http://roserbatlle.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/service-learning-and-empathy2.pdfMany studies show how service-learning practices improve empathy on students: Students who engaged in service-learning showed greater empathy and cognitive complexity th…

The purpose of the CCARE Summer Research Institute, co-sponsored by the Telluride Institute, a five-day conference to be held in Summer 2013, is to advance research on compassion and altruism through collaboration, dialog, inquiry, education, and …

Is there such a thing as evil? Can it be scientifically defined? Are evil people responsible for their actions? Age-old questions but science seems to be shedding some light on the Oldest Problem and the results can be discomfiting.   An interesti…

Toolkit for “Empathy for the ‘A'”Overview: Empathy and academics need not be mutually exclusive. In fact, a focus on empathy can increase student achievement. This toolkit for “Empathy for the ‘A’” shows teachers how to bui…