Academic Innovation for the Public Good
Academic Innovation for the Public Good
Stanford Digital Education and Trinity College have organized 10 monthly book conversations via Zoom with leading scholars on how higher education can affect the public good. We’re excited to launch this program, which we hope will foster discussion about how to make higher education’s future more equitable and accessible.
Each event features an author of a recently published book exploring the role of colleges and universities in addressing society’s problems. An expert in the author’s field will conduct the interview, followed by questions from the audience. The list of authors and the dates they will be interviewed is below. The conversation will last for one hour starting at 4 p.m. Pacific time from January through October on the fourth Wednesday of every month, except for the June event, which will be a week earlier.
To join the conversation, please visit the Academic Innovation for the Public Good community space. When you join the online community, you’ll find opportunities to connect with others who are committed to the themes of equity, access, and innovation in higher education. You can also access special author events, including virtual Q&As and other on-demand content.
The book conversations are free, and all are welcome. Those wishing to attend one or more of the events should register in advance (here) or click the “register” button at the bottom of the page.
Authors and Dates
- Book Series
Creative Acts for Curious People: How to Think, Create, and Lead in Unconventional Ways
A book conversation with author Sarah Stein Greenberg, executive director of Stanford d.school
To be interviewed by Allison Salisbury, senior vice president at Guild Education- - Book Series
Empires of Ideas: Creating the Modern University from Germany to America to China
A book conversation with author William Kirby, professor of modern Chinese history and of business at Harvard University
To be interviewed by Noah Pickus, chief academic officer at Minerva Project- - Book Series
Other People’s Colleges: The Origins of American Higher Education Reform
A book conversation with author Ethan Ris, assistant professor of educational leadership at University of Nevada, Reno
To be interviewed by Eddie Cole, associate professor at UCLA School of Education and Information Studies- - Book Series
Doing the Right Thing: How Colleges and Universities Can Undo Systemic Racism in Faculty Hiring
A book conversation with author Marybeth Gasman, professor in the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers University
To be interviewed by Mari Castañeda, dean of Commonwealth Honors College at University of Massachusetts, Amherst- - Book Series
WorkforceRx: Agile and Inclusive Strategies for Employers, Educators and Workers in Unsettled Times
A book conversation with author Van Ton-Quinlivan, former executive vice chancellor for the California Community Colleges
To be interviewed by Mitchell Stevens, professor at Stanford Graduate School of Education- - Book Series
From Equity Talk to Equity Walk: Expanding Practitioner Knowledge for Racial Justice in Higher Education
A book conversation with co-authors Tia Brown McNair, Estela Mara Bensimon and Lindsey Malcom-Piqueux
To be interviewed by Anita Davis, vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion at Trinity College-
Recording of Jan. 26, 2022, conversation with author Davarian Baldwin
Recording of Feb. 23, 2022, conversation with author Ronald Daniels
Recording of March 23, 2022, conversation with author Sekile Nzinga
Stanford Digital Education and Trinity jointly organized the series in collaboration with Bentley University, Brown, Carnegie Mellon University, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke Learning Innovation, Georgetown University Center for Design in Learning and Scholarship, Jay Hurt Hub for Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Davidson College, Johns Hopkins University, McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning at Princeton, Minerva, North Dakota State University Graduate School, Northeastern University School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Northwestern University Women's Center, University of Michigan Center for Academic Innovation, University of Missouri Online, University of Pennsylvania Online Learning Initiative, Stanford Humanities Center’s Recovering the University as a Public Good initiative and the Stanford Pathways Lab.
