Heterodox
Communities
Heterodox Communities (HxCommunities) are groups of educators, staff, administrators, and students interested in advancing our core principles within their shared discipline, across their region, or within their academic area.
HxCommunities facilitate connection among HxA members who advance our principles and values within a shared discipline or academic setting. Each HxCommunity is led by member moderators who coordinate activities for the Community.
Members of each HxCommunity have access to a private discussion forum within the HxA Portal — our exclusive online communication platform for members and Communities. HxCommunities use the HxA Portal to constructively discuss research and ideas, provide peer support to one another, share resources, and plan activities and initiatives relevant to the HxA mission.
HxCommunity participants are encouraged to utilize their community space for:
- Employing the principles of open inquiry, viewpoint diversity, and constructive disagreement to discuss relevant research, ideas, and articles
- Sharing resources unique to their discipline, location, and institution
- Collaborating to develop shared goals and priorities that advance HxA’s mission within their context
- Providing support for one another
An HxCommunity in your discipline, region, or academic setting may already exist. Explore the current HxCommunities to see if one is a right fit for you.
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Didn’t find an HxCommunity that fits your discipline, region or other academic area? Suggest a new HxCommunity by completing the form. Note: we will not be launching any new HxCommunities until Fall 2025.
As an instructor, I'm concerned that I can no longer tell the truth to my students without fear of punishment.
This is no time for complacency and apathy, this is a time for vigorous and positive action. We need to light the danger up and illuminate the transformative power of a liberal education.
Join the thousands of faculty, staff, and students bringing open inquiry, viewpoint diversity, and constructive disagreement to higher education.
Becoming a member unlocks opportunities to help you become a champion of open inquiry on your campus and includes access to the HxA Portal — a private online forum for HxA members and HxCommunities — invitations to members-only events, special professional development and funding opportunities, members-only discounts to the HxA Annual Conference, and more.