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Hope Circuits: Rethinking Higher Education with Dr. Jessica Riddell
April 16, 2024 at 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
| Location: | 481 MacOdrum Library |
| Cost: | Free |
Join us for a book launch with Dr. Jessica Riddell, a leading expert in higher education from Bishop’s University, Quebec. Dr. Riddell will present her latest book, “Hope Circuits: Rewiring Universities and Other Organizations for Human Flourishing.” This book provides practical solutions to the challenges universities face today, covering topics like teaching, leadership, research, and funding.
During the event, Dr. Riddell will share insights from “Hope Circuits” and lead a discussion on rethinking higher education systems for the better. This is a valuable opportunity to learn from Dr. Riddell’s expertise and join the conversation about the future of higher education. Don’t miss out! Register below to reserve your spot.
About the book
Hope Circuits is a higher-education call-for-action as the sector undergoes an unprecedented paradigm shift. Drawing upon experience in governance, senior administration, and scholarship, the book helps readers develop the conceptual tools that will engender local, embodied, and embedded solutions to some of the academy’s most pressing issues.
Hope Circuits invites all higher education stakeholders to expose, name, and reflect upon the complex problems ailing universities in Canada in the following areas: learning, teaching, mentorship, leadership, governance, research, valuing, measuring, and funding. The book does so through provocative stand-alone chapters that bring fresh eyes to longstanding higher-education challenges.
About the author
Dr. Jessica Riddell is a Full Professor of Early Modern Literature in the English Department at Bishop’s University (Quebec, Canada). She holds the Stephen A. Jarislowsky Chair of Undergraduate Teaching Excellence; in this capacity, she focuses on systems-change in higher education that fosters human flourishing; in her research, teaching, leadership, and administration, she participates in a wide range of conversations at the national and international levels about how universities fulfil the social contract to a broader society.
An award-winning educator and scholar, she has published on Shakespeare, institutional culture change, inter-institutional collaborations, experiential learning, and inclusive high-impact practices. Her recent book, with collaborators Dr. Lisa Dickson and Dr. Shannon Murray, is called Shakespeare’s Guide to Hope, Life, and Learning (University of Toronto Press, 2023) and was nominated for the Gordon Book Prize. Her newest book, Hope Circuits: Rewiring Universities and other Systems for Human Flourishing, is forthcoming with McGill-Queen’s University Press in early 2024.