthropology. These conflicts range from the debate between scientific knowledge and postmodern truths to the intersection of identity politics with the discipline. She also discusses the controversy surrounding the cancellation of a panel on the concept of binary sex by major anthropological associations, only for it to gain global attention after being reinstated.

Join us as Elizabeth Weiss shares her steadfast commitment to objective knowledge and truth, her experiences with being canceled, and her aspirations for reform within the field of anthropology.

In This Episode:

Controversy over the binary concept of sex
Retraction of anthropology panel on sex
Elizabeth Weiss's academic journey and research
Challenges in anthropology and repatriation laws
Elizabeth Weiss's lawsuit and retirement settlement

Follow Elizabeth on X here: https://twitter.com/eweissunburied

Check out her latest book: https://a.co/d/9Os3MGa

About Elizabeth:

Elizabeth Weiss is professor emeritus of anthropology at San José State University. She's a 2023-2024 Faculty Fellow at the Mike & Sofia Segal Center for Academic Pluralism. She is on the board of the National Association of Scholars. Her latest book is On the Warpath: My Battles with Indians, Pretendians, and Woke Warriors (Academic Press, 2024).

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

I Changed My Mind on Campus Free Speech with Jilian Lederman | Ep. 17

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Thu, 30 May 2024 09:00:00 +0000

Can emotional connections to our identities justify restrictions on free speech? This provocative episode of Heterodox Out Loud explores the deep tension between personal relationships and public discussions. Host John Tomasi sits down with Jilian Lederman, a graduate of Brown University and a strong advocate for free speech. Together, they examine the complex landscape of free expression on university campuses, focusing on the oppressor-oppressed dynamic and its impact on intellectual diversity and dialogue.

Jilian shares her experiences in political discourse and pro-Israel advocacy, highlighting the intimidation and harassment faced by Jewish and other marginalized students. We also explore her op-ed for The New York Times and her efforts to promote open inquiry and robust debate through various initiatives and student organizations. The episode also touches on changing commitments to free speech principles and creating a more inclusive academic environment.

In This Episode:

• Challenges to campus free speech principles

• Critique of the oppressor-oppressed dichotomy

• Why universities need more intellectual diversity

• The impact of identity politics on student life

• Advocacy for classic free speech doctrines

About Jilian:

Jillian Lederman is a 2024 graduate of Brown University, where she studied political science and economics. While in college, she served as the Executive Chair of Hillel International’s Israel Leadership Network, the President of Brown Students for Israel, co-president of Free Inquiry at Brown, and a writer and editor for The Brown Political Review. She is also a Research Assistant for Heterodox Academy. Her writing has been published in The New York Times and The Hill, and she has been interviewed on FOX, CNN, MSNBC, SiriusXM, and News Nation. This fall, she will begin work as an editorial fellow at The Wall Street Journal.

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Campus Protests and the Divestment Movement with Tyler Austin Harper | Ep. 16

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Thu, 16 May 2024 13:29:10 +0000

They delve into specific instances where these movements have influenced policy changes, discussing the tensions between activism and open inquiry. The conversation highlights recent cases where protests have either stifled or spurred debates about institutional investment ethics and the balance between social justice and academic discourse.

Finally, they discuss the politicization of the humanities, examining how political biases can shape curricula and impact scholarly discourse.

In This Episode:

Politicization in response to humanities' defunding
The challenges in balancing university finance and mission
How universities are inconsistent when handling student protests
The complexities of university divestment and geopolitics
Diversity and inclusion frameworks in modern academia

Follow Tyler on X here: https://twitter.com/Tyler_A_Harper

About Tyler:

Tyler Austin Harper is a literary scholar working at the intersection of the history of science, philosophy, and environmental studies. His book, “The Paranoid Animal: Human Extinction Before the Bomb,” is under contract with Princeton University Press. It examines how British literary figures, scientists, and social theorists engaged with the concept of human extinction prior to the nuclear age. Specifically, his work argues that the period between 1800 and 1945 witnessed a shift from fatalistic visions of the end of humanity—dominant during the Romantic Era and influenced by theories of geological catastrophism—toward a new, post-Darwinian conception of human extinction in which threats to the species were reimagined as risks that could be mitigated by technological intervention, prefiguring current debates about AI, nuclear war, and climate change. His scholarly work has been published in Modern Language Quarterly, Science Fiction Studies, Syndicate, and Paradoxa.

Harper is a contributing writer at The Atlantic. His public writing on politics, culture, race, and technology has appeared in The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, Jacobin, and other outlets.

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

The Anxious Generation Goes to College with Jonathan Haidt | Ep. 15

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Thu, 9 May 2024 09:00:00 +0000

From Coddling to Crisis. Today, we trace the trajectory of student fragility from playgrounds to classrooms. Welcome to Heterodox Out Loud. In today's episode, our host, John Tomasi, talks with social psychologist and best-selling author Jonathan Haidt about his new book, The Anxious Generation. The book delves into the increasing levels of anxiety and emotional distress experienced by teens today. During their discussion, Haidt emphasizes the significant shift from a play-based childhood to a smartphone-centric upbringing, which has led to a rise in mental health issues, particularly after the adoption of Instagram in 2012.

The pair will explore how these changes have affected higher education and campus life. They will discuss the reinforcement of emotional reasoning, fragility, and self-censorship fostered in academic settings. Together, they will examine the critical issues and potential pathways for creating robust, supportive, and intellectually vibrant university communities. Join us to learn more about this critical topic.

In This Episode:

Exploring the Anxious Generation's college experience
The impact of technology on mental health
The role of community in university settings
Challenges of identity and independence in college
How to foster viewpoint diversity and respectful discourse

Follow Jonathan on X here: https://twitter.com/JonHaidt

About Jonathan:

Jonathan Haidt is a social psychologist at New York University’s Stern School of Business. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1992 and taught for 16 years in the Department of Psychology at the University of Virginia. Haidt's research focuses on exploring the intuitive foundations of morality and how it varies across cultures, including the cultures of progressives, conservatives, and libertarians. His aim is to help people understand, live, and work with each other despite their moral differences. Haidt has co-founded several organizations and collaborations that apply moral and social psychology to achieve this goal, including Heterodox Academy, The Constructive Dialogue Institute, and EthicalSystems.org. Haidt is the author of The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom, as well as The New York Times bestsellers The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion and The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas are Setting Up a Generation for Failure (co-authored with Greg Lukianoff). He has written more than 100 academic articles, which have been cited nearly 100,000 times. In 2019, he was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and was chosen by Prospect magazine as one of the world’s “Top 50 Thinkers.” Haidt has given four TED talks and since 2018, he has been studying the impact of social media on the decline of teen mental health and the rise of political dysfunction. His latest book, The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness, was published by Penguin Press on March 26, 2024.

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Rethinking DEI in Higher Education with Azim Shariff | Ep. 14

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 20:00:00 +0000

Is diversity simply a box-checking exercise, or does it hold a deeper significance in academia? Today we're joined by Azim Shariff, Ph.D, a distinguished professor of psychology at the University of British Columbia, to explore the complex landscape of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in higher education. In this conversation, John Tomasi and Azim delve deep into the multifaceted approach to DEI, discussing the pressing need to rethink and clarify the rationale behind diversity in faculty hiring and beyond.

Azim provides a fresh perspective on managing and harnessing diversity's paradox of fostering innovation and coordination challenges. Whether it's the impact of role models on educational outcomes or the intricate balance between meritocracy and social justice motives, this episode promises to unfold the nuanced dynamics of DEI efforts within academic institutions.

Get ready to challenge your understanding of diversity in academia as we navigate through the meritocratic, social justice, and instrumental values driving DEI initiatives.

In This Episode:

Rethinking DEI in academia
Balancing truth-seeking and social justice
The challenges of interdisciplinary research diversity
How role models impact education outcomes
Clarifying the motives behind faculty diversity

Follow Azim on X here: https://twitter.com/azimshariff

About Azim:

Azim Shariff is a Professor and Canada 150 Research Chair at the University of British Columbia, where he directs the Centre for Applied Moral Psychology. His research on morality, religion, politics, and technology regularly receives global media coverage and has appeared in top academic journals such as Science, Nature, and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. He has written about this work for The New York Times and Scientific American and has spoken at TED, the Aspen Ideas Festival, and the World Science Festival in New York. He is a fellow of the Association for Psychological Science and a Kavli Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences. He teaches a free Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) on The Science of Religion for the public through edX. Professor Shariff earned his doctorate from UBC in 2010 and returned as a faculty member in 2018.

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Unveiling the Ivy League Billion-Dollar Taxpayer Tab with Adam Andrzejewski | Ep. 13

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (John Tomasi, Adam Andrzejewski) — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 20:00:00 +0000

Discover how Ivy League schools might be shortchanging taxpayers to the tune of billions! Today, we're peeling back the layers of an issue that hits our wallets and our values: the billion-dollar taxpayer support of Ivy League institutions.

