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Michael W. Kraus
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Not the German handball player or the historian. The other one. Berkeley Psych alum and social psychologist. | he/him

www.csinequality.org

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Michael W. Kraus @mwkraus.bsky.social · Aug 21
It's publication day for our first paper out of the www.csinequality.org lab completed entirely at NU. To write it, we asked: what research in the social psychology of inequality do we like and why do we like it? The answer is this paper:
natrevpsychol.nature.com Nature Reviews Psychology @natrevpsychol.nature.com · Aug 21
A functional approach to the psychology of inequality

Perspective by Michael W. Kraus (@mwkraus.bsky.social‬), Daniel J. Sanji, Megan E. Burns, Aline da Silva Frost, Iseul Cha-Ju, A. Chyei Vinluan, LaStarr Hollie & Cydney H. Dupree (‪@cydneydupree.bsky.social‬)

go.nature.com/4fMVfVV
a, An example of the deficit-based model of the psychology of inequality, in which psychological processes related to cognition, emotion and motivation influence desirable behavioural patterns that sort people and groups into different levels of resources and opportunities in society. b, An example of a functional model of inequality as domination and resistance. Psychological processes that arise from the structural context promote actions that either support and reproduce structures of inequality or dismantle those structures.

Reposted by Michael W. Kraus, Julia Lynch

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 2d
A Texas A&M University appeals panel has unanimously ruled that the school was “not justified” when it fired a lecturer who had been accused of teaching a course that recognized more than two genders.
Texas A&M Wrong to Fire Professor Melissa McCoul Over Gender Lesson, Panel Rules
The firing put the school at the center of national debates over gender identity and academic freedom. A faculty panel ruled unanimously against the termination.
nyti.ms

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AAUP @aaup.org · 2d
“It will not succeed in cowing faculty and academic workers, in sowing division, or in keeping us from supporting our neighbors in need,” the professors said in the statement. “We will continue to fight for the colleges, universities, and communities we deserve.” — @ncaaup.bsky.social
On NC State’s campus, hundreds of students protest as fears of ICE persist • NC Newsline
As final exams approach at N.C. State, stress over studies has been overtaken for some by fear of the federal immigration crackdown in Raleigh.
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Michael W. Kraus @mwkraus.bsky.social · 2d
Do yourself a favor and read this instead of the other thing circulating this morning lol

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Michael W. Kraus @mwkraus.bsky.social · 2d
New paper building a theory of stereotype negotiation. How people don't just let stereotypes happen to them; instead they constantly and actively navigate social impressions and others' evaluations by @cydneydupree.bsky.social: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A theory of stereotype negotiation
Inequality is pervasive, challenging people and organizations. Yet we lack a clear picture of how people navigate inequality in everyday social and or…
www.sciencedirect.com

Reposted by Laurent Dubois, Michael W. Kraus, Jacob T. Levy , and 2 more

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 3d
me waking up and opening this app

Reposted by Robert C. Richards, Janet Murray, Michael W. Kraus

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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 3d
With ICE and border patrol goons spreading out across the country, I put together a resource guide for buying, printing, and distributing whistles, based on my own experience. Now is the time to whistle up, hope this helps. dansinker.com/posts/202…

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Michael W. Kraus @mwkraus.bsky.social · 3d
Hey folks, does anyone do (or have a positive experience with) a psych qualitative methods workshop pitched to a group of PhD students (and some faculty)?

Some of the audience would be interested in best practices for ongoing work, others would be interested in broadening methods

Any suggestions?

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 3d
IN CASE ANYBODY CARES, I'LL BE ON BBC LONDON IN 10 MINUTES (give or take) talking to the innit people about #TheDoubleTax and why ignoring Black women is a bad idea!!!

Listen live to the playback here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p... #blacksky #uk
BBC Radio London - Jacqueline Shepherd
Join Jacqueline Shepherd on BBC Radio London.
www.bbc.co.uk

Reposted by Calvin K. Lai, Michael W. Kraus, Eric Hehman

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Jackie Chen @jackiemchen.bsky.social · 3d
The International Social Cognition Network (ISCON) is pleased to announce Dr. April Bailey as the 2025 winner of the Early Career Award! Dr. Bailey is a Lecturer of Psychology at the University of Edinburgh. She earned her B.A. from Colgate University and her PhD in 2019 from Yale University.

