# Professor Dolly Chugh underscores the importance of a growth mindset for mitigating unconscious bias, from her book, "The Person You Mean to Be"

1 Faculty News October 29, 2018 ![Wall Street Journal logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/wsjlogo.jpg?itok=5Qt0z3WX)>

Excerpt from [The Wall Street Journal](https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-we-stereotype-strangers-1540824439?mod=searchresults&page=1&pos=2) -- "'A fixed mindset says: "I am not racist or sexist."' Dr. Chugh says. 'A growth mindset, which is open to change, says: "I know there is always room to grow in this area."'"

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