Host John Tomasi is joined by Adam Andrzejewski, founder and CEO of "Open the Books," an advocate for transparency in public finances. Adam brings to light a staggering reality: Over a recent five-year period, Ivy League schools amassed fortunes at the taxpayers' expense—a whopping $45 billion tab that's got some scratching their heads and policy-makers wielding the legislative pen.

Adam is not afraid to discuss how taxpayers are burdened with the cost of what seems more like a federal contractor than an educator. We discuss questions of accountability, such as whether universities should receive federal money without oversight and whether state-level standards boards could improve the management of public funds.

Join us on Heterodox Out Loud as we explore the billion-dollar taxpayer tab for Ivy League schools and its implications for the future of higher education, government oversight, and our society's appreciation for knowledge.

In This Episode:

Elite schools' heavy reliance on taxpayer funds
Proposed tax reforms for excessive university endowments
The debate over universities' federal funding accountability
Tension in bipartisan university public policy
The Rising costs and transparency in higher education

Follow Adam on X here: https://x.com/everydimeonline

Follow OpenTheBooks on X here: https:/x.com/open_the_books

About Adam:

Adam Andrzejewski is the CEO/founder of OpenTheBooks.com. Before dedicating his life to public service, Adam co-founded HomePages Directories, a $20 million publishing company (1997-2007). His works have been featured on the BBC, Good Morning America, ABC World News Tonight, C-SPAN, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, USA Today, FOX News, CNN, National Public Radio (NPR), Forbes, Newsweek, and many other national media.

Adam founded the transparency website, www.openthebooks.com, and launched it by posting the salaries and pensions of all 1 million Illinois public employees (2011). Today, OpenTheBooks.com is the largest private repository of U.S. public-sector spending. Mission: post "every dime, online, in real time." In 2022, OpenTheBooks.com captured nearly all public expenditures in the country, including nearly all disclosed federal government spending; 50 of 50 state checkbooks; and 25 million public employee salary and pension records from 50,000 public bodies across America.

In their oversight report, published in March 2017, titled Ivy League, Inc., OpenTheBooks uncovered $41 billion taxpayer subsidies, tax-breaks and federal payments into the Ivy League colleges (FY2010–2015).

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

What Happens When Students Take Over the Class with Mark Carnes | Ep. 12

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (John Tomasi, Mark Carnes) — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 20:00:00 +0000

What really happened in 1945? Explore how students grapple with historical events and figures to understand their distinctness and uniqueness. In this episode of Heterodox Out Loud, host John Tomasi interviews Professor Mark Carnes of Barnard College. Professor Carnes talks about his innovative approach to teaching history, which he calls "reacting to the past." He explains how this method challenges traditional teaching by immersing students in historical contexts through Live-Action Role-Playing (LARP).

Professor Carnes shares the components of this approach, its impact on students' engagement, the complexity of character roles, and the unique insights it generates. By making history come alive in a way that traditional teaching methods may not achieve, "reacting to the past" provides a unique and engaging way to learn about the past.

In This Episode:

Teaching history through role-playing games
Engaging students in historical complexities
Adoption of live-action role-playing games
Connecting with historical figures through gameplay
The transformative power of immersive learning

Find out more about The Reacting Consortium here: https://reactingconsortium.org/

Find out more about Mark here: https://barnard.edu/profiles/mark-c-carnes

About Mark Carnes:

Mark Carnes received his B.A. from Harvard and Ph.D. from Columbia. For the first half of his career, he was a very conventional historian, General Editor of the 17-million-word American National Biography (Oxford), and author or editor of dozens of books on American history. But around the turn of the century, he pioneered the Reacting to the Past program, where students played complex games set in the past, their roles informed by important texts. He has co-authored six games in the Reacting series, published by the University of North Carolina Press, and is the author of Minds on Fire: How Role-Immersion Games Transform College (Harvard, 2014). He teaches at Barnard College, Columbia University.

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

The Diploma Divide: How Education Shapes Our Political Landscape with Diana Mutz | Ep. 11

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (John Tomasi, Diana Mutz) — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 20:00:00 +0000

With the changing 'diploma divide,' what does the new correlation between education and party affiliation tell us about American politics? Today, we're joined by the insightful Diana Mutz as we explore the intriguing shifts within the ideological landscape of higher education and its broader implications for American politics.

Universities, once beacons of diverse thought, appear now as battlegrounds of ideological conformity. In this episode of Heterodox Out Loud, we explore the complexities surrounding political tolerance and the evolving correlation between education and party affiliation, known as the "diploma divide." Join us as we seek to understand the consequences of democratic dialogue and free speech.

In This Episode:

The Ideological Shift in University Faculties
The Impact of Academic Environments on Students
Workplace Politics and Social Homogeneity
Political Polarization and the Public Sphere
Education's Role in Political Tolerance and Expression
Changing Support for Free Expression Among Political Groups
The Relationship Between Higher Education and Political Leadership
"The Diploma Divide" and Its Implications

About Diana:

Diana C. Mutz, Ph.D. holds the Samuel A. Stouffer Chair in Political Science and Communication at the University of Pennsylvania, where she also serves as Director of the Institute for the Study of Citizens and Politics. She is also a Faculty Fellow at the HxA Center for Academic Pluralism (2023-24). Mutz has published many books and articles on public opinion, political psychology, and the media, focusing on how people are exposed to differing political perspectives. In 2021, she was inducted to the National Academy of Sciences. Research Topic: Hearing the Other Side in an Era of Mass Polarization

Reach out to Diana here: https://live-sas-www-polisci.pantheon.sas.upenn.edu/people/standing-faculty/diana-mutz

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

How to Restore Trust in Science? With Dr. Sandro Galea | Ep. 10

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (John Tomasi, Sandro Galea) — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 21:00:00 +0000

Can we restore the fractured trust in science and steer public health back to its noble roots? Welcome to Heterodox Out Loud. Today, we are joined by Sandro Galea, M.D., M.P.H., Dr.P.H, who provides insights that challenge us to confront the post-pandemic skepticism clouding the scientific community.

In this episode, we will delve into a conversation that dissects how the clamor of political bias and social media frenzy has overshadowed the value of nuanced scientific discourse during COVID-19. Dr. Galea, through his book "Within Reason: A Liberal Public Health for an Illiberal Time," calls for a return to empirical rigor and liberal principles in public health, principles that are currently at odds with our polarized world.

As we unravel the tense interplay between public health mandates and individual liberties, Dr. Galea advocates for radical transparency that acknowledges the trade-offs and complexities inherent in our decisions. Today, we challenge you to reevaluate what it means to trust science and ask: how do we rebuild a foundation of credibility in the face of fear and division?

IN THIS EPISODE:

• Language and Ideology in Dialogue

• Public Health's Role and Influence

• Challenges of the COVID-19 Pandemic

• Liberalism and Public Health Philosophy

• Crisis of Trust and Communication

• Public Health Reformation

ABOUT DR. SANDRO GALEA:

Dr. Sandro Galea is a renowned physician and epidemiologist who currently serves as the Dean of the Boston University School of Public Health. Dr. Galea has made significant contributions to social sciences with over a thousand scientific publications, 24 books, and numerous awards. He is highly respected for his pioneering work on social determinants of health, mental health, and the impact of mass traumas, including September 11th and Hurricane Katrina. His research, often featured in top media outlets, continues to shape global public health conversations.

Follow Sandro on:

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/sandrogalea

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandrogalea/

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

Listen to the podcast on:

Apple - https://apple.co/3PZzplD

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3S51uee

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3ZXQnFL

i-Heart - https://bit.ly/3M69qYA

Tune-In - https://bit.ly/3S5oBVR

Pandora - https://bit.ly/46AaLze

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Should Universities Adopt Institutional Neutrality? With Jamie Kalven | EP. 09

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Jamie Kalven, John Tomasi) — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 21:00:00 +0000

Today, John Tomasi and award-winning journalist Jamie Kalven explore the complexities surrounding the idea of institutional neutrality within universities and its implications for promoting intellectual freedom and robust argument.

They delve into the Kalven Report of 1967 from the University of Chicago. This landmark report sought to balance the preservation of academic freedom with the responsibility to uphold the university's mission and values. The report's nuanced approach is examined in the context of Harry Kalven’s legacy, a key figure in First Amendment jurisprudence. They also analyze the report's implications for addressing contentious political issues within academia.

Additionally, they discuss the gray areas and exceptions within the Kalven Report, which are brought about by the proactive engagement of students seeking to understand and promote the principles of academic inquiry. Emphasizing the importance of contextual application and disciplined discourse, they examine the university as a space for dangerous thinking and mutual engagement, aiming to promote deeper understanding amidst diverse perspectives.

