Hi Jodie,

I literally just finished reading The Compassionate Achiever: How Helping Others Fuels Success by Christopher L. Kukk, Ph.D. Dr. Kukk is the director of the Kathwari Honors Program at WCSU. He teaches Political Science at WCSU and is a founding director of the Center for Compassion, Creativity, and Innovation. He's an incredibly bright, charismatic person. His book is excellent. Honestly, I never really thought about the difference between empathy and compassion before reading his book. I will use it to help me as both an advisor and teacher/librarian this year. What a world it would be if more of us were "compassionate achievers." I will strive to be a compassionate achiever from this point forward.

Best,

~Valerie