Ronald E. Moore Humanities Symposium

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We are delighted that Rhonda V. Magee will visit the TCU campus March 29–31 as keynote speaker for the Ronald E. Moore Humanities Symposium on the question, What is well-being?

She is Professor of Law at the University of San Francisco and a Fellow at the Mind and Life Institute. Professor Magee is a widely respected mindfulness meditation teacher and author of The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities through Mindfulness.

The title of her keynote address is "Deepening the Inner Work of Flourishing Together: Practicing Ethically-grounded, Socially-engaged Mindfulness in Troubled Times."

Also, while on campus, Professor Magee will hold the title of the Cecil H. and Ida Green Honors Chair in the Department of Philosophy. We are collaborating with Dr. Frederick Gooding, Jr. and Mr. Marcellis Perkins who will interview Professor Magee for a special episode of their podcast Reconcile This!

Here is the schedule with the necessary registration links:

7:30 Wednesday, March 29, Van Cliburn Concert Hall: Reconcile This! interview. Please consider arriving early for music and mingling in the grand entry hall.

Attend in person: https://tinyurl.com/MageeInterview
Attend online: https://tinyurl.com/MageeInterviewVirtual

7:00 Thursday, March 30, Moudy Hall 141 North: Keynote address. Please consider arriving early for music and mingling in the foyer.

Attend in person: https://tinyurl.com/MageeKeynote
Attend online: https://tinyurl.com/MageeVirtual

We invite you to a public talk by internationally-acclaimed scientist Richard J. Davidson.

Dr. Davidson is the William James and Vilas Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Founder and Director of the Center for Healthy Minds.

His talk, "Well-being is a Skill," is at 7:00, Wednesday, March 1 in Moudy 141N, and is the first keynote for the 2023 Ronald E. Moore Humanities Symposium on the question "What is well-being?"

This exceptional opportunity is free and open to all. Please come!

We very much encourage in-person attendance, but for those unable to make it, we have a live online option. Note that registration is required through either of these Eventbrite links.

https://tinyurl.com/DavidsonInPerson
https://tinyurl.com/DavidsonLiveVirtual

Dr. Davidson is best known for his groundbreaking work studying emotion and the brain. A friend and confidante of the Dalai Lama, he is a highly sought after expert and speaker, leading conversations on well-being on international stages such as the World Economic Forum, where he serves on the Global Council on Mental Health. Time Magazine named Davidson one of “The 100 Most Influential People in the World” in 2006.

He is the co-author with Daniel Goleman of Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body.

The evening's interactive and experiential presentation will consider scientific evidence suggesting that we can change our brains by transforming our minds and cultivate habits of mind that will improve well-being. Characteristics such as happiness, resilience, compassion, and emotional balance are each instantiated in brain circuits that exhibit plasticity and thus can be shaped and modified by experience and training. Mental training to cultivate well-being has profound implications for the workplace including its impact on leadership, creativity, employee health, productivity, and collaboration.

The mission of the Center for Healthy Minds (Center) is to cultivate well-being and relieve suffering through a scientific understanding of the mind. Faced with mental and physical health challenges at a global scale, the Center conducts rigorous scientific research to bring new insights and tools aimed at improving the well-being of people of all backgrounds and ages. The Center’s research, rooted in neuroscience,
comes down to one basic question: “What constitutes a healthy mind?”

To begin to answer this, the Center has investigated the science of emotions, contemplative practices and qualities of mind suspected to affect well-being, including attention, resilience, equanimity, savoring positive emotions, kindness, compassion, gratitude and empathy. The Center, part of one of the world’s top research institutions, benefits from cross disciplinary collaborations in the arts and humanities, the physical and natural sciences, and the social sciences Healthy Minds Innovations (HMI), which was also co-founded by world renowned neuroscientist Dr. Richard Davidson is a non-profit organization driven by the mission to translate science into tools that cultivate well-being. HMI takes discoveries and insights gleaned from research and translates them into tools that help people around the world learn and build skills of well being. These tools include a donation-supported app, the Healthy Minds Program (which uses podcast style lessons and meditations to support increased awareness, connection, insight and purpose), and our workplace program Healthy Minds (a science-based program that offers a suite of tools to improve well-being in the workplace). In addition to creating products and services and sharing them widely, HMI also manages philanthropic activities, public speaking engagements and special initiatives that bring this work to the world.

