In a recent article, Hannah Liddle of University Affairs discusses how Canadian postsecondary instructors are engaging with uncomfortable debates on campus through the US group the Heterodox Academy. The Heterodox Academy formed in 2015 as a reaction to what it calls “the rise of close-minded orthodoxies within scholarly communities that stifle rigorous, truth-seeking investigation of complex questions and issues.” Liddle profiles several Canadian members, their reasons for joining, and the challenges they have faced in standing for their beliefs. She also discusses the changes in students’ willingness to engage with those who hold opposing beliefs and the rise of a feeling that different views constitute violence.
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