Grant support to keep talking

Advocating for civil discourse and viewpoint diversity on campus and in the community earned Western Michigan University’s We Talk initiative a $30,000 Flexible Funding Opportunity grant from the Heterodox Academy. Heterodox Academy is a nonpartisan collaborative of 5,000+ professors, educators, administrators, staff, and students committed to enhancing the quality of research and education by promoting open inquiry, viewpoint diversity and constructive disagreement in institutions of higher learning. Several Western faculty, students and staff are members of the academy. We Talk program development is aligned with Heterodox Academy's focus on improving the quality of research and education in universities by increasing open inquiry, viewpoint diversity, and constructive disagreement.