#535 Glenn Geher: Politics and Academic Values in Higher Education
RECORDED ON JULY 2nd 2021.
Dr. Glenn Geher is Professor of Psychology at the State University of New York at New Paltz where he has been awarded SUNY Chancellor Awards for Excellence for both Teaching and Research. In addition to teaching various courses and directing the New Paltz Evolutionary Psychology Lab, Dr. Geher serves as founding director of the campus’ Evolutionary Studies (EvoS) program. He is also credited as the founder of the NorthEastern Evolutionary Psychology Society (NEEPS). He has also published several books including Evolutionary Psychology 101, Mating Intelligence Unleashed: The Role of the Mind in Sex, Dating, and Love, and Straightforward Statistics. In Darwin’s Subterranean World: Evolution, Mind, and Mating Intelligence, his Psychology Today blog, Dr. Geher addresses various topics related to the human condition. His most recent book is Positive Evolutionary Psychology: Darwin’s Guide to Living a Richer Life.
In this episode, we talk about a recent paper - Politics and Academic Values in Higher Education: Just How Much Does Political Orientation Drive the Values of the Ivory Tower? We first talk about academic values, particularly academic rigor, academic freedom, student emotional well-being, social justice, and the advancement of knowledge. We then get into the story behind the publication of the paper, Jonathan Haidt’s talk at New Paltz, what led to the study it, how the study was designed, among other aspects of the process. We discuss the conclusions of the paper, and we end by talking about how academia should deal with these academic values and the biases that arise from personality, political orientation, gender, and field of expertise.
Time Links:
Intro
Academic values
The story behind the paper
The design of the study
Publishing the paper
Dealing with bias in academia
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