The Epistemic Trainwreck of Soft-side Psychology Edge.org The Epistemic Trainwreck of Soft-side Psychology Philip Tetlock of the Wharton School and the School of Arts & Sciences writes about the soft-side of psychology.
It Starts Day 1 Inside Higher Ed It Starts Day 1 Graduate student Sarah Lyon of the Graduate School of Education writes about the importance of universities implementing orientation seminars to educate new students about mental health resources.
China Grants Courts Greater Autonomy on Limited Matters The New York Times China Grants Courts Greater Autonomy on Limited Matters Neysun Mahboubi of the School of Arts and Sciences is quote on efforts at ‘stability maintenance” and the Chinese court system.
Can Science Predict Political Turmoil? Huffington Post Can Science Predict Political Turmoil? Jonathan Moreno of the School of Arts & Sciences and the Perelman School of Medicine writes about the connection between science and predicting political turmoil.
College Football, Parties and Rape Inside Higher Ed College Football, Parties and Rape On the days that big-time college football teams play, the campus and local police departments of institutions playing see a notable increase in reports of rapes of college-age women, a new national study has found.
In Defense of ‘Slacktivism’ Chronicle of Higher Education In Defense of ‘Slacktivism’ Sandra González-Bailón of the Annenberg School for Communication is interviewed about slacktivism and its discontents.
Video: Don’t Worry, Stocks May Rise 10% This Year: Siegel CNBC Video: Don’t Worry, Stocks May Rise 10% This Year: Siegel Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School talks about his predictions for the stock market in 2016.
How to Predict the Future Better Than Everybody Else The Washington Post How to Predict the Future Better Than Everybody Else Philip Tetlock of the Wharton School and the School of Arts and Sciences is quoted on how people are bad at forecasting the future.
Video: What Donald Trump’s First Television Ad Means for the 2016 Race ABC News Video: What Donald Trump’s First Television Ad Means for the 2016 Race Katherine Hall Jamieson of the Annenberg Public Policy Center comments on the strategy used in Donald Trump’s first television advertisement.
As Justices Weigh Affirmative Action, Michigan Offers an Alternative The New York Times As Justices Weigh Affirmative Action, Michigan Offers an Alternative Kedra Ishop got results. A year after Dr. Ishop began her new job here as enrollment manager at the University of Michigan — responsible for shaping the makeup of incoming classes — the university increased the number of minority students in the 2015 freshman class by almost 20 percent, to the highest percentage since 2005. African-Americans gained the most. It was a significant change at an institution where minority enrollment plunged after Michigan voters banned affirmative action in 2006. “It’s a courtship,” Dr. Ishop said, explaining the strategy.