The 2018–2019 APS Board
Barbara Tversky becomes Board President as Suparna Rajaram moves to Immediate Past President. Lisa Feldman Barrett steps in as President-Elect, and Vonnie C. McLoyd and Maryanne Garry begin terms as Members-at-Large… More
Race Relations
Teaching Current Directions in Psychological Science
“Reflecting on 5 Years of Teaching Current Directions” by C. Nathan DeWall and David G. Myers and “Teaching Students Why Warmth and Competence Matter” by Beth Morling… More
White threat in a browning America
In 2008, Barack Obama held up change as a beacon, attaching to it another word, a word that channeled everything… More
Biracial People Play a Uniquely Positive Role Helping Americans Grapple With Race
White Americans are very good at avoiding the subject of race. “I don’t see color—I treat everyone equally” is a… More
Confronting Implicit Bias in the New York Police Department
An unarmed black man holding a cellphone, Stephon Clark, is fatally shot in his grandmother’s backyard in Sacramento and residents… More
The Paradox of Diversity
The study of people’s reactions to shifts in national demographics illuminates the broad psychological, social, and political implications of growing diversity across the world, says social psychologist Jennifer Richeson… More