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    Aaron Pomerantz

    Dr. Aaron Pomerantz is a social psychologist and postdoctoral research fellow at Rice University's Doerr Institute for New Leaders, where he studies the psychology of destructive leadership and strategies for developing ethical leaders in both society and higher education.

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  • Milgram in the Modern Day: Psychology of Antisemitism in Higher Ed

    Milgram in the Modern Day: Psychology of Antisemitism in Higher Ed1

    Mere days after Columbia’s president testified the university was doing “everything it can” against antisemitism, extremist protestors took over the campus, threatening and attacking Jewish students, encouraging others to become “martyrs” like the Hamas terrorists who committed the Oct. 7 massacre, and calling for Oct. 7 to become “every day” for Jews worldwide. After Jewish community leaders called for Jewish

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  • Reactance: The Psychological Phenomenon Behind the Partisan Response to Roseanne and Samantha Bee

    Reactance: The Psychological Phenomenon Behind the Partisan Response to Roseanne and Samantha Bee0

    Last week gave us yet another example of the all-too-common phenomenon of celebrity tweet-related scandals. Roseanne Barr, star of a recently revived (and subsequently canceled) self-titled sitcom, tweeted that African-American politician Valerie Jarrett was like the “Muslim Brotherhood and Planet of the Apes had a baby.” The outrage was immediate and, despite Roseanne’s apologies, ABC

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