Write an essay of approximately 1,500 words addressed to incoming first year students; advance an argument for the importance of cultivating empathy to enhance the experience of higher education.

You must use AT LEAST one quotation from our course reading. You may choose to focus on a single philosophical figure/position or instead offer insights from multiple figures/systems of thought. In either case make sure that your explication of the course content offers enough depth and detail to clearly evidence your understanding of it.