Of course it does. It's an ancient rhetorical trick. I could say, "famous world leaders like Joseph Stalin, Adolph Hitler, Pol Pot and Barack Obama." It's technically true, but it implies a second categorization which is false.
What is the second categorization implied by the quote from the author?
"I’ve invited a wide range of guest lecturers to address my classes, from Flat-Earthers to Christian apologists to global climate skeptics to Occupy Wall Street advocates. I’m proud of my work. I invited those speakers not because I agreed with their worldviews, but primarily because I didn’t."
It can work to create a positive or negative connection, but the connection is still implied