“The quality of your relationships is the single biggest predictor of happiness.” – The Good Life

Join Marc Schulz, co-author of The Good Life, for an engaging and uplifting conversation about how to stay connected and supported in retirement. Drawing on insights from the landmark Harvard Study of Adult Development, Marc will share practical tips and inspiring stories to help you nurture friendships, strengthen community ties, and create a life filled with meaning and joy. This session is perfect for retirees in higher education who want to thrive socially and emotionally in this exciting new chapter.

The Speaker:

Marc Schulz is the author (along with Robert Waldinger) of the New York Times Bestseller, The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness (2023), which is being translated and published in over 45 languages around the world.  Dr. Schulz is the Associate Director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, an 87-year-old longitudinal study of human flourishing in two generations of individuals from over 700 families. He is also an award-winning Professor of Psychology who holds the Sue Kardas PhD 1971 Professorship in Psychology at Bryn Mawr College and directs Bryn Mawr’s Data Science Program.  He completed his Ph.D. in clinical psychology at U.C. Berkeley and postdoctoral fellowships in clinical and health psychology at Harvard Medical School.