{"id":18058,"date":"2023-11-25T10:15:26","date_gmt":"2023-11-25T18:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teachinginhighered.com\/?p=18058"},"modified":"2023-11-25T12:01:15","modified_gmt":"2023-11-25T20:01:15","slug":"reflections-from-the-higher-ed-for-good-book-release-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teachinginhighered.com\/2023\/11\/25\/reflections-from-the-higher-ed-for-good-book-release-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflections from the Higher Education for Good Book Release Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"
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What a way to start my week! <\/span><\/p>\n

November 20, 2023, I attended an online launch celebration event for a magnificent project. The book Higher Education for Good: Teaching and Learning Futures<\/span><\/a> brought together 71 authors around the globe to create 27 chapters, as well as multiple pieces of artwork and poetry. Editors Laura Czerniewicz<\/span><\/a> and Catherine Cronin<\/span><\/a> shared their reflections of writing the book and invited chapter authors, and Larry Onokpite<\/span><\/a>, the book\u2019s editor, to celebrate the release and opportunities for collaboration. In total, the work represents contributions from 29 countries from six continents. Laura Czerniewicz was invited to talk about the book by the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), where she describes the values of inclusion<\/span><\/a> woven throughout this project. <\/span><\/p>\n

Higher Ed for Good Aims<\/h3>\n

At Monday\u2019s book launch, Laura shared how the authors aimed to write about the tenants that were directed toward the greater aims of the book. Catherine described the call for authors to engage in this project, such that the resulting collection would help people: <\/span><\/p>\n