# open inquiry (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover open inquiry. Page: Feed: --- ## [The Weekly: Scandals erupt in the faculty lounge ahead of the academic year.](https://www.freetheinquiry.com/p/the-weekly-scandals-erupt-in-the) _2026-08-21 · Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D. · Free the Inquiry_ Faculty are wrongly being fired for wrongthink, setting off academic freedom alarm bells. ## [Faculty Value Viewpoint Diversity, But How Can We Make It the Norm on Campus?](https://www.freetheinquiry.com/p/faculty-value-viewpoint-diversity) _2026-08-20 · Justin McBrayer · Free the Inquiry_ A virtual panel discussion. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/212017880/c308f417a54347a3997d66c6781ea78d.mp3) ## [How Universities Can Rebuild Open Inquiry](https://www.freetheinquiry.com/p/how-universities-can-rebuild-open) _2026-08-13 · John Tomasi · Free the Inquiry_ Heterodox Out Loud Season 3 Highlights [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210654911/2851590eaecc92629284ebccdfbd8786.mp3) ## [Universities Need Reform. It Shouldn’t Matter Who’s Telling Them.](https://www.freetheinquiry.com/p/universities-need-reform-it-shouldnt) _2026-08-12 · Joseph (Jake) Klein · Free the Inquiry_ Linda McMahon’s letter isn’t perfect, but its requests are overwhelmingly reasonable. ## [On institutional neutrality, we should ask not just whether, but who and why?](https://www.freetheinquiry.com/p/on-institutional-neutrality-we-should) _2026-08-11 · Shiri Spitz Siddiqi · Free the Inquiry_ The discussion around institutional neutrality would benefit from attention to more of the nitty gritty details. ## [The Weekly: The Education Department Tries a New Approach to Reform; Legacy Admissions Are on the Chopping Block, Again.](https://www.freetheinquiry.com/p/the-weekly-the-education-department) _2026-08-08 · Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D. · Free the Inquiry_ Plus, the AAUP’s recent decision to back political candidates continues to draw criticism. ## [The AAUP Traded Its Credibility for a Ballot Line](https://www.freetheinquiry.com/p/the-aaup-traded-its-credibility-for) _2026-08-06 · Free the Inquiry_ By backing a Democratic Senate candidate in Michigan, AAUP swapped its historic standing as a non-partisan defender of academic freedom for a louder but more narrow political role. ## [What Pro Wrestling Can Teach Academia About Honesty](https://www.freetheinquiry.com/p/what-pro-wrestling-can-teach-academia) _2026-08-06 · Kyle Siler · Free the Inquiry_ What the campy world of professional wrestling can teach academics about truth, performance, and the courage to break character ## [Heterodox Research Roundup, July 2026](https://www.freetheinquiry.com/p/heterodox-research-roundup-july-2026) _2026-08-05 · Dylan Selterman · Free the Inquiry_ Faculty support diverse viewpoints in their disciplines; regional public universities get overdue attention; law faculty feel the need to self-censor; and more... ## [The Vanderbilt-WashU Report Doesn’t Threaten Academic Freedom. It Defends it.](https://www.freetheinquiry.com/p/yes-university-leaders-can-intervene) _2026-08-03 · John Tomasi · Free the Inquiry_ Who should intervene when scholarship turns political? The AAUP had answers. ## [Sync bookmarks across every browser (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/5Ym2t141s03z) _2026-08-03 · **Sponsored**_ Two-way sync across Chrome, Firefox and Safari; built-in ad and tracker blocker. ## [The Weekly: The AAUP officially turns political; Vanderbilt declares the purpose of the university.](https://www.freetheinquiry.com/p/the-weekly-the-aaup-officially-turns) _2026-08-01 · Nicole Barbaro Simovski, Ph.D. · Free the Inquiry_ Plus, tensions arise in Florida over the president pick for the University of Florida. ## [Liberal faculty are surprisingly bullish on political diversity](https://www.freetheinquiry.com/p/liberal-faculty-are-surprisingly) _2026-07-30 · Erin B. Shaw · Free the Inquiry_ And more findings from HxA’s national survey on how faculty value dimensions of diversity