Stephen is currently a PhD student at the University of Toronto and has written and presented on educational issues in K-12, particularly with respect to how education has been captured by Critical Theory advocates, and how learning and teaching has gone by the wayside, with deleterious effects to our societies.
Engagement as an HxA Member:
Presented at HxA Virtual Event, Summit, or Conference
Featured in HxA Member Story
Guest on HxA Podcast
HxA Writers Group Member or Veteran
Active Moderator of an HxCommunity
Active HxA Campus Community Co-Chair
Author of essay in inquisitive magazine or HxA's blog
Former or Current Faculty Fellow at HxA's Segal Center for Academic Pluralism
Speaker's Title and Institutional/Organizational Affiliation:
Stephen Reich, LLB, MA, PhD student. University of Toronto
Event Type :
Lecture/Presentation
Fireside Chat
Book Talk
Film Screening + Talk
Constitution Day Event
Classroom Visit
Workshop
Podcast
Debate or Forum
Speaking Topics - List up to 5 specific topics or titles, each separated by a semicolon:
Educational policy, DEI, DEI in universities, DEI in K-12, The paradigms guiding educational policy, how heterodoxy can save our children from indoctrination.
Blackout Dates (Dates speaker is unavailable, Days/Month/Year):
September, 2026
Distance Willing to Travel:
Any/No Limits to Travel Radius
Scholarly Area:
Education
Modality of Event :
In Person and/or Virtual
Speaking Fee (Not including travel/lodging expenses):
Under $1,000 USD
Recent Appearance (1 of 5) -title, host institution, year:
Heterodox Academy Canada National Conference: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Reform, Reframe or Retire. Civil conversations across the divide with Stephen Reich and Lilach Marom. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdUSg2DjOv0, Vancouver, B.C. (November, 2025).
Recent Appearance (2 of 5) -title, host institution, year:
Upcoming: University of Cambridge: "If Education is About Knowledge Acquisition and Application, Why is it so Resistant to Insights from Cognitive Science?" Eighth Cambridge Symposium on Knowledge in Education, University of Cambridge, UK (July, 2026).
Recent Appearance (3 of 5) -title, host institution, year:
Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism: An Evening with Stephen Reich - The Ideological Capture of Education. Presentation for members and general public. https://www.fairforall.org/ (August, 2025).
Recent Appearance (4 of 5) -title, host institution, year:
Viewpoint Podcast: Why Are Educators Ignoring the Science of Learning? https://viewpointspodcast.ca/episodes/why-are-educators-ignoring-the-science-of-learning-stephen-reich/ (May, 2025).
Recent Appearance (5 of 5) -title, host institution, year:
Bureaucratic Intransigence: The Pretence of Ontario’s Ministry of Education to Promote the Science of Reading Over Critical Theory. Rosa Bruno Jofré Symposium in Education (Queen’s University) (June, 2025).
Link to Speaker's Professional Website (to include sample writings and more extensive bio):
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-reich-a4041135a/