Follow Jamie on:

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/jamiekalven

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

Listen to the podcast on:

Apple - https://apple.co/3PZzplD

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3S51uee

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3ZXQnFL

i-Heart - https://bit.ly/3M69qYA

Tune-In - https://bit.ly/3S5oBVR

Pandora - https://bit.ly/46AaLze

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

GUEST BIO:

Jamie Kalven is an American journalist, author, human rights activist, and community organizer based in Chicago, Illinois. He is the founder of the Invisible Institute, a non-profit journalism organization based in Chicago. Jamie Kalven is the son of 1967 Kalven Report Committee Chairman Harry Kalven.

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

What’s Wrong with Our Universities? With Steven Pinker | Ep. 08

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (John Tomasi, Steven Pinker) — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 21:00:00 +0000

Are our higher education institutions still nurturing true intellectual diversity? Our guest today is Steven Pinker, a cognitive scientist at Harvard, and today, we'll be exploring the growing concerns within higher ed that institutions are turning into echo chambers, stifling dissent and censoring certain perspectives.

In this thought-provoking episode, we'll be discovering the challenges to academic freedom in the era of cancel culture. We'll explore how questioning a consensus can now come at a cost, impacting the pursuit of truth within academic institutions. We'll also uncover the story of the Council for Academic Freedom at Harvard, which was formed to combat these challenges.

Join us as we delve into policies protecting free speech, and the vital role of civil discourse in the academic community. Together, we'll navigate the complex landscape of universities, grappling with the delicate balance between common knowledge and the suppression of dissenting opinions.

Follow Steven on:

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/sapinker

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

About Steven:

Steven Pinker is an experimental psychologist who conducts research in visual cognition, psycholinguistics, and social relations. He grew up in Montreal and earned his BA from McGill and his PhD from Harvard. Currently Johnstone Professor of Psychology at Harvard, he has also taught at Stanford and MIT. He has won numerous prizes for his research, his teaching, and his books, including The Language Instinct, How the Mind Works, The Blank Slate, The Better Angels of Our Nature, The Sense of Style, and Enlightenment Now. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences, a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist, a Humanist of the Year, a recipient of nine honorary doctorates, and one of Foreign Policy’s “World’s Top 100 Public Intellectuals” and Time’s “100 Most Influential People in the World Today.” He was Chair of the Usage Panel of the American Heritage Dictionary and writes frequently for the New York Times, the Guardian, and other publications. His twelfth book, published in 2021, is called Rationality: What It Is, Why It Seems Scarce, Why It Matters.

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

My Academic Freedom Journey from Post-Soviet Russia to Canada with Alexandra Lysova | Ep. 07

Wed, 17 Jan 2024 21:00:00 +0000

In this episode of Heterodox Out Loud, John Tomasi speaks with Alexandra Lysova. Alexandra Lysova, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the School of Criminology at Simon Fraser University (SFU) in Vancouver/Burnaby, Canada. Her research career, spanning more than 20 years, focuses on intimate partner violence, including violence against men, women and children. Having experienced limitations on freedoms in Russia, where Alexandra grew up, she has developed a heightened appreciation for democratic values and, at the same time, has become sensitive to limitations on academic freedom and freedom of expression in countries, such as Canada and the US. Lysova has received the 2023 Leadership Award from Heterodox Academy for her persistent efforts to protect academic freedom, and she was also the recipient of the 2022 Sterling Prize in Support of Controversy.

Heterodox Out Loud

Heterodox Out Loud with John Tomasi is a biweekly podcast featuring conversations with people across the academy and beyond. Listen to insightful, thought-provoking episodes from the HxA community by adding our podcast to your lineup.

Follow Alexandra on:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/lysovaalexandra?lang=en

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

Listen to the podcast on:

Apple - https://apple.co/3PZzplD

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3S51uee

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3ZXQnFL

Google: https://bit.ly/46oaT4A

i-Heart - https://bit.ly/3M69qYA

Tune-In - https://bit.ly/3S5oBVR

Pandora - https://bit.ly/46AaLze

Linktree link: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Ideological Imbalances with Musa Al-Gharbi | Ep. 06

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (John Tomasi, Musa Al-Gharbi) — Wed, 3 Jan 2024 01:12:41 +0000

In this episode of Heterodox Out Loud, John Tomasi speaks with Musa Al-Gharbi. Musa is a Paul F. Lazarsfeld Fellow in Sociology. His research explores how we think about, talk about, and produce knowledge about social phenomena including race, inequality, social movements, extremism, policing, national security, foreign policy and domestic U.S. political contests.

In this episode of Heterodox Out Loud, we talk about ideological differences in society, bridging the ideological divide in America.

Heterodox Out Loud

Follow Musa Al-Gharbi on:

Twitter: t.ly/Jjdhc

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

Listen to the podcast on:

Apple - https://apple.co/3PZzplD

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3S51uee

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3ZXQnFL

Google: https://bit.ly/46oaT4A

i-Heart - https://bit.ly/3M69qYA

Tune-In - https://bit.ly/3S5oBVR

Pandora - https://bit.ly/46AaLze

Linktree link: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

How Cancel Culture Works with Greg Lukianoff | Ep. 05

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 21:00:00 +0000

In this episode of Heterodox Out Loud, John Tomasi speaks with Greg Lukianoff, an attorney, New York Times best-selling author, and the President and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). He is the author of Unlearning Liberty: Campus Censorship and the End of American Debate, Freedom From Speech, and FIRE’s Guide to Free Speech on Campus. Most recently, he co-authored The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure with Jonathan Haidt.

We talk with Greg about cancel culture, free speech on college campuses and what universities can do to protect free speech.

Heterodox Out Loud

Follow Greg Luikianoff and FIRE on:

Website: https://www.thefire.org

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheFIREorg

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thefireorg

Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/thefireorg?_rdc=1&_rdr

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefireorg

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

Listen to the podcast on:

Apple - https://apple.co/3PZzplD

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3S51uee

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3ZXQnFL

Google: https://bit.ly/46oaT4A

i-Heart - https://bit.ly/3M69qYA

Tune-In - https://bit.ly/3S5oBVR

Pandora - https://bit.ly/46AaLze

Linktree link: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Why Biological Sex is Real with Carole Hooven | Ep. 04

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 21:00:00 +0000

In this episode of Heterodox Out Loud, John Tomasi speaks with Carole Hooven, Ph.D., a Lecturer and Co-director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University. We talk with Carole about Sex & Gender, her cancellation story, and the role of scientists in fostering a free speech culture.

Heterodox Out Loud

Follow Carole Hooven on:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/hoovlet?ref_src=t...

Website: http://www.carolehooven.com/ Follow Heterodox Academy on: Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

Listen to the podcast on:

Apple - https://apple.co/3PZzplD

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3S51uee

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3ZXQnFL

Google: https://bit.ly/46oaT4A

i-Heart - https://bit.ly/3M69qYA

Tune-In - https://bit.ly/3S5oBVR

Pandora - https://bit.ly/46AaLze

Linktree link: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Building a University with Pano Kanelos | Ep. 03

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 21:00:00 +0000

In this episode of Heterodox Out Loud, John Tomasi speaks with Pano Kanelos, President of the University of Austin, Texas (UATX). Kanelos is a leading advocate for free speech and open inquiry in higher education. He believes that UATX can offer a better alternative to the current system, which is often characterized by censorship and groupthink.

Heterodox Out Loud

Follow UATX on:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/uaustinorg

Website: https://www.uaustin.org/

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

Listen to the podcast on:

Apple - https://apple.co/3PZzplD

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3S51uee

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3ZXQnFL

Google: https://bit.ly/46oaT4A

i-Heart - https://bit.ly/3M69qYA

Tune-In - https://bit.ly/3S5oBVR

Pandora - https://bit.ly/46AaLze

Linktree link: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Free Speech on College Campuses with Eric Kaufmann | Ep. 02

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Thu, 2 Nov 2023 17:02:11 +0000

Heterodox Out Loud

Follow Eric Kaufmann on:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/epkaufm/with_replies

Website: https://www.sneps.net/

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

Listen to the podcast on:

Apple - https://apple.co/3PZzplD

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3S51uee

Amazon: https://amzn.to/3ZXQnFL

Google: https://bit.ly/46oaT4A

i-Heart - https://bit.ly/3M69qYA

Tune-In - https://bit.ly/3S5oBVR

Pandora - https://bit.ly/46AaLze

Linktree link: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

The Trap of Identity Politics in Higher Education with Yascha Mounk | Ep. 01

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Wed, 18 Oct 2023 20:00:00 +0000

In this episode of Heterodox Out Loud, John Tomasi speaks with Yascha Mounk. Yascha is a German born political scientist, author, and lecturer known for his research on the rise of populism and the challenges to liberal democracy. He has authored several influential books, including "Stranger in My Own Country", "The People vs. Democracy", and his new book, "The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time" explores the rise of identity politics and its implications for social justice.But does identity politics actually help to create a more just and inclusive society?

