Dartmouth president Sian Beilock, a psychologist by training, made her name studying why people choke. Now she’s applying those insights to one of the most scrutinized jobs in America. No pressure!
  
<ul>
 <li>SOURCES:
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 <li><a href="https://president.dartmouth.edu/about/people/sian-leah-beilock" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sian Beilock</a>, president of Dartmouth College.</li>
 </ul></li>
</ul>
 
<ul>
 <li>RESOURCES:
 <ul>
 <li>"<a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/10/15/growing-share-of-americans-say-the-us-higher-education-system-is-headed-in-the-wrong-direction/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Growing share of Americans say the U.S. higher education system is headed in the wrong direction</a>," by Kim Parker (Pew Research Center, 2025).</li>
 <li>"<a href="https://www.nber.org/papers/w33570" rel="noopener noreferrer">Standardized Test Scores and Academic Performance at Ivy-Plus Colleges,</a>" by John N. Friedman, Bruce Sacerdote, Douglas O. Staiger, and Michele Tine (NBER, 2025).</li>
 <li>"<a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/2025/05/08/americans-trust-in-one-another/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Americans’ Trust in One Another</a>," by Laura Silver, Scott Keeter, Stephanie Kramer, Jordan Lippert, Sofia Hernandez Ramones, Alan Cooperman, Chris Baronavski, and Bill Webster (Pew Research Center, 2025).</li>
 <li><a href="https://amzn.to/4vMqUya" rel="noopener noreferrer">Choke: What the Secrets of the Brain Reveal About Getting It Right When You Have To</a>, by Sian Beilock (2011)</li>
 </ul></li>
</ul>
 
<ul>
 <li>EXTRAS:
 <ul>
 <li>"<a href="https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-does-vanderbilt-keep-winning/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Why Does Vanderbilt Keep Winning?</a>" by Freakonomics Radio (2026).</li>
 <li>"'<a href="https://freakonomics.com/podcast/a-low-moment-in-higher-education/" rel="noopener noreferrer">A Low Moment in Higher Education</a>,'" by Freakonomics Radio (2024).</li>
 <li>"'<a href="https://freakonomics.com/podcast/if-were-all-in-it-for-ourselves-who-are-we/" rel="noopener noreferrer">If We’re All in It for Ourselves, Who Are We?'</a>" by Freakonomics Radio (2024).</li>
 <li>"<a href="https://freakonomics.com/podcast/why-we-choke-under-pressure-and-how-not-to/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Why We Choke Under Pressure (and How Not To)</a>," by Freakonomics Radio (2018).</li>
 </ul></li>
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