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American Psychological Association’s Actions Speak Louder Than Its Apology

American Psychological Association’s Actions Speak Louder Than Its Apology

Published by Jenni Sidey

Written by Germine Awad, Ph.D. and Kevin Cokley, Ph.D. This week, the American Psychological Association (APA) informed members of the Commission on Ethnic Minority Recruitment, Retention, and Training in Psychology (CEMRRAT) that it has been disbanded. This recent action calls into question APA’s commitment to increasing the recruitment, retention, and training of psychologists of color. The Significance of CEMRRAT CEMRRAT was established in 1994 after the APA designated ethnic minority education as a priority, with the goal of improving the recruitment and retention of ethnic minorities and addressing systemic barriers to their participation in psychology. CEMRRAT has been important because it devoted resources toward the advancement of ethnic minority issues. For example, historically, CEMRRAT has awarded implementation grants and seed funding to organizations, institutions, and individuals to support projects related to (a) recruitment and retention, (b) multicultural training, (c) mentorship and development, (d) innovation projects, and (e) data and research. CEMRRAT was also known for producing several popular documents designed to support, recruit, and retain faculty of color. These documents included “Surviving and Thriving in …

China’s Iran war involvement gets louder

China’s Iran war involvement gets louder

Published by Sam Flores

But Xi himself had not made substantial comments until Tuesday, when he said the international rule of law “must be safeguarded.” “It must not be selectively applied or disregarded, nor should the world be allowed to regress to the law of the jungle,” he said during a meeting in Beijing with Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the crown prince of Abu Dhabi, according to a Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry readout. The crown prince is just one of multiple foreign dignitaries to visit Beijing in recent days as it doubles down on diplomacy and seizes another opportunity to showcase its contrast with American foreign policy. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, visiting China for the fourth time in as many years, said Tuesday: “I find it very difficult to find other interlocutors, beyond China, who can resolve this situation.” Sánchez has earned Trump’s ire by refusing to allow the U.S. to use Spain’s airspace or jointly run military bases for the Iran war. It is a balancing act for Beijing, too, as it also …

The Watch World’s Most Elegant Secret Just Got a Little Louder

The Watch World’s Most Elegant Secret Just Got a Little Louder

Published by Jenni Sidey

In 1996, Chopard unveiled the result of its efforts: The caliber 1.96. For gearheads, it’s got everything. It’s accurate, COSC certified, and has a Geneva Seal (attesting to where and how it’s made). It’s a thin, beautifully-made microrotor movement. Chopard put it in the L.U.C 1860, the first in a new collection of watches powered by Chopard’s own movements from its Swiss manufacture. Chopard makes lots of watches—Happy Diamonds, Alpine Eagle, and the Mille Miglia. But the L.U.C collection is like a watchmaking skunkworks inside that larger operation. It’s focused on fine craftsmanship and makes a few thousand watches a year, to a quality more on par with A. Lange & Söhne and Patek Philippe. The nerds love L.U.C, but Chopard hasn’t necessarily had a “moment” over the past few years. It’s been a slow burn. The house does the type of watchmaking that takes time to appreciate, but to me, the best Chopard watches combine first-rate technical watchmaking in an elegant package better than any other watchmaker. Thirty years later, the L.U.C 96.01 is …

Democrats grow louder on calls for Kristi Noem to resign or face impeachment

Democrats grow louder on calls for Kristi Noem to resign or face impeachment

Published by Sam Flores

WASHINGTON — Eight additional Democrats signed on to an impeachment resolution against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in the wake of the killing of Alex Pretti, bringing the total number of co-sponsors to 120, according to a spokesperson for the office of Rep. Robin Kelly of Illinois. Kelly’s impeachment resolution against Noem had garnered 100 co-sponsors as of Jan. 20, according to a press release, but the number spiked in recent days amid outcry over immigration enforcement practices as thousands of federal officers were deployed to Minnesota in what the administration has dubbed Operation Metro Surge. “IMPEACH KRISTI NOEM,” the Democratic Party said on X Sunday. The latest calls for Noem’s impeachment come as the Department of Homeland Security faces a fresh wave of scrutiny in the aftermath of two killings of U.S. citizens in Minneapolis. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., said late last week that he would support efforts to impeach Noem. After Pretti was killed, Thompson said in a statement, “The House must immediately take steps to impeach Kristi Noem.” Pretti’s killing “is sick …