It’s that time of year again: the time when our ambivalence about Black History Month comes into full view. Yes, we agree that black Americans need more of their histories to be told. But we worry that this special month gives Americans another excuse to ignore black people for the rest of the year. And [...]
This weekend we came across an intriguing New York Times article by Alina Tugend about the psychology of mistakes. The main point is that we’re too scared of making mistakes because we fear looking stupid. In fact, mistakes can be important learning experiences — and we could benefit from deliberately trying to make mistakes. The [...]
In January, Paul Thacker of Inside Higher Ed had an article on the representation of women and minorities in science and engineering, using data from the Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology biennial report on Professional Women and Minorities. (This report is worth looking it - it was released in November 2006, and contains [...]