Follow Yascha Mounk on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fb4wFQ

Website: https://www.yaschamounk.com/

Facebook: https://bit.ly/48NLQJO

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Welcome to an All New Season of Heterodox Out Loud!

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Wed, 18 Oct 2023 15:26:18 +0000

Heterodox Out Loud, hosted by HxA president, John Tomasi, is an ongoing podcast featuring conversations with people across the academy and beyond. Listen to insightful, thought-provoking episodes from the HxA community by adding our podcast to your lineup.

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Final Episode: Welcome to Heterodox Academy, Jonathan Haidt

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Sat, 30 Jul 2022 07:55:00 +0000

In our final episode of Heterodox Out Loud, we will listen to the first blog post on the Heterodox Academy website: “Welcome to Heterodox Academy.”

It was written in September of 2015 by Jonathan Haidt, sharing his vision of building a community of people who treasure open inquiry, viewpoint diversity, and constructive disagreement.

Let us know what you think! For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org.

This episode was hosted by Zach Rausch, and produced by Davies Content.

Heterodox Out Loud is an ongoing series of selected pieces from heterodox: the blog in audio form with exclusive interviews.

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Ep. 43: Stop Disparaging Working Class Students, Jonathan Zimmerman

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Thu, 21 Jul 2022 09:05:00 +0000

In this episode of Heterodox Out Loud, we speak with Jonathan Zimmerman, Professor of History of Education at the University of Pennsylvania about why social class is one of the last acceptable prejudices in many academic circles — and what we can do about it.

Jon has written numerous books, including The Amateur Hour: A History of College Teaching in America and Free Speech, and Why You Should Give a Damn. He has also written for the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Chronicle of Higher Education, The New York Review of Books, and The Atlantic.

Let us know what you think! For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org.

This episode was hosted by Zach Rausch, and produced by Davies Content.

Heterodox Out Loud is an ongoing series of selected pieces from heterodox: the blog in audio form with exclusive interviews.

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Ep. 42: How to Have Conversations That Work, John McWhorter and Glenn Loury

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Thu, 7 Jul 2022 09:01:00 +0000

In this special episode of Heterodox Out Loud, recorded in-person at Heterodox Academy’s 2022 conference in Denver, we speak with Glenn Loury, Professor of the Social Sciences and Economics at Brown University, and John McWhorter, Professor of Linguistics at Columbia University.

John has authored over 20 books on issues of race and language and writes a widely-read biweekly newsletter for the New York Times. Glenn has published numerous influential books on race, inequality, and economics. He is also the host of the well-known podcast, The Glenn Show on BloggingHeads TV, where John is a regular guest.

In our interview, we discuss the future of higher education and how we can improve our collective discourse.

Let us know what you think! For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org.

This episode was hosted by Zach Rausch, and produced by Davies Content.

Heterodox Out Loud is an ongoing series of selected pieces from heterodox: the blog in audio form with exclusive interviews.

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Ep. 41: Is Woke Media Destroying Democracy? with Batya Ungar-Sargon

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 09:00:00 +0000

In this special episode of Heterodox Out Loud, recorded in-person at Heterodox Academy’s 2022 conference in Denver, we speak with Batya Ungar-Sargon about the declining trust in American journalism, whether trust is warranted at all, and how higher education may be contributing to this growing problem.

Our guest is Batya Ungar-Sargon, deputy opinion-editor of Newsweek magazine. Batya is the author of Bad News: How Woke Media Is Undermining Democracy.

Let us know what you think! For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org.

This episode was hosted by Zach Rausch, and produced by Davies Content.

Heterodox Out Loud is an ongoing series of selected pieces from heterodox: the blog in audio form with exclusive interviews.

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Ep. 40: Free Speech: A History From Socrates to Social Media, Jacob Mchangama

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 09:25:00 +0000

In this episode of Heterodox Out Loud, we explore the history of free speech, how the understanding of it has changed, and the volatile swings in public opinion about this core value.

Our guest is Jacob Mchangama, a Danish lawyer, human-rights advocate, and social commentator. He is the founder and director of Justitia, a Copenhagen-based think tank focusing on human rights, freedom of speech, and the rule of law. He’s also the author of the acclaimed new book, “Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media.”

Blog post: Free Speech: A History from Socrates to Social Media

Let us know what you think! For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org.

This episode was hosted by Zach Rausch, and produced by Davies Content.

Heterodox Out Loud is an ongoing series of selected pieces from heterodox: the blog in audio form with exclusive interviews.

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Ep. 39: A Defense of Faith Statements, Shirley Mullen

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Thu, 2 Jun 2022 09:00:00 +0000

In this episode of Heterodox Out Loud, we look at a deeply counterintuitive claim within the free speech movement in higher education: that mandatory faith statements at universities may actually support and advance academic freedom.

Our guest is Shirley Mullen, who served as president of Houghton College for 15 years, retiring in May of 2021. Prior to becoming Houghton’s president, she served at various times as a classroom professor, chief academic officer and residence life director.

Blog post: In Defense of Faith Statements

Let us know what you think! For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org.

This episode was hosted by Zach Rausch, and produced by Davies Content.

IMPORTANT NOTE: In this episode, we discuss HxA's upcoming conference in Denver, June 12 - 14. Tickets are now sold out. For those who are unable to attend, we will post video footage of the conference in the weeks following.

Heterodox Out Loud is an ongoing series of selected pieces from heterodox: the blog in audio form with exclusive interviews.

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Ep. 38: An HxA Conference Preview: The Trust Crisis In Higher Education, Erec Smith and Kyle Vitale

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Sat, 21 May 2022 09:01:00 +0000

In this episode of Heterodox Out Loud, we’re giving our podcast community a first look at the vital conversations to expect at HxA Conference 2022 in Denver this June, as we host a discussion between two of our conference speakers on the crisis of trust in higher education—a central theme in both our upcoming conference and summer programming.

Our guests on the show are Kyle Vitale, HxA’s Director of Programs and Erec Smith, Associate Professor of Rhetoric at York College of Pennsylvania and co-founder of Free Black Thought, a non-profit that highlights black viewpoint diversity.

Before hearing from Kyle and Erec, you’ll listen to a blog post on this core topic of HxA Conference 2022: The Trust Crisis in Higher Education. The post features four perspectives from four of our conference speakers:

Erec Smith, today’s podcast guest and Associate Professor of Rhetoric at York College of Pennsylvania
Holden Thorp, Editor-in-Chief at the Science family of journals,
Shirley Mullen, President Emerita at Houghton College
Michael Roth, President of Wesleyan University.

Blog post: On The Crisis of Trust in Higher Education

For more from our guests, you can follow Erec on Twitter at @Rhetors_of_York, and Kyle at @kylesebvitale

Let us know what you think! For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org.

This episode was hosted by Zach Rausch, and produced by Davies Content.

Heterodox Out Loud is an ongoing series of selected pieces from heterodox: the blog in audio form with exclusive interviews.

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Ep. 37: The Life and Philosophy of HxA President, John Tomasi

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Thu, 5 May 2022 09:00:00 +0000

In this special episode of Heterodox Out Loud, we’re sharing excerpts from a personal and wide-ranging interview between Heterodox Academy President, John Tomasi, and philosopher turned podcast host, Zohar Atkins.

We hear Tomasi discuss his deep interest in philosophy, how skepticism and faith can be friends, and the challenges he’s faced throughout his career, both as an academic and now as president of Heterodox Academy. You can hear the full 70 minute interview on Zohar’s podcast, Meditations with Zohar.

Let us know what you think! For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org.

This episode was hosted by Zach Rausch, and produced by Davies Content.

Heterodox Out Loud is an ongoing series of selected pieces from heterodox: the blog in audio form with exclusive interviews.

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Ep. 36: The Case for Courageous Truth-Seeking, Robert George

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Thu, 21 Apr 2022 09:00:00 +0000

In this episode of Heterodox Out Loud, we explore the flawed human tendency to reject and censor opposing arguments — especially when they contradict values and beliefs that are held with conviction.

Our guest on the show, Robert George, the sixth McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University, explains how we can remain confident and passionate in our commitments, while also embracing and engaging opposing perspectives.

In addition to his academic accolades, George has served as Chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom as well as a presidential appointee of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and the President’s Council on Bioethics. In addition, Professor George has served as the U.S. member of UNESCO’s World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology.

George’s blog post: On Critics and Bullies. The post was originally published on the Blog, Mirror and Justice.

For more from George, you can follow him on Twitter at @McCormickProf

Let us know what you think! For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org.

This episode was hosted by Zach Rausch, and produced by Davies Content.

Heterodox Out Loud is an ongoing series of selected pieces from heterodox: the blog in audio form with exclusive interviews.

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Ep. 35: Diversity Is Not Enough: Why Collective Intelligence Requires Both Diversity and Disagreement, Ravi Kudesia

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Thu, 7 Apr 2022 09:00:00 +0000

In this episode of Heterodox Out Loud, we explore a concept revered by many and challenged by few in higher education—the value of diversity. We look beyond the surface of this belief, and consider how different kinds of diversity impact team building, decision making, and collective intelligence.

