Episode 24 - Reducing inequality by increasing belonging with Dr. Greg Walton

In this episode, we interview Stanford psychology professor, Dr. Greg Walton. We discuss:

• The successful ways that Greg has used "wise interventions" to address social problems like educational inequalities.
• The importance of social belonging and how feelings of belonging uncertainty can create a downward spiral.
• Most importantly: Greg's new paper in Science! We focus on what the social belonging intervention is, why it worked, how the effects are influenced by the social context, how universities can learn from the intervention, and how many more students would graduate if the intervention was used at more institutions!

Citations:

• Where and with whom does a brief social-belonging intervention promote progress in college?: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ade4420
• A brief intervention to improve college success and equity (companion perspectives piece to the Science article): https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adh7681?intcmp=trendmd-sci
• A question of belonging: Race, social fit, and achievement. https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?doi=10.1037%2F0022-3514.92.1.82
• A Brief Social-Belonging Intervention Improves Academic and Health Outcomes of Minority Students: https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.1198364
• Social-Psychological Interventions in Education : They're Not Magic https://umaine.edu/provost/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2018/11/Social-Psychological-Interventions-in-Education-Theyre-Not-Magic-Yeager-Walton.pdf
• Wise interventions: Psychological remedies for social and personal problems. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2018-49648-001
• Seed and Soil: Psychological Affordances in Contexts Help to Explain Where Wise Interventions Succeed or Fail: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0963721420904453

Find the intervention materials here: https://collegetransitioncollaborative.org/resources/