Karina Wu

Children should be free to explore gender identity

Children should be free to explore gender identity

Children begin understanding and categorizing gender around the age of two to three, and, as per Lawrence Kohlberg’s theory of gender identity development, they then move from understanding their own identities to the larger landscape, associating what behaviors go with what identity. Developmental psychologist Laura Zimmerman discusses how childhood experiences play a role in this gender development.

Study breaks aid student productivity, not stifle it

Study breaks aid student productivity, not stifle it

According to the American Psychological Association (APA), American college students are among the most stressed people in the world. While Mount Holyoke makes an active effort to alleviate students’ stress with its wellness program, a change in students’ mindsets is necessary for these services to be effective.