My former PhD advisor, Mary Murphy, published a Substack this week that’s well worth your time: The Report of Stereotype Threat’s Demise Has Been Greatly Exaggerated.

Mary C. Murphy@marycmurphy.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Today Dominic Packer & @jayvanbavel.bsky.social republished @minzlicht.bsky.social's post about "The Downfall of Stereotype Threat" in their widely-read The Power Of Us newsletter. I felt a certain way about that & the evidence presented there & thought I'd respond:

Today Dominic Packer & @jayvanbavel.bsky.social republished @minzlicht.bsky.social's post about "The Downfall of Stereotype Threat" in their widely-read The Power Of Us newsletter. I felt a certain way about that & the evidence presented there & thought I'd respond:

The Report of Stereotype Threat's Demise Has Been Greatly Exaggerated

And why I'm feeling a certain way about it

marycmurphy.substack.com

What's the difference between a growth and a fixed mindset? What are the benefits of adopting a growth mindset for performance? A new episode of the #Choiceology podcast featuring psychology Professor @marycmurphy.bsky.social answers these questions and many more. www.schwab.com/learn/story/...

Most reporting is just not up to the task of registering both that 1) the White House is *attacking* universities *as institutions* 2) the White House is working *with* universities’ boards to achieve *common goals* for remaking and weakening those institutions

Michael Yarbrough (he/him)@mwyarbrough.bsky.social · last yr.

Boards of Trustees ***LIKE*** the Trump demands. They ***AGREE*** with them. They like the idea of putting the screws on activist, lefty, and Muslim students. They like the idea of a whiter student body and conservative curriculum. They want these things and think $200 million is a fair price.

The sad part is that I think they do know…and still…

Nick Kapur@nickkapur.bsky.social · last yr.

Most incredible about this is that IU-Bloomington has long been the no. 1 university in the world for teaching Asian languages and cultures, with many programs found nowhere else. They're slashing many of IU-B's most distinctive programs with zero thought or debate. They probably don't even know.

There really is something special about what Zohran and Brad are showing the rest of the world what it still means to be a New Yorker and an American. A Jew and a Muslim modeling a politics of mutual respect, rejecting cynicism. Human decency has been taking a beating but she's not out just yet!

Congress needs to block this. This so incredibly detrimental to the health, welfare, and prosperity of the nation.

Science Magazine@science.org · last yr.

Exclusive: National Science Foundation staff were told today that the agency’s 37 divisions—across all eight directorates—are being abolished and the number of programs within those divisions will be drastically reduced.

Academic friends, if your NSF grants have been terminated by the administration, FABBS is hosting a webinar Friday about appealing the decisions. It's important that as many people appeal as possible to show we're not accepting this targeting of science. Link to the webinar registration is below.

We were at breakfast yesterday, seated outside, and we kept hearing this. It was very…odd.

Kathleen Bachynski@bachynski.bsky.social · last yr.

“In one video… a voice claiming to be Zuckerberg says that “it’s normal to feel uncomfortable or even violated as we forcefully insert AI into every facet of your conscious experience. And I just want to assure you, you don’t need to worry because there’s absolutely nothing you can do to stop it.””

I'm a power user of our local libraries & this is #NationalLibraryWeek. Now more than ever, our public libraries need our support! Donate + get a free audiobook (also if you don't know Libro as an Audible alternative, check it out--$ from each credit goes to the local library of your choice).

Libro.fm@libro.fm · last yr.

Donate to your public library, get a free Libro.fm audiobook credit! 📚🥰❤️ This week is #NationalLibraryWeek and just like our beloved indie bookshops, libraries play an essential role in our communities. But, more than ever, they need our support. Learn more: blog.libro.fm/libraryweek/

Update! The senate at Indiana U-Bloomington has passed an identical resolution to the Rutgers Senate's calling for a Big Ten defense compact!! And the Rutgers Senate is meeting tomorrow in a special emergency session to plan next steps. Read their open letter to President Jonathan Holloway below.

“It’s ironic and shameful that the University built a more than $19 billion endowment bragging about DEI and isn’t willing to use any of those funds to protect it.” www.michigandaily.com/opinion/edit...

From The Daily: In the face of DEI cuts, campus must mobilize

This Editorial Board does not take calling for protest lightly. But after the Ono and the Board's continuous rejection of community input (including that of this Editorial Board), condescending admini...

