Tag: hope
Hope is not the same as optimism, a psychologist explains −...
Kendra Thomas, Hope College
On April 3, 1968, standing before a crowded church, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr....
How your race, class and gender influence your dreams for the...
Karen A. Cerulo, Rutgers University and Janet Ruane, Montclair State University
In Disney’s “Pinocchio,” Jiminy Cricket famously sings, “When...
Tackling 2022 with hope: 5 essential reads
Molly Jackson, The Conversation
Six months ago, it was easy for many Americans to think COVID-19 was on the...
What Homer’s ‘Odyssey’ can teach us about reentering the world after...
Joel Christensen, Brandeis University
In the ancient Greek epic “The Odyssey,” Homer’s hero, Odysseus, describes the wild land of...
5 strategies for cultivating hope this year
Jacqueline S. Mattis, Rutgers University - Newark
The raging coronavirus pandemic, along with political turbulence and uncertainty, have overwhelmed many of us.
From almost the...
Science elicits hope in Americans – its positive brand doesn’t need...
Todd Newman, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Harley-Davidson is one of the most iconic brands in the world. Harley-Davidson, however, doesn’t sell motorcycles – it sells a...
Teaching hope during the 2020 campaign season
Sarah Stitzlein, University of Cincinnati
The 2020 presidential election campaign has already started.
Election campaigns inspire hope, but they can also quickly lead to political...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
