Who we are
Diverse Perspectives Consulting, LLC is led by Ilana Redstone. She is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has a joint Ph.D. in Sociology and Demography from the University of Pennsylvania.
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At Diverse Perspectives Consulting, LLC, we believe that we can improve the social and workplace climate through open communication and mutual understanding. We provide a framework and lay the foundation for that to happen.
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Ilana is the co-author of Unassailable Ideas: How Unwritten Rules and Social Media Shape Discourse in American Higher Education, on the specifics of how related communication challenges constrain the academic endeavor. She is excited to bring these ideas and skills to the world outside of academia.
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Ilana has published in a number of outlets on these topics. Her academic CV is linked here.
Writing
Forbes.com Contributing Writer Page
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For Some Adjunct Professors, It's Speak Your Mind versus Keep Your Job
Quillette, co-authored with John Villasenor
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The Politics of Critical Thinking
Discourse
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Guest posts on "Unassailable Ideas"
The Volokh Conspiracy, co-authored with John Villasenor
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What Role Does Racism Play in George Floyd's America?
National Review
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Political Differences and a Pandemic: Why the Right Doesn't Trust the Left's Coronavirus Alarm
Heterodox Academy blog
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The Silent Crisis in the Classroom
Paper presented at 2019 FIRE Conference
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The Conversation about Workplace Diversity We Should Be Having
Foundation for Economics in Education
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On South Dakota's HB 1087 and Legislating Viewpoint Diversity
Heterodox Academy blog
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What the "Free Speech" Debate Is Still Missing
Heterodox Academy blog
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Viewpoint Diversity Does Not Extend to Extremist Hate
Heterodox Academy blog
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We're Failing Our Students, and It Hurts Us All
National Review
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All or Nothing: Why Our Discussions Over Inequality Go Nowhere
Areo, co-authored with John Iceland
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The Dangers of Defining Deviancy Up
Quillette
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How Ritualized Apologies Are Undermining Freedom of Expression
Quillette, co-authored with John Villasenor
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3 Ways that Colleges Suppress a Diversity of Viewpoints
Chronicle of Higher Education, co-authored with John Villasenor
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Kimmel and Conflict Theory: Sociology Turns Its Lens on One of Its Own
Quillette
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The Costs of Policing Ideas
The American Interest
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Four Years Later, Reframing the Salaita Controversy
Times Higher Education blog
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Prepare Students to Be Foxes, Not Hedgehogs
Heterodox Academy blog
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Polarization and the Delegitimization of Different Moral and Political Foundations
Conatus News
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Empiricism, Ideology, and the Left: Returning to the Roots of Reason
Conatus News