Our guest on the show is Ravi Kudesia, Assistant Professor at the Fox School of Business at Temple University. He teaches courses on Power, Influence, and Negotiation, has won numerous teaching awards, and has appeared in The Financial Times, New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, CNN, and a number of other outlets.

Ravi’s blog post: Diversity Is Not Enough: Why Collective Intelligence Requires Both Diversity and Disagreement

For more from Ravi, you can follow him on Twitter at @rskudesia.

Let us know what you think! For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org.

This episode was hosted by Zach Rausch, and produced by Davies Content.

Heterodox Out Loud is an ongoing series of selected pieces from heterodox: the blog in audio form with exclusive interviews.

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Ep. 34: Part 1: Political Diversity Will Improve Social Psychological Science, Lee Jussim and Jonathan Haidt (Blog Audio-Only)

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 09:00:00 +0000

On part 1 of this episode of Heterodox Out Loud, we’ll listen to Jonathan Haidt’s edited summary of a seminal academic paper that helped lead to the founding of Heterodox Academy.

The original paper, “Political Diversity Will Improve Social Psychological Science,” was published in Behavioral and Brain Sciences in 2015, and was written by Jonathan Haidt, Lee Jussim, Jose Duarte, Jarret Crawford, Phil Tetlock, and Charlotta Stern.

Make sure to listen to listen to part 2 where we speak with co-author Lee Jussim, Social Psychologist and Distinguished Professor at Rutgers University, about how political bias in academia can solidify into orthodoxies that undermine truth-seeking and critical inquiry.

Let us know what you think! For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org.

This episode was hosted by Zach Rausch, and produced by Davies Content.

Heterodox Out Loud is an ongoing series of selected pieces from heterodox: the blog in audio form with exclusive interviews.

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Ep. 34: Part 2: Political Diversity Will Improve Social Psychological Science, Lee Jussim (Interview-Only)

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 09:00:00 +0000

On part 2 of this episode of Heterodox Out Loud, we continue exploring how political bias in academia can solidify into orthodoxies that undermine truth-seeking and critical inquiry.

We speak with co-author of Political Diversity Will Improve Social Psychological Science, Lee Jussim, Social Psychologist and Distinguished Professor at Rutgers University. Lee has published numerous articles and edited several books on social perception, accuracy, self-fulfilling prophecies, and stereotypes.

For more from Lee, check out his Psychology Today blog called Rabble Rouser.

Let us know what you think! For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org.

This episode was hosted by Zach Rausch, and produced by Davies Content.

Heterodox Out Loud is an ongoing series of selected pieces from heterodox: the blog in audio form with exclusive interviews.

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Episode 33: Suppressing Curiosity: How GPAs, Forced Memorization, and Mandatory Exams May Undermine Open Inquiry, Dylan Selterman

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 10:00:00 +0000

On today's episode of Heterodox Out Loud, we explore the possibility that the ongoing crisis of free inquiry and viewpoint diversity in universities is not a sudden aberration, but instead the inevitable outcome of a rigid, top-down university system. From undermining students’ natural curiosity to increasing stress and anxiety, we talk with Dylan Selterman—Social-Personality Psychologist and Associate Teaching Professor at Johns Hopkins University—about the flaws in our current education system and his vision for a more student-led academic future.

Dylan’s blog post: “Curiosity Is One Key To Heterodoxy. Forced Memorization Is Not.”

For more from Dylan, check out his Psychology Today blog called The Resistance Hypothesis. He also hosts a podcast with Manuel Galvan called A Bit More Complicated (available at Apple Spotify Anchor).

Let us know what you think! For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org.

This episode was hosted by Zach Rausch, and produced by Davies Content.

Heterodox Out Loud is an ongoing series of selected pieces from heterodox: the blog in audio form with exclusive interviews.

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Episode 32: Political Disparities in the Academy: It's More Than Self-Selection, John Wright

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Thu, 24 Feb 2022 10:08:00 +0000

Why do some academic fields have political disparities among professors between 40/100:1 (liberals to conservatives), while other fields have little to no disparity at all?

For answers, we talk with John Paul Wright, professor of Criminology at the University of Cincinnati. He explains that the political disparities that exist can be understood if we dive into the research on the development of criminal gangs.

John’s blog: “Political Disparities in the Academy: It’s More Than Self-Selection”

Let us know what you think! For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org.

This episode was hosted by Zach Rausch, and produced by Davies Content.

Heterodox Out Loud is an ongoing series of selected pieces from heterodox: the blog in audio form with exclusive interviews.

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Episode 31: DEI Statements: Compassion Filter or Ideological Test? with Alex Small

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 10:00:00 +0000

On today's episode of Heterodox Out Loud, we explore the now widespread use of diversity, equity, and inclusion statements to hire, recruit, and promote in higher education. Our guest, Alex Small, Professor of Physics at California State Polytechnic University, argues that while inclusion statements are often well-meaning attempts to uplift compassionate teachers and mentors, they may be simply filtering for ideological conformity and slogan-savvy careerists.

Alex’s blog: “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statements: Compassion Filter or Ideological Test?”

Let us know what you think! For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org.

This episode was hosted by Zach Rausch, and produced by Davies Content.

Heterodox Out Loud is an ongoing series of selected pieces from heterodox: the blog in audio form with exclusive interviews.

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Episode 30: Intersectionality Is a Political Football—Here’s Why it Doesn’t Have to Be, Chris Martin

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Thu, 27 Jan 2022 10:00:00 +0000

Today’s show is our second episode about Intersectionality, an academic theory that began with important facts but slowly turned into an unhelpful ideology. We sit down with Chris Martin—HxA Co-founder and Psychologist at Oglethorpe University—who argues that Intersectionality can be a valuable tool, but requires those on the political left and right to concede a few critical points.

Chris’s blog: “Intersectionality Is a Political Football—Here’s Why it Doesn’t Have to Be”

Let us know what you think! For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org.

This episode was hosted by Zach Rausch, and produced by Davies Content.

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Episode 29: Curiosity U, John Tomasi

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 10:00:00 +0000

Today’s episode is all about the purpose of higher education. We sit down with Heterodox Academy’s first president, John Tomasi, to discuss the future of university life and a new value that he thinks should guide us forward. Before joining HxA, John was Romeo Elton 1843 Professor of Natural Theology at Brown University.

John’s blog: “Curiosity U.”

Let us know what you think! For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org.

This episode was hosted by Zach Rausch, and produced by Davies Content.

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Episode 28: University Professors After the U.S. Capitol Riot: Good Intentions and Disastrous Ends, Martha McCaughey and Scott Welsh

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Tue, 4 Jan 2022 10:00:00 +0000

This episode—released one year after the U.S. Capitol Riot—examines the role of the “scholar-activist” and how their good intentions may unintentionally lead to disastrous ends. We sit down and discuss these topics with Appalachian State University professors: Martha McCaughey, Professor of Sociology, and Scott Welsh, Associate Professor of Communication.

Martha and Scott’s blog: “University Professors After the U.S. Capitol Riot: When Becoming Part of the Solution Is Part of the Problem.”

Let us know what you think! For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org.

This episode was hosted by Zach Rausch, and produced by Davies Content.

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Episode 27: A Heterodox Holiday Special with Jonathan Haidt, Erec Smith, David Diener, & Angel Parham

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Thu, 23 Dec 2021 10:00:00 +0000

We’re living in difficult times. Our nation is increasingly polarized and our campuses are plagued with distrust and fear. As we move into 2022, we share three blogs that we hope will inspire, ease divisions, and cultivate a sense of wonder and humility.

Today’s episode includes Jonathan Haidt’s essay, “True Diversity Requires Generosity of Spirit,” Erec Smith’s “A Rhetoric of Common Values,” and a new essay by Angel Parham and David Diener, “How Our Fraught History Can Still be the Source of Unity.”

This episode was hosted by Zach Rausch. For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org.

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Episode 26: Asymmetries in the Culture War, Christian Alejandro Gonzalez

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Thu, 2 Dec 2021 11:30:00 +0000

Today’s episode examines how we treat our ideological adversaries and how responses to them often come down to a numbers game. We sit down with Christian Gonzalez, a Ph.D. student in political theory at Georgetown University and a Writing Fellow at Heterodox Academy, to discuss a disturbing story about power, human nature, and public discourse.

Christian’s Blog: On Social Power Dynamics in Political Discourse

For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org.

This episode was hosted by Zach Rausch. The artwork was inspired by Christian’s piece and was created by Lexi Polokoff. You can follow her on Instagram @lexipolokoffart

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Episode 25: How Critics of Intersectionality (Often) Miss The Point, Ian Storey

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 10:10:00 +0000

Are certain ideas inherently dangerous—and when can we reasonably separate a set of ideas from the aggressive tactics of those who push them forward?

