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When university leaders hear “viewpoint diversity,” many immediately think: hiring.
But University of Wyoming President Ed Seidel argues the real opportunity may be closer to home.
In this excerpt from Heterodox Out Loud, Seidel explains why expanding intellectual diversity doesn’t always require changing personnel—it requires changing practice. From syllabus design to faculty development, from student orientation to invited speakers, he outlines practical ways universities can strengthen open inquiry now.
Drawing on examples from cosmology, Einstein, and political debate, Seidel makes the case that orthodoxy is inevitable—but dissent must remain possible.
Because truth-seeking institutions don’t fear convergence.
They protect the space where it can be challenged.
When university leaders hear “viewpoint diversity,” many immediately think: hiring.
But University of Wyoming President Ed Seidel argues the real opportunity may be closer to home.
In this excerpt from Heterodox Out Loud, Seidel explains why expanding intellectual diversity doesn’t always require changing personnel—it requires changing practice. From syllabus design to faculty development, from student orientation to invited speakers, he outlines practical ways universities can strengthen open inquiry now.
Drawing on examples from cosmology, Einstein, and political debate, Seidel makes the case that orthodoxy is inevitable—but dissent must remain possible.
Because truth-seeking institutions don’t fear convergence.
They protect the space where it can be challenged.
