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Have you heard the one about the offensive joke?

There鈥檚 no playbook for what to do when faced with this kind of situation, says Alex Czopp, a professor of psychology who has published research on what happens when people speak up about prejudice. 鈥淐onfrontations are awkward, you are implying鈥.鈥.鈥.鈥塼hat someone has a bias that the vast鈥

Meet the Outstanding Graduates from CHSS/Social Sciences
Western's Joseph Trimble retires and reflects on his more than 40 years on campus at Western
As Whatcom County continues coronavirus social distancing, some tips for mental health

With the state stay-at-home order in place  due to the COVID-19 outbreak, many are feeling the toll being home all the time and can take on their鈥

Western鈥檚 Anne Marie Tietjen聽Receives聽Golden Apple Award聽
A Psychology Professor Explains the Mental Quirk That Makes You Undervalue Your Co-Workers

Who got more done this week, you or your co-worker down the hall? I'm guessing you think it's you. And you could be right. But you also could be wrong because of skewed perception caused by the weird way our brains retain the things we do, compared with the things other people do. That鈥

CSU - Long Beach's May Ling Halim to discuss her research on gender equality March 5
Whatcom residents describe racism, and how to be an ally

Learning to be an ally is particularly important at a time when  have shown that hate crimes 鈥

Is it unethical to watch football with your kids?

I reach out to Ira Hyman, a psychology professor from Western Washington University who has sworn off football鈥撯淎s someone who teaches my students about the risks of repeated head injuries, I鈥檓 not comfortable watching鈥濃揳nd ask him to give it to me straight: Am I a hypocrite? Hyman says I can鈥

草榴社区鈥檚 New Lonner Lecture Series Now Accepting Proposals
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