This week on the Heterodox Out Loud podcast, we’re sitting down with Ian Storey, an associate fellow at the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities at Bard College, to explore these important questions, especially as they relate to modern conversations around Intersectionality, deplatforming, social media, and the path toward civility in public discourse.

Ian’s Blog: How Critics of Intersectionality (Often) Miss The Point

For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org.

This episode was hosted by Zach Rausch. The artwork was inspired by Ian’s piece and was created by Lexi Polokoff. You can follow her on Instagram @lexipolokoffart

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Episode 24: Restoring Civil Discourse in Higher Education, Pano Kanelos

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Tue, 9 Nov 2021 10:00:00 +0000

Today’s episode features Pano Kanelos, a university president on a mission to restore civil discourse in higher education. We’ll learn how the campus life he loved so deeply began changing for the worse. Tune in for a conversation about moral leadership, civil discourse, the future of the university, and a radical idea that may upend everything.

Pano’s Blog: The Importance of Learning to Argue From Ancient Greece Through the Present

For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org.

This episode was hosted by Zach Rausch. The artwork was inspired by Kanelos’ piece and was created by Lexi Polokoff. You can follow her on Instagram @lexipolokoffart

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Episode 23: What the ‘Free Speech’ Debate is Still Missing, Ilana Redstone

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 13:44:33 +0000

Today’s episode is about how voices become silenced and when to determine if a free speech crisis exists. We’ll hear the story of Ilana Redstone, a professor who argues that we must go beyond the surface and look at subtle forms of censorship and suppression that exist within higher education. Our topics include free speech, the covid-19 pandemic, and bias in the classroom.

Ilana’s Blog: What the ‘Free Speech’ Debate is Still Missing

To engage deeper with these ideas, check out HxA’s Open Inquiry Resource Guide.

For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org.

This episode was hosted by Zach Rausch. The artwork was inspired by Redstone’s piece and was created by Lexi Polokoff. You can follow her on Instagram @lexipolokoffart

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Episode 22: Why Bad Things Happen: Covid and Health Inequality, Michael Jindra

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Thu, 30 Sep 2021 09:00:00 +0000

This episode is about how we explain why bad things happen. We hear the story of Michael Jindra, a cultural anthropologist who challenges the common narrative around health disparities in the United States. Our topics include free will, systemic racism, and personal responsibility.

Michael’s blog: Covid, Health Inequality and the Avoidance of Behavioral Explanations.

To engage deeper with these ideas, check out our related posts:

Politics, Evolution, and Gender: A Heterodox Firestorm and Lessons Learned by Glenn Geher
Education is Related to Greater Ideological Prejudice by Sean Stevens
Science Fictions: How Fraud, Bias, Negligence, and Hype Undermine the Search for Truth by Musa al-Gharbi

For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org.

This episode was hosted by Zach Rausch. The artwork was inspired by Jindra’s piece and was created by Lexi Polokoff. You can follow her on Instagram @lexipolokoffart

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Episode 21: On The Constitution of Knowledge, Jonathan Rauch

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Thu, 16 Sep 2021 09:00:00 +0000

On this episode of Heterodox Out Loud, we venture into the mind of James Madison, one of the most insightful political thinkers in American history. We learn how his wisdom can help solve many of the issues facing higher education.

The blog, “Heterodox Academicians, Make Madison Your Model” was written by Jonathan Rauch, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. He’s the author of eight books including his most recent, The Constitution of Knowledge: A Defense of Truth.

As mentioned in today’s episode: On September 21st, we will be hosting a riveting discussion on disinformation, conformist culture, and the loss of trust in our epistemic institutions with Jonathan Rauch and Jonathan Haidt. You can learn more about the event here.

For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org.

This episode was hosted by Zach Rausch.

The artwork was inspired by Rauch’s piece and was created by Lexi Polokoff. You can follow her on Instagram @lexipolokoffart

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Episode 20: Mill Still Matters Today: Free Speech in the 21st Century, Richard Reeves

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Thu, 2 Sep 2021 10:00:00 +0000

With rising concerns around COVID-19 misinformation, election fraud claims, hate speech online and on-campus, many argue that traditional arguments for free speech are no longer sustainable.

Today’s blog, Mill Still Matters Today, is a defense of the values of John Stuart Mill — the most influential English language philosopher of the 19th century. His robust defense of personal liberty and free speech is a subject of fruitful debate today. The blog was written by Richard Reeves, a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and one of the world’s foremost scholars on John Stuart Mill. The episode includes an exclusive interview with Richard.

As mentioned in today’s episode: On October 13th, we will be hosting a riveting panel event, “Hyperconnected: Knowledge Production in the Age of Social Media.” Join us!

To engage deeper with these ideas, check out our related posts:

Why Free Speech? by Jonathan Zimmerman
Why Mill Matters More Than Ever: A Student Perspective by Noah Rosenfield
Heterodox Academicians, Make Madison Your Model by Jonathan Rauch

This episode was hosted by Zach Rausch. The artwork was inspired by Reeves’ piece and was created by Lexi Polokoff. You can follow her on Instagram @lexipolokoffart

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Episode 19: Why K-12 Needs Viewpoint Diversity Now, Will Reusch

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Thu, 19 Aug 2021 11:16:00 +0000

Many K-12 schools across the United States are facing criticism for demonstrating a bias toward left-leaning sociopolitics, while others feel schools are not doing enough. Today’s episode makes the case for viewpoint diversity in K-12 education and the importance of teaching the skills of respectful discourse, regardless of one’s ideological stance.

Today’s blog, Why K-12 Needs Viewpoint Diversity Now was written by Will Reusch. Will is a high school history teacher and the co-moderator of the Heterodox K-12 community. You can learn more about our 20+ HxCommunities here. The piece is narrated by Richard Davies.

To engage deeper with these ideas, check out our related posts:

Critical Theory or Common Humanity? The Case for a Liberal Approach to Social Studies Education by Sam Merrick & Samantha Hedges
Why Universities Must Choose One Telos: Truth or Social Justice by Jonathan Haidt
Why K-12 Needs Viewpoint Diversity Now by Will Reusch

For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org.

This episode was hosted by Zach Rausch. The artwork was inspired by Reusch’s piece and was created by Lexi Polokoff. You can follow her on Instagram @lexipolokoffart

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Episode 18: Constructing Campus Craziness, Donald Moynihan

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Thu, 5 Aug 2021 09:38:00 +0000

Threats to open inquiry and viewpoint diversity do not know ideological bounds. Today’s episode addresses the times when viewpoint diversity gets hijacked for political gain.

Today’s blog, Constructing Campus Craziness, was written by professor Donald Moynihan in February of 2019, in response to a close friend (and co-author) being targeted and falsely accused for being, well, you know the script: a conservaitve-loathing, ideologically motivated, radical left-wing professor. Listen in for the full story of Professor Ken Mayer and an exclusive interview with Donald Moynihan. The piece was narrated by Jonathan Todd Ross.

Are Colleges and Universities Too Liberal? What the Research Says About the Political Composition of Campuses and Campus Climate by Amna Khalid and Sam Abrams
Political Firings of Left-Leaning Faculty: Academic Freedom is Not a Partisan Issue by Ian Storey
Condemning the Harassment Shouldn't Mean Dismissing the Concerns by Ilana Redstone

For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org.

This episode was hosted by Zach Rausch. The artwork was inspired by Moynihan's piece and was created by Lexi Polokoff. You can follow her on Instagram @lexipolokoffart

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Episode 17: Critical Theory vs. Common Humanity? The Case for a Liberal Approach to Social Studies Education, Samantha Hedges & Sam Merrick

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Thu, 22 Jul 2021 15:24:00 +0000

“Critical Race Theory” is all the rage these days. Between February and June of 2021, Fox News used the term nearly 1300 times. In the past two months, more than 20 bills have been proposed intending to ban Critical Race Theory from K-12 classrooms, while countless op-ed’s have been published taking positions on all sides of the issue. And yet, it still is a term with a slippery definition that very few people, regardless of position, agree upon.

Today’s blog, Critical Theory or Common Humanity? The Case for a Liberal Approach to Social Studies Education co-authored by Sam Merrick, a social studies teacher, and Samantha Hedges, a scholar of the politics of education, discusses the role and meaning of Critical Theory in the K-12 classroom, as well as its relationship to viewpoint diversity.

The episode includes an exclusive interview with co-author, Samantha Hedges.

To engage deeper with these ideas, check out our related posts:

A Rhetoric of Common Values by Erec Smith
Why Universities Must Choose One Telos: Truth or Social Justice by Jonathan Haidt
Why K-12 Needs Viewpoint Diversity Now by Will Reusch

For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org.

