How Students Benefit from School Diversity
A complex new study strengthens the case for racially balanced schools—and uncovers additional advantages for students of all ethnicities.
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How to Turn Stigma about Mental Illness into Compassion
Stephen Hinshaw explores what it meant to be raised by a father with psychosis—and how that experience has informed his work as a psychologist.
How to Build Relationships across Difference
Here are four ways to confront your unconscious biases and forge meaningful connections with others.
Three Ways Mindfulness Can Make You Less Biased
Cognitive biases may be partly to blame for prejudice, and research suggests that mindfulness can help us correct them.
How to Change the Story about Students of Color
Dena Simmons explores how educators can inadvertently harm students of color—and what we can do to bring out their best.
Five Ways to Reduce Racial Bias in Your Children
How do we combat racial prejudice? New research reveals how parents influence the formation of bias in children.
How to Stop Teens from Fearing Immigrants
A new study suggests that promoting empathy and cross-group friendships in children can buffer against the negative effects of parental and…
How Adults Communicate Bias to Children
A new study suggests preschoolers can "catch" prejudice from grown-ups through nonverbal behavior—and it hints at solutions.