The Consolation We Didn't Trust You Anyway

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Dr. Embarr discusses SPSB's implementation of DEI criteria as an additional method of evaluating submissions. Dr. Embarr highlights that the society's membership, relative to the US population, under represents both white people and Hispanic people. He goes on to say that these criteria give reviewers license to apply their existing political biases or mischaracterize this subdisciplines.

A VBW exclusive report! For years David and Tamler have been a little dismissive of fears about cancel culture in academia but now the SJWs have come for one of our own! We welcome back Yoel Inbar to talk about his experience applying for a position at UCLA psychology only to have his candidacy pulled at the last minute because of remarks he made on his podcast (!) about diversity statements. What does this mean for freedom of expression in academia? Should we advise our students and younger faculty to watch what they say when it comes to politically charged topics? Are they really going to start combing through podcast episodes now – is nothing sacred?

Plus another case of fraud in psychology comes to light courtesy of the Data Colada guys.

Data Colada post about Gino fraud