This episode was hosted by Zach Rausch. The artwork was inspired by the piece and was created by Lexi Polokoff. You can follow her on Instagram @lexipolokoffart

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Episode 16: Religion: A Viewpoint Diversity Blindspot, Seth Kaplan

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Thu, 15 Jul 2021 09:06:00 +0000

Today, we explore a subject that has been under-examined at Heterodox Academy: Religious viewpoint diversity. The piece, Religion: A Viewpoint Diversity Blind Spot?, was written by Dr. Seth Kaplan. He teaches at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University.

Today’s episode is part of a new effort this summer to explore the nuances of religious viewpoint diversity within higher education. On July 26th, we’re going to be hosting a live event on the tensions between religious faith and truth-seeking in both secular and religious colleges and universities. Learn more.

To engage deeper with these ideas, check out our related posts:

Inviting Religion Into the Classroom by Jill DeTemple
To Heal Our Religious Divisions, We Must Embrace the Unaffiliated Souls of Young Americans by Kevin Singer

For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org.

This episode was hosted by Zach Rausch. The artwork was inspired by Kaplan’s piece and was created by Lexi Polokoff. You can follow her on Instagram @lexipolokoffart

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Episode 15: True Diversity Requires Generosity of Spirit, Jonathan Haidt

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Thu, 1 Jul 2021 09:39:00 +0000

Six years ago, in the fall of 2015, a wave of campus protests spread across the United States. From Yale to Claremont McKenna College to UC Berkeley, students demanded changes related to social justice and gave long lists of demands to their university presidents, often including demands that specific faculty members be fired for perceived verbal offenses.

Today’s blog, “True Diversity Requires Generosity of Spirit” written by Jonathan Haidt in November 2015 is a call for patience, generosity, and a dash of humility, especially towards those we think to be doing us wrong. This piece has withstood the test of time, offering ancient wisdom to help deal with modern problems. Haidt is a Professor of Ethical Leadership at New York University’s Stern School of Business. He is also Heterodox Academy’s co-founder and Board Chair.

To engage deeper with these ideas, check out our related posts:

A Rhetoric of Common Values by Erec Smith
Why Universities Must Choose One Telos: Truth or Social Justice by Jonathan Haidt
HxA Resources for Understanding Different Kinds of Diversity by Jonathan Haidt

Stay up to date with Jon on Twitter @JonHaidt. For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org.

This episode was hosted by Zach Rausch. The artwork was inspired by Irshad’s piece and was created by Lexi Polokoff. You can follow her on Instagram @lexipolokoffart

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Episode 14:White Fragility Is Not The Answer. Honest Diversity Is, Irshad Manji

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Thu, 17 Jun 2021 09:00:00 +0000

Today’s episode, “White Fragility is not The Answer: Honest Diversity Is” by Irshad Manji is a personal reflection on diversity and a call for a new way to think about what it means to be a human being. Irshad is a member of the Heterodox Academy advisory council, the founder of the Moral Courage Project, and a New York Times best-selling author. Her most recent book is called: Don’t Label Me: An Incredible Conversation For Divided Times.

To engage deeper with these ideas, check out our related posts:

Towards An Ascetic Antiracism by Musa al-Gharbi
‘Diversity Training’ Doesn’t Work. This Might. by Musa al-Gharbi
HxA Resources for Understanding Different Kinds of Diversity by Jonathan Haidt

Stay up to date with Irshad on Twitter @IrshadManji. For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org.

This episode was hosted by Zach Rausch. The artwork was inspired by Irshad’s piece and was created by Lexi Polokoff. You can follow her on Instagram @lexipolokoffart

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Episode 13: ‘Diversity Training’ Doesn’t Work. This Might, Musa al-Gharbi

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Wed, 2 Jun 2021 13:30:00 +0000

Diversity-related training is one of the most contentious issues in higher education today. They have become embedded in the culture wars and spark intense moral disagreements. Musa al-Gharbi, a Fellow in Sociology at Columbia University, has done a deep dive into the research on the efficacy of these trainings. In today’s episode, we speak with Musa and listen to his blog, “‘Diversity Training’ Doesn’t Work. This Might.”

To engage deeper with Musa’s ideas, check out his three-part series on diversity-related training.

“Diversity-Related Training: What is it Good For?”
“You’ve Been Mandated to Do Ineffective Training. Now What?”
“‘Diversity Training’ Doesn’t Work: This Might.’”

For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org.

Stay up to date with Musa on Twitter @musa_alGharbi. For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org.

This episode was hosted by Zach Rausch. The artwork was inspired by Musa’s piece and was created by Lexi Polokoff. You can follow her on Instagram @lexipolokoffart

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Episode 12: Could Feminism (Again) Provide an Argument for More Conservatives?, Alice Dreger

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Thu, 20 May 2021 09:20:00 +0000

Could the French postmodern philosopher, Michel Foucault or American Gender theorist, Judith Butler provide us with arguments for the value of viewpoint diversity? For increasing the number of conservative faculty members on college campuses? Alice Dreger thinks so.

Today’s blog, written by Alice, a Heterodox Academy Advisory Council Member and the author of four books, most notably, Galileo’s Middle Finger, is an exquisite reflection on one academic feminist’s journey into and through the “science wars” - a divide between those who thought science could obtain objective truth and those who thought truth was a social-construction - and the lessons that she learned in the process. Her piece is called, “Could Feminism (Again) Provide an Argument for More Conservatives?”

To engage deeper with Dreger’s ideas, check out our related posts “Difference and Repetition in the Viewpoint Diversity Space” by Musa al-Gharbi, “Towards an Ethics of Activism” by Frances Lee, and “Callosal Failure: One Hundred Years of Viewpoint Diversity Activism” by Musa al-Gharbi.

For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org.

Stay up to date with Dreger on Twitter @AliceDreger. For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org.

This episode was hosted by Zach Rausch. The artwork was inspired by Musa’s piece and was created by Lexi Polokoff. You can follow her on Instagram @lexipolokoffart

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Episode 11: Three Strategies for Navigating Moral Disagreements, Musa al-Gharbi

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Thu, 13 May 2021 09:02:00 +0000

Do you have a friend, family member, or neighbor whose views you just cannot stand? They seem to have jumped off the deep end, living in a land of conspiracies and false truths? And you know, at the core of your heart, that they are just wrong? If so, this episode is for you.

Today’s blog, written by Musa al-Gharbi, the Paul F. Lazarsfeld Fellow in Sociology at Columbia University, is about persuasion, but also about humility, and owning up to the fact that most of the time, we know less than we are willing to acknowledge. The piece is called, “Three Strategies for Navigating Moral Disagreements” and is narrated by Jonathan Todd Ross.

For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org.

Stay up to date with Musa on Twitter @musa_alGharbi. For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacaemy.org.

This episode was hosted by Zach Rausch. The artwork was inspired by Musa’s piece and was created by Lexi Polokoff. You can follow her on Instagram @lexipolokoffart

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Episode 10: Politics, Evolution, and Gender: A Heterodox Firestorm and Lessons Learned, Glenn Geher

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 09:07:00 +0000

In this episode of Heterodox Out Loud, Glenn Geher, Professor of Psychology and Founding Director of the Evolutionary Studies Program at the State University of New York, New Paltz tells us the story of when he invited Dr. Lionel Tiger, the Charles Darwin Professor of Anthropology at Rutgers University, to campus to speak on the value of the evolutionary perspective on the modern world, and how it became a day he would never forget. His piece is called, “Politics, Evolution, and Gender: A Heterodox Firestorm and Lessons Learned”

To engage deeper with Geher’s ideas, check out our related posts “Why Universities Must Choose One: Truth or Social Justice” by Jonathan Haidt, “On Truth and Ideology in Academia” by Christian Alejandro Gonzalez, and “Science Fictions: How Fraud, Bias, Negligence and Hype Undermine the Search For Truth” by Musa Al-Gharbi.

For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org.

This episode was hosted by Zach Rausch. The artwork was inspired by Geher’s piece and was created by Lexi Polokoff. You can follow her on Instagram @lexipolokoffart.

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Episode 9: A Rhetoric of Common Values, Erec Smith

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 09:21:00 +0000

Political polarization has become a defining feature of modern American life. Research surrounding the 2020 election from Pew Research Center demonstrated that - a month before the election, roughly eight-in-ten registered voters in both [left and right] camps said their differences with the other side were about core American values, and roughly nine-in-ten worried that a victory by their opponents would lead to ‘lasting harm’ to the United States.

In this episode of Heterodox Out Loud, we meet Erec Smith, Associate Professor of Rhetoric at York College of Pennsylvania, who is trying to heal America’s deep divisions through, well of course, Rhetoric and the understanding of Discourse. His piece is called, “A Rhetoric of Common Values.”

To engage deeper with Smith’s ideas, check out our related posts “Don’t Dismiss Debate” by Meg Mott, “Reducing Political Polarization Through Campus Dialogues ,” by Matt Burgess and Jeremiah Osborne-Gowey, and “Both Sides Now: From Debate to Dialogue” by Deb Mashek and Judith Shapiro.

For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org.

