Mary C. Murphy

The Report of Stereotype Threat's Demise Has Been Greatly Exaggerated And why I'm feeling a certain way about it

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:

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.
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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

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

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.

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Webinar on Responding to NSF Grant Terminations. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Join the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences (FABBS) on Friday, May 9th, at 2:00 PM ET for an informative webinar on responding to NSF grant terminations. We will discuss the r...

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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.

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).

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.

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...

“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...

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!

This is just sickening. Inhumane. Inhuman.

What an incredible loss. Sam shared so much with the world. I'm so sorry for his family, friends, colleagues, our field, and the world that he shaped for the better.

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

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STAND UP FOR SCIENCE 2025 Join us in Washington, DC or your state capitol on March 7th, 2025 to stand up for science!

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Statement signed by multiple scientific societies entitled To the Researchers, Educators, and Academics of the United States of America: Your Work Is Needed Now More Than Ever. The statement includes 4 commitments made to their constituents.

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.

Goran World - yesterday As someone who grew up under an authoritarian regime, I can offer one crucial piece of advice: time is everything. If you don’t stand up now—if you don’t protest, resist, disrupt, and refuse to comply—you may lose your country forever. Authoritarianism thrives on silence, hesitation, and fear. The longer people wait, the more entrenched the regime becomes, making resistance exponentially harder. Every moment of inaction is a moment the regime uses to tighten its grip. History has shown that those who act early have the best chance of reclaiming their freedom. The time to fight back is now.

Top comment on the recent NYT story on DOGE’s young aides

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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?

Yes, the moral issues are very complex & I know many agency POs & staff’s values haven’t changed just bc the admin has. I think it’s a terrible position inside & I feel for them. Yet, we on the outside have options to comply right now, this cycle, when topics are being censored. It’s not easy.

All those possibilities are real and without expert reviewers, the agencies could decide to not award funds or to cancel some competitions this cycle while they work out their process. I’d rather a process that includes all proposals than one that systematically excludes some based on their topic.