Taking someone else’s vantage point can be mentally taxing. Upholding empathy as a social norm motivates people to make the effort. Scientific American visits one of the schools from our Caring Schools Network to explore further.
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Is it possible to cure the loneliness epidemic? Michael Smerconish talks to our Director Richard Weissbourd to find out.
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They’re more depressed, more anxious, and lonelier than any other age group in America—but their distress has gone widely unnoticed, writes Faith Hill. She cites our On Edge report and speaks with Director Rick Weissbourd for this piece in The Atlantic.
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They’re more depressed, more anxious, and lonelier than any other age group in America—but their distress has gone widely unnoticed, writes Faith Hill. She cites our On Edge report and speaks with Director Rick Weissbourd for this piece in The Atlantic.
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Matthew Shaer investigates the roots of loneliness--including MCC's forthcoming research--in this New York Times Magazine piece.
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Writer Jessica Grose cites MCC’s On Edge report in this piece on happiness for the New York Times Magazine.
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Students—and teachers—at Mountain Elementary in Los Alamos, New Mexico have gained skills and a new perspective after joining MCC’s K-12 programs.
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The Daily Yonder reports on a collaborative project by Making Caring Common, the Center for Rural Strategies, and Generation Citizen focused on supporting teachers in leading productive classroom discussions about social issues.
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“There are three essential components of lived purpose: a life vision, a community and opportunity,” writes Russ Ewell in Church Leaders in this piece about supporting Gen Z in developing a sense of meaning and purpose.
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New Mexico’s Los Alamos Reporter checked in with Mountain Elementary’s sixth grade class about how they’re incorporating MCC resources in their classroom.
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Inside Higher Ed took a look at key findings from our On Edge report that found young adults report twice the rates of anxiety and depression as teens.
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The Chronicle of Higher Education’s Scott Carlson and Ned Laff make the case that meaning and purpose—not future employment—should be at the heart of the college experience.
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National Public Radio’s Here & Now checked in with Rick Weissbourd about the importance of family mental health.
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“The principle of the common good is the glue that bonds a pluralistic people—a diverse people marked by socioeconomic, religious, racial, ethnic, and other differences—into a political community,” writes Robert Ivie in Common Dreams.
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Asks Renee Graham in The Boston Globe: "Are you happier today than you were four years ago? A decade ago? If you live in America, the answer is probably no — especially for people under the age of 30."
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How can changes to college recommendation requirements help level the playing field in college admission? Brennan Barnard weighs in in Forbes.
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An initiative led by Making Caring Common and Common App aims to give credit to college applicants for demanding home and family commitments, similar to how traditional extracurricular activities are considered. Read more in the Hechinger Report.
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The Harvard Gazette checked in with MCC’s Milena Batanova about our research on the loneliness epidemic.
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The Harvard Thinking podcast examines the loneliness epidemic with experts Jeremy Nobel and MCC’s Milena Batanova.
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MCC’s Trisha Ross Anderson speaks with The College Essay Guy about how Making Caring Common helps colleges figure out what they are looking for; how some colleges are working to increase access and equity in admissions; and advice to parents as they navigate this process with their students.
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