Empathy is a person's ability to (1) understand and (2) share the feelings of others, and empathy seems to be on the decline. As a matter of fact, college students today have 40% lower empathy levels than those 20 to 30 years ago, and these students are “less likely to agree with statements such as 'I sometimes try to understand my friends better by imagining how things look from their perspective' and 'I often have tender, concerned feelings for people less fortunate than me (University of Michigan News).'" It is possible that social factors, such as social media, may be contributing to this decline in empathy among college students, as a person's ability to recognize and respond to the feelings of others is affected by upbringing and environment(University of Cambridge). However, the good news is that people can learn to develop empathy (BBC News). Teaching and fostering empathy can be done through the theories and methodology of mediation. Before going i...