Naomi Hirahara of Pasadena, California, author of the 2021 release book “Clark and Division,” presented to a full house in the Northbrook Public Library auditorium on Oct. 18 on a Wednesday evening.

My 9-year-old daughter recently asked me if reading really makes you smarter. Put on the spot, I garbled my answer. I was driving, and we had to get to a softball practice on time. But here’s what I ...

Empathy is a vital tool to communicate, collaborate and create with colleagues or customers from other cultures by overcoming cross-cultural barriers. Empathy—understanding how others feel—is ...

Throughout the summer, the Massachusetts Library System has offered to librarians working in the state a series of professional development workshops focused on diversity, inclusion, and equity ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Tracy Brower writes about joy, community and the future of work. Empathy has always been a critical skill for leaders, but it ...

Father’s Day is a good time to reflect on bullies. Bullying in our country has been legitimized by the highest elected officials and widely imitated by their followers, who feel unbound by the ...

People tend to think of empathy or caring about other people's feelings as a good thing, but in some conservative circles, there's a growing chorus of voices arguing that empathy could be bad.