Italian researchers say that contagious yawning occurs at a faster rate among friends and family than strangers. Their study, aimed at advancing the understanding of empathy between people, also uncovered similar findings among other primates.  ht…

But beyond the questions about the relationship of free speech, protest, the possibility of creating safe spaces on campus, and the right to offend, lurk questions that have less to do with the First Amendment than with a spectacula…

One principal shares about how she tries to cultivate empathy within her students, teachers, staff, and administration.   This journal is dedicated to the idea that in order for schools to be places that foster empathy in its students, the teacher…

Clo delves into the ways that our personal backgrounds influence our view of the world, and explains why it’s important to consider all viewpoints. We’ll see some examples that will help us achieve that, and hear the hard evidence for why a more d…