Published September 07, 2016 by Doug Cook

Nancy Jennings and Suzanne Lovett Discuss ‘Practice for Life’ on WCSH’s ‘207

Nancy Jennings (left) and Suzanne Lovett are interviewed by “207” co-host Caroline Cornish in the Shannon Room, Hubbard Hall. Click image to view segment.
Nancy Jennings (left) and Suzanne Lovett are interviewed by “207” co-host Caroline Cornish in the Shannon Room, Hubbard Hall. Click image to view segment.

Associate Professor of Education Emerita Nancy Jennings and Associate Professor of Psychology Suzanne Lovett shared insights from their book, Practice for Life: Making Decisions in College Harvard University Press, 2016), co-authored with two peers from Wellesley College, on the WCSH newsmagazine 207. 

Based on a five-year study following more than 200 students at seven colleges, the book makes the case that college offers students a complex process of self-creation in which they start and restart their path many times. Watch the segment.