The Mill Institute

We turn down the heat on controversial topics so educators and students can untangle complex issues together.

[The Mill Institute @millatuatx]

We are now accepting applications for our 2025-2026 Fellowships for teachers and school leaders. Gain the strategies and support needed to create school environments where curiosity thrives, tough questions are welcomed, and meaningful dialogue flourishes.https://t.co/s7AKr04YBK

[ilvalues @ilvalues]

In our latest pod @EllieAvishai of the @millatuatx tells us what is the most important purpose of school - the development of democratic citizens.

https://t.co/RmUjxpyWMu

[Ian Rowe @IanVRowe]

The inability of students to discuss divergent ideas doesn’t originate in college. It starts in high school

At Vertex Partnership Academies, our Bronx International Baccalaureate high school, we work w/ ⁦@millatuatx⁩ to cultivate viewpoint diversity https://t.co/MlvRx011zo

[The Mill Institute @millatuatx]

@JonHaidt @jon_rauch @IanVRowe @JohnHMcWhorter @FreeBlckThought @fairforall_org @TheFIREorg @braverangels @GlennLoury @jonkay @meghan_daum @LisaSelinDavis @StrangelEdweird

[The Mill Institute @millatuatx]

Join hundreds of high school educators establishing classroom norms and ground rules to support open inquiry with the Mill Institute’s Viewpoint Diversity Challenge - a 60 minute ready-to-go lesson. Access this free resource at https://t.co/HOIDbkzL9D

[Ellie Avishai @EllieAvishai]

Teachers: planning to watch the @munkdebate about whether anti-Zionism is the same as antisemitism? Consider this lesson plan from @millatuatx as a way in to discussion with your students: https://t.co/IFguCinAIh

[The Mill Institute @millatuatx]

Teachers: You are not alone in wanting to talk about contentious things openly. We all do. Check out the Mill Institute's latest newsletter here: https://t.co/DFvUS3mIk7

[The Mill Institute @millatuatx]

@fairforall_org @AFAF_freespeech @TheFIREorg @HdxAcademy @fair_harvdalums @AFA_Alliance @EmoryFreeSpeech This is great! Thank you for the shout-out @fairforall_org! Could you make sure our website link works? https://t.co/ZHCY9ZSVfX

[The Mill Institute @millatuatx]

"I think nuance is where the beauty lies." Past Mill Institute Teaching Fellow Amber Compton. Fellowship Applications are now open @millatuatx https://t.co/AhTCanbTmg https://t.co/EqeUmDqtro

[Drew Perkins @dperkinsed]

Great piece by @EllieAvishai of @millatuatx,
including a link to apply for their 2024-25 Teacher Fellowship!

Four ‘Circuit Breakers’ That Disrupt Student Inquiry https://t.co/M0Ix3fkd6X via @ThoughtStretchr

[The Mill Institute @millatuatx]

Applications for the Mill Institute’s Third High School Teacher Fellowship Close June 15th! Learn more here: https://t.co/7tvlGdKY6Z

[The Mill Institute @millatuatx]

Loved working with @AlphaSchoolATX!

[University of Austin (UATX) @uaustinorg]

Students said conversations on the Middle East conflict were impossible.

But @millatuatx found a way.

https://t.co/IHmnpt6l2K

[The Mill Institute @millatuatx]

@PeytonMackenze it's students like you that make our work worthwhile!

[Peyton Price @PeytonMPrice]

I just participated in a session with @millatuatx where my fellow high school classmates and I discussed the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

In Gen Z discourse on this conflict today, there is absolutely no room to ask questions and seek understanding of differing viewpoints. Instead, there are unprecedented levels of hatred, cancel-culture, and polarization.

But in the exercise and discussions I had today, regardless of our personal biases, we all sought to understand and consider the nuances of this conflict and the experiences of both sides.

If we can't teach and allow young people to have civil, open discussions about contentious topics, our society is not truly free and won't survive.

[University of Austin (UATX) @uaustinorg]

We agree! Thanks for joining us for the @millatuatx Viewpoint Diversity Challenge, @AustinScholar!

[The Mill Institute @millatuatx]

Yesterday we discussed Israel/Palestine with the amazing students @AlphaSchoolATX by exploring the meaning of the year 1948. Their insights were open hearted, curious and challenging. What more can educators ask for?

[University of Austin (UATX) @uaustinorg]

At UATX, hard conversations are possible. Check out scenes from today's Viewpoint Diversity Challenge on the conflict in the Middle East, hosted by the @millatuatx with @AlphaSchoolATX at our Scarbrough campus.
Learn more about the Mill Institute👉 https://t.co/RGpWrSgINS

[University of Austin (UATX) @uaustinorg]

At UATX, hard conversations are possible. Check out scenes from today's Viewpoint Diversity Challenge on the conflict in the Middle East, hosted by the @millatuatx with @AlphaSchoolATX at our Scarbrough campus.
Learn more about the Mill Institute👉 https://t.co/RGpWrSgINS

[The Mill Institute @millatuatx]

Loved meeting you, Tim! What a joy to meet thoughtful, like-minded people who care so much about high-rung thinking.

[Tim Urban @waitbutwhy]

Spent time at UATX yesterday, whose inaugural school year starts in September. A politically diverse group uniformly committed to keeping the new university focused on truth, not politics.

[The Mill Institute @millatuatx]

Shouldn't education feel less like an echo chamber and more like an "idea lab"? Come join us @SXSWEDU next week as we join forces with the @uaustinorg to present the incomparable @waitbutwhy writer Tim Urban! https://t.co/KgI63HGEvK

[The Mill Institute @millatuatx]

Let’s break out of our echo chambers and genuinely challenge our thinking. Democracy depends on it. Come find us @SXSWEDU!

[University of Austin (UATX) @uaustinorg]

We are excited to announce our sponsorship with @millatuatx of renowned thinker, blogger, author and illustrator Tim Urban @waitbutwhy's March 5 speaking engagement @SXSWEDU! https://t.co/VmrtM2ENr7 #SXSWEDU

[University of Austin (UATX) @uaustinorg]

We are excited to announce our sponsorship with @millatuatx of renowned thinker, blogger, author and illustrator Tim Urban @waitbutwhy's March 5 speaking engagement @SXSWEDU! https://t.co/VmrtM2ENr7 #SXSWEDU