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News from the SPSSI Policy Blog

The Fight Against AIDS 30 Years On

Senator Proposes Eliminating the NSF SBE Directorate

Policy Events in Washington

Event Report: Radicalization in Friction
 

On the Hill: A look at News from the US Congress

Introduced May 26: H.R. 2016: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve education and prevention related to campus sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. More on H.R. 2016.

Introduced May 31: H.R. 2064: To amend the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 to allow employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of an employee from the time of application for employment. More on H.R. 2064.

June 1: The House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on the Constitution held a hearing on the Department of Justice Civil Rights Division. Webcast here.

June 2: The House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Research and Science Education held a hearing on Social, Behavioral and Economic Science Research: Oversight of the Need for Federal Investments and Priorities for Funding. The webcast for the event can be viewed here.
 >> Alex Ingrams' blog on the hearing can be read here.
 >> The Consortium for Social Science Association (COSSA) article can be read here.

June 2: The House voted in favour of H.R. 294: Declaring that the President shall not deploy, establish, or maintain the presence of units and members of the United States Armed Forces on the ground in Libya, and for other purposes. More on H.R. 294.

June 3: The House Committe on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health and Human Rights, held a hearing on International Religious Freedom: Strengthening Its Promotion in United States Foreign Policy. Webcast here.

Heads Up!

Coming up on June 7: Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will hold a hearing to examine financial outcomes of students at for-profit colleges.

Coming up on June 16: The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs will hold an oversight hearing on NAGPRA. More on this hearing from the National NAGPRA website here.

Psychology and Social Issues in the News

Psychology’s engine for social change
APA Monitor's Time Capsule on SPSSI's celebration of it 75th birthday and the importance of psychological research being used in social justice advocacy, by SPSSI Historian Alexandra Rutherford.

Hold It! Stop Making Impulsive Decisions
Members Dweck and Walton on multitasking, deadlines, and decision-making in Brain Blogger.

World-Wide Assessment Determines Differences in Cultures
The NSF news page reviews recent research by SPSSI member Michele Gelfand on the differences between permissive and restrictive cultures.

Gay and Transgender People Face High Rates of Workplace Discrimination and Harassment
Important new report from the Center for American Progress.

Power Corrupts? Research Says, "Not Always..."
Psych Your Mind blog looks at the work of member Michael Kraus on positions of authority and abuse of power.

Further Resources

Find out what other organizations are doing on these issues

LGBTQ Issues
Center for American Progress
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
The Human Rights Campaign

Environmental Issues
Environmental Defense Fund
The Sierra Club

Immigration Issues
Immigration Policy Institute
Immigration Policy Center
Center for American Progress