Episode Details

Corey and Steve talk to Claude Steele of Stanford about his article “Why Campuses are So Tense?”. The essay explores stereotype threats across racial lines. Colorblindness is a standard of fairness, but what are the costs of ignoring our differences? Claude describes his research on minority underperformance and why single sex colleges may contribute to women’s success. Corey describes why he believes his daughter’s experience is a counterexample to the findings of the experiments that led the Supreme Court to outlaw segregation. The three discuss parenting in a diverse world and how ethnic integration differs between Europe and the US.

Resources

• Transcript
• Claude Steele
• Why Campuses are So Tense?
• Whistling Vivaldi: And Other Clues to How Stereotypes Affect Us
• In Struggle: SNCC and the Black Awakening of the 1960s

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