Free the Inquiry

Free The Inquiry, by Heterodox Academy, is devoted to the defense and advancement of open inquiry in higher education.

A social scientist interested in books, education, and science. Director of Communications at Heterodox Academy.

John K. Wilson is the author of eight books, including The Myth of Political Correctness: The Conservative Attack on Higher Education, Patriotic Correctness: Academic Freedom and Its Enemies, and his forthcoming book, The Attack on Academia.

Associate Professor of Law at the University of Oklahoma College of Law.

Bernard Schweizer is the director of Heresy Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing that specializes in outspoken fiction and unfettered ideas.

Erin B. Shaw is a Research Associate at HxA. Her background is in education research and survey methods.

Alex is Director of Research at Heterodox Academy. He's eager to learn more about how our universities can better discover new knowledge, pass on what is known, and ask questions no one has even thought of yet.

John Tomasi, the President of Heterodox Academy, is a political philosopher who earned his graduate degrees at Oxford University. A long-time professor at Brown, he has also held teaching and research positions at Princeton, Stanford, and Harvard.

Clinical social worker and psychotherapist residing in northern Colorado.

UCSB Professor

Abhishek Saha is a Professor of Mathematics at Queen Mary University of London. He is also a founder member of the London Universities’ Council for Academic Freedom, and an advisory board member of the Committee for Academic Freedom.

Scientist. Researcher. Social Psychologist. Writer. Podcaster. Heterodox.

Shiri Spitz Siddiqi is a Senior Researcher at Heterodox Academy. She is a social psychologist with expertise on political bias, affective polarization, and moral judgment.

Dr. Krystal Stark | Music educator, curriculum developer and researcher, and choral conductor. Advocate for cognitive equity, gifted education, and authentic expression in schools. Writer of real life in all its messy, meaningful glory.

My academic training is in ethics, and I'm interested in free expression, religious freedom, and democracy. For the most part, my work has been in higher ed, the social sector, consulting and advising, and various creative projects.

Justin McBrayer is an academic philosopher and the Director of University Partnerships at Heterodox Academy.