Courageous Curriculum: Expanding Students’ Circles of Care Through Out-of-the-Ordinary Experiences

In this interactive skill-sharing session, Thigpen will break down how he designed the assignment, and Briana Watson, one of Thigpen’s graduate students, will share how it shaped the kind of caregiver she wants to become. Character scientist Elise Dykhuis will share how exercises like this one don’t just change how we think, they change who we are.

Greater Good Parenting Talks: Parents Have Feelings, Too

Join UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center in an inspiring conversation with psychotherapists and co-authors Hilary Jacobs Hendel and Juli Fraga about navigating your emotions as a parent, and learn how honoring your own feelings can help you and your whole family thrive.

Empathy and Emotional Intelligence at Work

Learn research-based skills to strengthen empathy and trust, improve collaboration, and create more innovative, productive, and satisfying experiences at work.

The Foundations of Happiness at Work

Learn why happiness at work matters and how to increase it within yourself and across your organization.

The Science of Happiness

An eight-week online course combining scientific insights with practical activities for a happy, meaningful life.

Mindfulness and Resilience to Stress at Work

Learn research-based strategies to help you foster mindfulness, handle stress, and guard against burnout.

Bridging Differences

A ten-week online course to learn research-based strategies for better relationships, dialogue, and understanding across divides. Relevant to anyone navigating conflicts and differences, especially geared toward college campuses.

Bridging Differences in Higher Education: Research-Based Practices that Build Belonging

Join a series of six skill-sharing sessions that highlight practical strategies to build belonging, without sacrificing our unique values and identities