Reposted by Linda J. Skitka, Michael W. Kraus

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Raihan Alam @raihanalam.bsky.social · 3d
Stoked to share this paper with @tagerai.bsky.social in PSPB! What happens when you see punishers punish others for acts you see as moral?
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Moral Agreement With Punished Acts Decreases Perceptions of Punisher Legitimacy and Willingness to Obey the Law - Raihan Alam, Tage S. Rai, 2025
Punishment is a critical mechanism through which society regulates behavior, yet its efficacy depends on how observers interpret the legitimacy of punishers. Ac...
journals.sagepub.com

Reposted by Elizabeth Sharrow, Jan W. Mueller, Will Jennings , and 18 more

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ence morse @ence.bsky.social · 3d
We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.

We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.

washingtonpost.com/politics/int...

Reposted by Lisa W. Fazio, Michael W. Kraus

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 4d
We'll see if they actually mean it, but this announcement after one week confirms that Charlotte was impeccably well organized for this moment.

www.cbsnews.com/news/charlot...
Federal immigration crackdown in Charlotte, North Carolina, has ended, sheriff's office says
A federal immigration crackdown​ based in Charlotte, North Carolina's largest city, is now over, a local law enforcement agency said Thursday.
www.cbsnews.com

Reposted by Linda J. Skitka, Calvin K. Lai, Scott Clifford , and 1 more

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tagerai.bsky.social @tagerai.bsky.social · 5d
A thread on our recent paper (w/Raihan Alam @raihanalam) in PNAS on why punishment often fails and what it means for crime, cooperation, democracy, and the rule of law. I’m super excited for it, it’s the lab’s most extensive experimental work to date. Check it out! 1/
www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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Reposted by Dorothy Bishop, Brian A. Nosek, Gordon Hodson , and 11 more

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Nils Reimer @reimtime.bsky.social · 5d
This—on my former university, department, and advisor—is harrowing but required reading for all social psychologists. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Oxford University Has Failed Women Over Harassment Concerns, Staff Say
The university has repeatedly been slow to act against male academics accused of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior, a Bloomberg investigation found.
www.bloomberg.com

Reposted by Michael W. Kraus

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Jaweed Kaleem @jaweedkaleem.bsky.social · 6d
Students from nine UC campuses plan to rally this week against a regents vote on tuition hikes, arguing possible increases make education more inaccessible. UC officials say changes will shield against inflation & make costs more predictable over time:

www.latimes.com/california/s...
Students oppose UC tuition hikes. Leaders say campuses need money in the Trump era
The University of California board of regents will vote on whether to increase overall tuition and renew program that keeps tuition costs the each for each new enrolling class. Student leaders strongl...
www.latimes.com

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Michael W. Kraus @mwkraus.bsky.social · 7d
Looking forward to reading this thanks for posting!

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 7d
Let’s goooooooo gothamist.com/news/nyc-cou...
NYC Councilmember Chi Ossé files to challenge Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
It's the first step toward a primary challenge of the powerful House minority leader.
gothamist.com

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Texas Conference of the AAUP @texasaaup.bsky.social · 7d
Tae Heung “Will” Kim, a U.S. permanent resident from South Korea, has been released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody after being detained for months.

asamnews.com/2025/11/17/w...
U.S. permanent resident released from ICE custody – AsAmNews
South Korean U.S. permanent resident Tae Heung “Will” Kim has been released from ICE custody after being detained for months.
asamnews.com

Reposted by Cathy N. Davidson, Michael W. Kraus, Brian Keegan , and 3 more

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Steven W. Thrasher is finishing The Overseer Class @thrasherxy.bsky.social · 7d
"Remembering Alice Wong: Writer, Advocate, Friend"

Steven W. Thrasher on Meeting and Collaborating with the Outspoken Founder of the Disability Visibility Project

published by @literaryhub.bsky.social | art by @mollycrabapple.bsky.social lithub.com/remembering-...
Remembering Alice Wong: Writer, Advocate, Friend
Though we were in frequent conversation for a decade, I only got to meet my friend Alice Wong in person just once. And when I did, I  was a bundle of nerves—and that was before she cussed me out wi…
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Michael W. Kraus @mwkraus.bsky.social · 7d
Congratulations on this important work and this unstoppable team up!