This episode was hosted by Zach Rausch. The artwork was inspired by Smith’s piece and was created by Lexi Polokoff. You can follow her on Instagram @lexipolokoffart.

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Episode 8: "Splitting" and Identity Politics, Andrew Hartz

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 09:22:00 +0000

In this episode of Heterodox Out Loud, we meet Amanda, a 20-year-old White female college student, who told her therapist, Andrew Hartz, that she “identified” as Black.

Today’s piece, “Splitting and Identity Politics,” was written by Andrew Hartz, a Postdoc Fellow at Rose Hill Psychological Institute. Hartz explores the pitfalls of a psychological phenomena known as “Splitting,” a form of black and white thinking, especially on sensitive issues related to race, class, and gender, and the role that universities can play in promoting more nuanced thought and dialogue among their student bodies.

For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org.

This episode was hosted by Zach Rausch. The artwork was inspired by Hartz’s piece and was created by Lexi Polokoff. You can follow her on Instagram @lexipolokoffart.

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Episode 7: Why Ibram Kendi’s Antiracism is So Flawed, Jeffrey Aaron Snyder

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Thu, 8 Apr 2021 10:00:00 +0000

On today's episode of Heterodox Out Loud, we discuss how the death of George Floyd in May of 2020 led to calls for racial justice that have spread rapidly throughout the United States and beyond. As they search for solutions to the deeply complex issues around race in America, many schools, organizations, and corporations have embraced the ideas of best selling author, Ibram X. Kendi, whose best known for his book, "How to Be an Antiracist." In the spirit of exploring diverse viewpoints, we bring you a blog by Jeffrey Aaron Snyder, Associate Professor of Educational Studies at Carleton College. The piece is called “Why Ibram Kendi’s Antiracism is So Flawed.”

To engage deeper with Snyder’s ideas, check out our related posts “To be Sensible About Race is ‘Not Blaming the Victim’” by John McWhorter, “On the Authority of Experience in Black Thought by Randall Kennedy,” and “The Importance of Intrapersonal Empowerment in American Race Race Relations” by Erec Smith.

Stay up to date with Jeff on Twitter @JeffreyASnyder. For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org.

This episode was hosted by Zach Rausch. The artwork was inspired by Snyder’s piece and was created by Lexi Polokoff. You can follow her on Instagram @lexipolokoffart.

Heterodox Out Loud is an ongoing series of selected pieces from heterodox: the blog in audio form with exclusive interviews.

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Episode 6: On the Authority of Experience in Black Thought, Randall Kennedy

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 09:00:00 +0000

For the past few months at Heterodox Academy, we’ve been focusing on the contributions of Black scholars, the diversity of perspectives among them, and the tensions around representation in institutions of higher learning. In this episode, we bring to you Randall Kennedy, Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, and his blog piece “On the Authority of Experience in Black thought.”

To engage deeper with Kennedy’s ideas, check out our related posts “To be Sensible About Race is ‘Not Blaming the Victim’” by John McWhorter, “Arguments for and Against Capitalism in the Black Intellectual Tradition” by Fabio Rojas, and “The Importance of Intrapersonal Empowerment in American Race Race Relations” by Erec Smith.

For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org.

This episode was hosted by Zach Rausch. The artwork was inspired by Randall’s piece and was created by Lexi Polokoff. You can follow her on Instagram @lexipolokoffart.

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Episode 5: Why We Should Care About Ideological Diversity in The Academy, Musa al-Gharbi

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +0000

In this episode of Heterodox Out Loud, Sociologist Musa Al-Gharbi makes the case as to why ideological diversity in social research and pedagogy is an important cause to fight for - even for those who may be skeptical of its benefits. Musa’s piece is titled, “Why We Should Care About Ideological Diversity in The Academy.”

To engage deeper with Musa’s ideas, check out our related posts “What Are The Limits of Viewpoint Diversity” by Nick Phillips, “Religion: A Viewpoint Diversity Blind Spot?” by Seth Kaplan, and “Viewpoint Diversity Does Not Extend to Extremist Hate” by Ilana Redstone.

Stay up to date with Musa on Twitter @musa_alGharbi. For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org.

This episode's artwork was inspired by Musa’s piece and was created by Lexi Polokoff. You can follow her on Instagram @lexipolokoffart

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Episode 4: What are the Limits of Viewpoint Diversity? Nick Phillips

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Thu, 4 Mar 2021 05:01:00 +0000

When it comes to the production of knowledge the value of viewpoint diversity cannot be overstated. For simple problems, or well established technicalities, we may not need multiple viewpoints, but wicked problems can only be addressed by engaging with diverse points of view. Yet, not all points of view are equal, and certainly not all of them belong in the academy. In this episode of Heterodox Out Loud, lawyer and former HxA researcher, Nick Phillips, grapples with a central dilemma at the heart of Heterodox Academy: What are the limits of viewpoint diversity?

The original blog, "What are the Limits of Viewpoint Diversity," was first published on March 5, 2018 and can be read here.

To engage more with questions around the value and boundaries of viewpoint diversity, check out our related posts “Why We Should Care About Ideological Diversity in The Academy” by Musa Al-Gharbi, “Religion: A Viewpoint Diversity Blind Spot?” by Seth Kaplan, and “Viewpoint Diversity Does Not Extend to Extremist Hate” by Ilana Redstone.

For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org.

This episode's artwork was created by Lexi Polokoff. You can follow her on Instagram @lexipolokoffart

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Episode 3: Monopolized By None: The Crisis of Academic Freedom Has No Party, Madeleine Kearns (part 1) & Ian Storey (part 2)

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 05:00:00 +0000

In Episode Three of Heterodox Out Loud, we bring you pieces by authors Madeleine Kearns and Ian Storey that illustrate how, in academia, ideological intolerance is actually not monopolized by any particular party. Aggressive intolerance towards diverse viewpoints has led to what Kearns calls a "campus culture" and Storey labels "a toxic ecosystem" of greater polarization, self-censorship among students and professors, and firings of individuals across the political spectrum.

Article One: “Political Firings of Left-Leaning Faculty - Academic Freedom is Not a Partisan Issue” written by Ian Story, an Associate Fellow at the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics & Humanities at Bard College.

Article Two: “The Problems of Campus Culture: Presumption and Self-Censorship” written by Madeleine Kearns, a staff writer at National Review.

For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org.

This episode's artwork was created by Lexi Polokoff. You can follow her on Instagram @lexipolokoffart

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Episode 2: The Truth is Not Enough, Oliver Traldi

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Thu, 4 Feb 2021 05:00:00 +0000

For this episode of Heterodox Out Loud, we have Oliver Traldi’s response to Jonathan Haidt’s contention that “no university can have Truth and Social Justice as dual teloses. Each university must pick one.” In “The Truth is Not Enough,” Traldi furthers the discussion by arguing that Truth by itself is not an adequate mission for the university.

To engage deeper with Haidt and Traldi’s ideas, check out our related posts “Truth and Social Justice: How Universities Can Embrace Both of These Values” by Patrick Casey and “On Truth and Ideology in Academia” by Christian Alejandro Gonzalez.

Oliver Traldi is a writing fellow at Heterodox Academy and a graduate student of philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. Stay up to date with Oliver’s writing on Medium. For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org.

This episode's artwork was created by Lexi Polokoff. You can follow her on Instagram @lexipolokoffart

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud

Episode 1: Why Universities Must Choose One Telos: Truth or Social Justice, Jonathan Haidt

communications@heterodoxacademy.org (Heterodox Academy) — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 15:37:00 +0000

In our first episode of Heterodox Out Loud, our host, Amna Khalid takes us on a journey back to the earliest days of the Heterodox Academy blog to listen to NYU Social Psychologist, Author, and HxA co-founder Jonathan Haidt read his seminal blog post, “Why Universities Must Choose One Telos: Truth or Social Justice,” a summary of his talks at Wellesley, SUNY New Paltz, and Duke University in 2016.

Haidt’s seminal piece has inspired numerous responses including “The Truth is Not Enough” by Oliver Traldi, “Truth and Social Justice: How Universities Can Embrace Both of These Values” by Patrick Casey, and “On Truth and Ideology in Academia” by Christian Alejandro Gonzalez.

You can follow Jonathan Haidt on Twitter @JonHaidt. For comments and questions email communications@heterodoxacademy.org.

This episode's artwork was inspired by Haidt's essay and was created by Lexi Polokoff. You can follow her on Instagram @lexipolokoffart

Heterodox Out Loud is an ongoing series of selected pieces from heterodox: the blog in audio form with exclusive interviews.

Follow Heterodox Academy on:

Twitter: https://bit.ly/3Fax5Dy

Facebook: https://bit.ly/3PMYxfw

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/48IYeuJ

Instagram: https://bit.ly/46HKfUg

Substack: https://bit.ly/48IhjNF

🔗 Find out more about Heterodox Academy at: https://linktr.ee/heterodoxoutloud