February 10, 2015
The Student Life does Q&A with Psychology Prof. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
On Dec. 6, 2014, Claremont Graduate University psychology professor Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi was presented with the Grand Cross Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary, the nation’s highest civilian honor. Csikszentmihalyi (pronounced “CHEEK-sent-muh-HIGH-ee”) pioneered the field of positive psychology, which is the study of happiness and human traits such as creativity, responsibility and social engagement. He is the founder and co-director of the Quality of Life Research Center (QLRC) and launched some of the field’s first graduate programs in positive psychology. This week, TSL sat down with Csikszentmihalyi to talk about the award and the research that led to it.