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May Recap and June Goals 2018

I feel like I did pretty good on my goals this month considering how many days I spent stuck on the couch. I do have several goals for this coming month, but as a few of them are super easy/quick I’m hoping that I’ll be able to get most of them done! […]

Writing Prompts: Character Development (Harrison)

It’s been ages since I did one of these but I’m having to partially re-work one of my side characters. The time period is late 1890’s, set in the East Coast where Society is still rigid (more lax than it would have been in Europe but stricter than out West). Photo by Angelina Litvin on Unsplash Harrison James […]

Health Update April/May 2018

Once again, I am so glad I do these updates! It helps so much in keeping track of where I’ve been – and where I am. While I have been frustrated lately on just how expensive all my treatment is – how come insurance just won’t cover lyme treatments?! – I have to admit that […]

April Book Review 2018

As promised, April’s book reviews! I got a little excited while at the library one day and came home with a STACK of books of all different genres. It’s been fun bouncing around such different styles of writing these past few months. I have decided though, that I’ve got to stay away from the library […]

March Book Review – 2018

I know, you’re probably thinking, “Laura, you mean April’s book reviews, don’t you?” No. No, I don’t. I read so many good books the past two months, I decided not to smoosh them into one long post. So later this week, a post will be up of what I read in April! With these two […]

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Faculty in Denial about Own Role in Decline of Humanities June 20, 2018

If you want to see one example of why a new populism has emerged in American universities in the last 10 years, take a look at a statement issued last week by the Association of University Professors and the Association of American Colleges and Universities. The incapacity of the experts and professionals who wrote the […]

Mark Bauerlein

Are North Carolina Universities Biased? Look at What Students Are Reading June 18, 2018

North Carolina just added a new layer of meaning to its motto, First in Flight. This time the state is the first in the nation to get campus free speech off the runway. The North Carolina Campus Free Speech Act lofts the idea that college students and invited speakers have a right to express […]

Peter Wood

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Heather Heying on Life After Evergreen: Half Hour of Heterodoxy #27 June 19, 2018

My guest today is Heather Heying. She and her husband Bret Weinstein formerly taught biology at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. After some highly publicized protests in the middle of 2017, both Heather and Bret left the college. Heather now describes herself as a professor in exile. You can find out more about her […]

Chris Martin

Couldn’t Attend the HxA Open Mind Conference? Watch It Now! June 16, 2018

According to the buzz in the hallways of TheTimesCenter and on Twitter (#HxA2018), the inaugural Heterodox Academy Open Mind Conference was a great success. For those who were unable to attend, panel descriptions and videos follow below. Transcripts have been generously compiled by friend of Heterodox Academy Stephen Messenger, available on his website, here. ..

Musa al-Gharbi

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