In these immensely challenging times for higher education, with assaults on academic, personal and institutional freedom –and indeed existence– the work of education is more important than ever: sharing, solidarity, communality and care. Almost eighteen months ago, in the face of the growing polycrisis, 70+ authors & artists openly published a collective work of scholarship,…| Catherine Cronin
Three years ago, in January 2022, I started a new chapter – leaving formal, full-time employment in the higher education sector to work independently. In that same month, Laura Czerniewicz and I published a call for chapters for a new book, an idea we had been slow-cooking for about six months (that book, Higher Education…| Catherine Cronin
One year ago today, Higher Education for Good: Teaching and Learning Futures was published. The work of 70+ authors and artists, two-and-a-half years in the making (and many years in the imagining), and committed to open access and open practice, the book was published by Open Book Publishers in October 2023 and is freely available…| Catherine Cronin
On October 25th, 2023, the book Higher Education for Good: Teaching and Learning Futures was published. The book is an open-access collection of work by 70+ authors in 18 countries, edited by Laura Czerniewicz and me (further details about the book can be found here). The book’s starting point is that higher education is in…| Catherine Cronin
Higher Education for Good: Teaching and Learning Futures has been published and will be formally launched next week – please see details below. The book, edited by Laura Czerniewicz and myself, has been published openly (with a CC BY-NC license) by Open Book Publishers. This means that the book is free to access and to…| Catherine Cronin
by Catherine Cronin and Laura Czerniewicz Cross-posted at Higher Education for Good: Teaching and Learning Futures is a book (soon to be published) that offers ways of thinking, conceptualising and…| Catherine Cronin
by Catherine Cronin and Laura Czerniewicz Cross-posted at In a few months, all being well, we will be preparing to launch the book Higher Education for Good: Teaching and Learning Futures (HE4Good)…| Catherine Cronin