After a year of helping lead the charge for a change in the American Psychological Association's (APA) stance on allowing members to participate in certain interrogations, the Earlham College Psychology Department and convener Michael R. Jackson can claim victory. This week APA announced that its membership has voted in favor of a petition resolution to specifically bar members from working where "persons are held outside of, or in violation of, either International Law or the U.S. Constitution."

Last year, the psychology department at Earlham passed a resolution calling for a change in the interrogations policy of APA. Breaking new ground by taking this national leadership role, Earlham's Resolution Regarding Participation by Psychologists in Interrogations in Military Detention Centers was the first of its kind issued by an American college or university academic unit. Nearly a dozen additional colleges have since signed onto the Earlham resolution.  continue reading »

All are invited to Peace Forum, a weekly lunch and speaker series!
Peace Forum is from noon-1:10pm every Thursday during the school year, in the Earlham School of Religion Dining Room (corner of National Road West and College Ave). Lunch is delicious and free, and conversation is rich.
Our first series of the year is Psychology of Security.
September 4: “Peaceful Policing” Cathy Anthofer, Director of Earlham Security

September 11: “True International Security” Welling Hall, Earlham Professor of Politics

September 18: “Psychologists and Torture” Michael Jackson, Earlham Professor of Psychology

September 25: “Community Policing” Bobby Lipps, Richmond Police Department  continue reading »