Institutionalize In‑group Dissent

Professional societies should create formal, protected mechanisms (regular panels, anonymized feedback, and procedural safeguards) to surface internal critique so members can raise governance and epistemic concerns without being personally penalized. Doing so reduces hidden self‑censorship, clarifies how widespread grievances are, and inoculates organizations against external politicization. — If learned societies adopt formal dissent rituals, they could blunt political weaponization of internal disputes and improve public trust in science and higher education governance.