LGBTQ+ students are often subjected to discrimination and bias in home, social, and school settings. A majority of LGBTQ+ youth have heard family members or peers make disparaging comments, and many report they cannot openly be themselves (Kahn et al., 2018). The recent coordinated policy and legislative attacks on trans youth rights are particularly disturbing. […]
Join us Wednesday, June 22 at 2:00 p.m. for a statewide virtual book discussion on Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why it Matters and How to Harness It. In Chatter, acclaimed psychologist Ethan Kross explores the silent conversations we have with ourselves. Interweaving groundbreaking behavioral and brain research from his own lab with real-world case […]
Join us Wednesday, July 13 at 2:00 p.m. for a statewide virtual book discussion on Educated: A Memoir. Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Her family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received […]
Join us Wednesday, August 17 at 2:00 p.m. for a statewide virtual book discussion on The Power of Regret. In The Power of Regret, Pink draws on research in psychology, neuroscience, economics, and biology to challenge widely-held assumptions about emotions and behavior. Using the largest sampling of American attitudes about regret ever conducted as well as his own World Regret […]
