English, Math, and Science are taught in the classroom, but has anyone ever taken a class on 芒聙聹empathy?芒聙? Probably not. Dr. Denvy Bowman, President of Capital University, is trying to teach empathy outside of the classroom, with a program known as the Empathy Experiment. Beginning this past January, six Capital University students began exploring the conditions faced by 脗 the working poor in Columbus by immersing themselves in different experiences designed by community partners. We芒聙聶ll discuss the details of the program, and most importantly, whether or not it芒聙聶s achieving its goal of teaching empathy.
Watch The Empathy Experiment at Capital University:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOPI6Awq0AI
Guests:
- Denvy Bowman (President, )
- Andy Grizzell ( Student Participant)
- Barb Packer (Food Pantries Corporate Director)
- Jeff Biehl (President, )
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- The Empathy Experiment ()