Melissa De Witte is the deputy director for social science communications for the Stanford News Service. She attained an M.A. in Media, Culture, & Communication from NYU and a B.Sc. in Sociology from LSE. She was previously the digital communications manager for the Division of Social Sciences at UC Santa Cruz.
A new study finds that after watching Just Mercy, people became more supportive of criminal justice reform.
A new book explains the drawbacks of cynicism and how we can overcome it without being too naive.
Stanford students are coming together to discuss political differences with their peers across the country.
For students to have a sense of belonging and succeed in school, they need the right mindset and a supportive environment.
When we're in need, we underestimate just how willing people are to assist us and how positive they feel about doing so.
Burned-out women are at risk of withdrawing from the workforce, which could hurt gender equity at work. Here's how to prevent that from happening.
