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Jan. 31, 2023

Scripps Magazine: The Art and Science of Empathy

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January 31, 2023

Scripps Magazine: The Art and Science of Empathy

By Jen A. Miller Illustrations by Saskia Keultjes Early in her research, President Suzanne Keen—a narrative empathy theorist who studies the relationships among novel reading, empathy, and altruism—became convinced that […]

January 25, 2023

Scripps Magazine: Welcome, President Keen

Scripps College welcomes its 10th president, Suzanne Keen, an internationally known narrative empathy theorist whose work as a leader, scholar, and teacher is animated by an ethic of care.

January 5, 2023

In the Media: Suzanne Keen Article on Narrative Empathy Published in Philosophy Journal

President Suzanne Keen has published an article, “Narrative Empathy and the Challenge of the Unrelatable,” in Bollettino Filosofico, an Italian philosophy journal.

July 22, 2022

President Suzanne Keen’s Empathy and Reading Now Available from Routledge

“As people, it’s in our nature to relate to one another’s stories,” Keen explains. “When we read novels with a sense of empathy, we come away with an improved sense of other people’s perspectives and experiences that are quite different from our own.”

April 19, 2021

In the Media: Michael Spezio Discusses the Empathy Potential of Artificial Intelligence in Lifewire

In Lifewire, Associate Professor of Psychology Michael Spezio discussed the empathy potential—or lack thereof—of artificial intelligence (AI) programs designed to enhance customer service.