“Check your privilege” and “stay in your lane” are, to my mind, amongst the ugliest of contemporary platitudes. They are aggressive and unnecessary extensions of the classic psycho-spiritual ...

The first time I remember hearing about “cultural humility” was some years ago when I served as a member of the Diversity and Inclusion Team at Big Bend Hospice. I recall reading an article by Silvia ...

Humility has been lauded as a virtue in most world cultures and wisdom traditions. More recently, scientists have started to study humility, and they’re discovering its many benefits. “Psychologists ...

Of the many virtues we find in the Bible, which is most significant? Love? Holiness? Generosity? Integrity? Selflessness? In Galatians 5:22-23 we find one short list of possibilities: “But the fruit ...

Psychology professor Barbara Held writes about the thin line between humility and self-deprecation and argues that the virtuous golden mean of “truthfulness” is a better way to see humility. Being ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Artist and teacher Chaké Higgison ’78 writes about a fire that destroyed her home of thirty-five years and finding clarity, groundedness, and gratitude in what remains. When I was asked to share ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about leadership and performance management. Can a blend of humility and ego contribute to effective leadership? Both ...

Better health care for patients begins with humility – a term not often associated with medicine. I witnessed displays of humility firsthand eight years ago, the night my son was born, in the way the ...

Due to the political and contested nature of this event, we must deeply reflect on what a university is, and how we must conduct ourselves when confronted with ideas that we may agree or disagree with ...