In 1901, Boston civil rights advocate William Monroe Trotter founded The Guardian newspaper, which challenged the foremost voices of the…
Arthur C. Brooks wants people to lift people up. But the behavioral social scientist whose recent work has focused on helping people…
In a world marred by preventable miscalculation, Juliette Kayyem’s The Devil Never Sleeps provides a playbook for making it out alive.
On the morning of May 22, former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick will deliver the address at Brandeis’ 71st Commencement Exercises, the…
In celebration of Women’s History Month, we are delighted to share diverse samples of ongoing work to advance women and gender equity by…
Jennifer Lerner explains friend envy — where it comes from, why it’s so powerful, how we can avoid it. The question was inspired by a…
By accepting risk and planning for failure, communities are more likely to survive catastrophes, writes CPL's Juliette Kayyem. Kayyem is…
If you have family members who have gotten separated from reality, try a technique known as ‘conversational receptiveness,' writes CPL's…
In North America, disasters and emergencies have no national boundaries, writes CPL's Juliette Kayyem. During a catastrophic disaster…
In a Q&A with The Harvard Gazette, CPL faculty affiliate Nancy Koehn compares wartime leaders and the broader messages they send…