Reposted by Gordon Hodson, Linda J. Skitka, Mark J. Brandt , and 6 more

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Jin X. Goh | 吴晋勋 @jinxungoh.bsky.social · 7d
Starting the week strong with a newly accepted paper in Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, co-authored with postdoc @lizsnoland.bsky.social and Sohad Murrar! We merged two largely independent research lines to call for data disaggregation of Asian Americans and MENA Americans
psyarxivbot.bsky.social PsyArXivBot @psyarxivbot.bsky.social · 8d
Unpacking Broad Racial Labels: The Disaggregation of Data on Race and Ethnicity: https://osf.io/eyv7b

Reposted by Michael W. Kraus

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PsyArXivBot @psyarxivbot.bsky.social · 8d
Unpacking Broad Racial Labels: The Disaggregation of Data on Race and Ethnicity: https://osf.io/eyv7b

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Marc Lynch, Scott L. Greer , and 17 more

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Joshua Foust 🪖🎮 @joshuafoust.com · 10d
One reason why elite schools (Columbia, Brown, Cornell) caving to Trump’s illegal impoundment and extortion is so galling — a betrayal, really — is that they would have won had they fought. By giving up, they guaranteed every other school will have to fight harder.
Judge bars Trump from immediately cutting funding to the University of California | CNN Politics
The Trump administration cannot immediately cut federal funding to the University of California or issue fines against the school system over claims it allows antisemitism or other forms of discrimina...
www.cnn.com

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Steven W. Thrasher is finishing The Overseer Class @thrasherxy.bsky.social · 10d
“Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
Black text on a yellow background - This is Alice's friend Sandy Ho, posting. Per Alice's wishes, this message is being shared at the time of her passing. Hi everyone, it looks like I ran out of time. I have so many dreams that I wanted to fulfill and plans to create new stories for you. There are a few in progress that might come to fruition in a few years if things work out. I did not ever imagine I would live to this age and end up a writer, editor, activist, and more. As a kid riddled with insecurity and internalized ableism, I could not see a path forward. It was thanks to friendships and some great teachers who believed in me that I was able to fight my way out of miserable situations into a place where I finally felt comfortable in my skin. We need more stories about us and our culture. You all, we all, deserve the everything and more in such a hostile, ableist environment. Our wisdom is incisive and unflinching. I'm honored to be your ancestor and believe disabled oracles like us will light the way to the future. Don't let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.

Reposted by Safiya U. Noble, John McLaren, Valerie P. Hans , and 14 more

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Miriam Posner @miriamposner.com · 10d
WE WON. I am *begging* you to take note of who did this. *Not* UCLA admin—they’re still scuttling around behind closed doors, attempting to appease—but FACULTY AND STAFF, led by AAUP.
veenadubal.bsky.social Veena Dubal @veenadubal.bsky.social · 10d
BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!!

We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org

Reposted by Safiya U. Noble, Naomi Klein, Jan W. Mueller , and 22 more

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Veena Dubal @veenadubal.bsky.social · 10d
BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!!

We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org

Reposted by Caroline Krafft, Michael W. Kraus, Nazita Lajevardi , and 1 more

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Russell Sage Foundation @russellsagefdn.bsky.social · 10d
Doctoral students! We now offer grants under our Dissertation Research Grants program.

Meet Anwuli Okwuashi (St. Louis University), a 2025 DRG grantee! She will examine how limited access to banks widens racial homeownership gaps.

#APPAM25 #APPAM2025

www.russellsage.org/apply/grants...

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Brendan Nyhan, Gavin A. Schmidt , and 5 more

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CNBC @cnbc.com · 10d
No one leaving New York City because of Mamdani, say two top real estate CEOs
No one leaving New York City because of Mamdani, say two top real estate CEOs
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's democratic socialist views spark fears companies and capital will flee, but top real estate CEOs say it's not true.
cnb.cx

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 11d
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M adopts policy requiring professors to get OK from school president to discuss certain race and gender issues.
A photo of Texas A&M University’s logo

Reposted by Michael W. Kraus, Mark Rice

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T. Christian Miller @tchristianmiller.bsky.social · 11d
Remember the immigration raid on the apartment complex in Chicago almost two months ago? The one with the Black Hawk helicopter and federal agents rappelling on ropes? @ProPublica decided to take a deeper look. We found little evidence to support the government’s claims. 🧵