The Center and HMI both seek to work as widely as possible, reaching the farthest corners of the globe to realize a vision of a kinder, wiser, more compassionate world.

We invite you to a public talk by world-renowned scientist Richard J. Davidson, Founder and Director of the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He is the first keynote speaker for the 2023 Ronald E. Moore Humanities Symposium on the question "What is well-being?"

The talk, "Well-being Is a Skill," is at 7:00, Wednesday, March 1 in Moudy 141N.

This exceptional opportunity is free and open to all. Please come!

We very much encourage in-person attendance, but for those unable to make it, we have a live online option. Note that registration is required for both through these Eventbrite links.

https://tinyurl.com/DavidsonInPerson

https://tinyurl.com/DavidsonLiveVirtual

Dr. Davidson is one of the preeminent scientists researching the many health benefits of mindfulness and meditation practice. He is the co-author with Daniel Goleman of Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body.

This evening's interactive and experiential presentation will consider scientific evidence suggesting that we can change our brains by transforming our minds and cultivate habits of mind that will improve well-being. Characteristics such as happiness, resilience, compassion, and emotional balance are each instantiated in brain circuits that exhibit plasticity and thus can be shaped and modified by experience and training. Mental training to cultivate well-being has profound implications for the workplace including its impact on leadership, creativity, employee health, productivity, and collaboration.

The mission of the Center for Healthy Minds (Center) is to cultivate well-being and relieve suffering through a scientific understanding of the mind. Faced with mental and physical health challenges at a global scale, the Center conducts rigorous scientific research to bring new insights and tools aimed at improving the well-being of people of all backgrounds and ages. The Center’s research, rooted in neuroscience,
comes down to one basic question: “What constitutes a healthy mind?”

To begin to answer this, the Center has investigated the science of emotions, contemplative practices and qualities of mind suspected to affect well-being, including attention, resilience, equanimity, savoring positive emotions, kindness, compassion, gratitude and empathy. The Center, part of one of the world’s top research institutions, benefits from cross disciplinary collaborations in the arts and humanities, the physical and natural sciences, and the social sciences Healthy Minds Innovations (HMI), which was also co-founded by world renowned neuroscientist Dr. Richard Davidson is a non-profit organization driven by the mission to translate science into tools that cultivate well-being. HMI takes discoveries and insights gleaned from research and translates them into tools that help people around the world learn and build skills of well being. These tools include a donation-supported app, the Healthy Minds Program (which uses podcast style lessons and meditations to support increased awareness, connection, insight and purpose), and our workplace program Healthy Minds (a science-based program that offers a suite of tools to improve well-being in the workplace). In addition to creating products and services and sharing them widely, HMI also manages philanthropic activities, public speaking engagements and special initiatives that bring this work to the world.

The Center and HMI both seek to work as widely as possible, reaching the farthest corners of the globe to realize a vision of a kinder, wiser, more compassionate world.

We are excited that the Ronald E. Moore Humanities Symposium is scheduled for March 2023!

Our question is, What is well-being? We are honored that Dr. Richard J. Davidson and Prof. Rhonda Magee will join us on the TCU campus, March 1 and March 30, respectively, to share insights on how we can live well and flourish, even in challenging times.

We will host a special evening interview with Prof. Magee in the TCU Van Cliburn Music Hall, 7:30 Wednesday, March 29.

We hope you will join us for March mindfulness at TCU!

Registration information is to come. These events are free and open to the public, though seating for Dr. Davidson's talk is limited. Know that we will offer a live streaming option for his talk for which you will be able to register.