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I love this work and theorizing by Crystal Hoyt & Jeni Burnette complicating when and under what conditions fixed and growth mindsets might increase or decrease prejudice. If you're interested in the relationships between mindsets and prejudice, take a look!

Gordon Hodson@gordonhodsonphd.bsky.social · last yr.

Interesting new paper on growth vs fixed mindsets regarding prejudice journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....

This is just sickening. Inhumane. Inhuman.

Fred Wellman@fpwellman.bsky.social · last yr.

I want you to understand this is happening in our name and we know most of these men committed no crimes. One is a professional soccer player who was tortured in Venezuela and was working through asylum in the U.S. ICE shipped him for his Real Madrid tattoo and a picture throwing rock & roll horns.

Today is publication day for @casbsstanford.bsky.social Summer Institute on Diversity alumna @oneyaokuwobi.bsky.social’s terrific book Who Pays for Diversity! I had the pleasure of reading an advance copy and it’s clear to me we need this now more than ever. Pick up your copy today!

This is amazing 😍😍 @500womensci.bsky.social has made cards for each state on funding for NSF and NIH avail for download bit.ly/NSF_bystate & bit.ly/NIH_bystate if they are helpful for folks

🚨 WANT TO HELP US STAND UP FOR SCIENCE? 🚨 Here's a little update on where we're currently at with the planning process! Is your state red or grey & you want to see an event happen? Fill out our volunteer form or share with a friend! airtable.com/app4h5wUssMG... #standupforscience2025

Again please share our study on the executive orders in academia iu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Instead of "don't cut our funding," our message should be: hands off higher ed. You want to restrict what professors can say in the classroom? Hands off. You want to ban diversity offices? Hands off. You want to cut our research funding? Hands off. Hands. Off. Higher. Ed.

Some higher ed organizations who are loudly circling the wagons against federal funding cuts were oddly silent or circumspect about the earlier attacks on CRT and DEI. I wish there was a better understanding that these attacks are coming because we failed to repel those.

Top comment on the recent NYT story on DOGE’s young aides www.nytimes.com/shared/comme...

Ask how many proposals have been set aside- that the panel is not able to review or consider? How were those decisions made? Are there any currently convened panels that would refuse to consider the remainder until the rest of complete, timely-submitted proposals (no matter the topic) are included?

Sarah Tuttle@niais.bsky.social · last yr.

We absolutely should be refusing to review under these conditions. Ask questions when asked to review. Ask about what might have changed. Ask about broader impacts or whatever is relevant to what they want you to do. Make a fuss. Don't just say no, say why.

What can we, as academics, do about NSF & NIH that are now actively discriminating against important scientific research & scholars? My colleague, @lluaces.bsky.social, has a suggestion I really like: *don’t review for them*- at least this cycle while they are setting aside & censoring proposals.

Those millions of white men who lost out to a “DEI hire” in pursuing high-level jobs? It didn’t happen. #DEI www.wsj.com/business/dei...

DEI Didn’t Change the Workforce All That Much. A Look at 13 Million Jobs.

Diversity, equity and inclusion policies haven’t radically changed who advances up the corporate ladder, a Wall Street Journal analysis found.

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Congratulations to Team Scientists Alex Edmans, Crystal Hall, @marycmurphy.bsky.social, Michael Norton, & @dilipsoman.bsky.social for having their books featured on @behscientist.bsky.social's “Notable Books of 2024” list: bit.ly/4j89XIE

I'm thrilled that Cultures of Growth is a Behavioral Scientist's (@behscientist.bsky.social) Notable Book of 2024! The list is a terrific one--so many good choices here. Check it out for some great gifts or engaging reads for yourself in the new year!

Behavioral Scientist@behscientist.bsky.social · 2y ago

Each year, we review hundreds of newly published titles covering the science of human behavior. Our goal is to select the books that educate and entice us, surprise and delight us, and leave us smarter, wiser, and better informed about ourselves and our world. behavioralscientist.org/behavioral-s...

Nice. @marycmurphy.bsky.social's book, "Cultures of Growth," is among @behscientist.bsky.social's notable books of 2024 👏 Mary launched the book project during her 2015-16 CASBS fellowship. A copy resides in our renowned Ralph W. Tyler Collection... behavioralscientist.org/behavioral-s...

Behavioral Scientist’s Notable Books of 2024 - by Antonia Violante and Evan Nesterak - Behavioral Scientist

Our list of noteworthy behavioral science books published in 2024.

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