Introducing Invent Ed
An essential guidebook on innovation in higher education—and how we can ensure student success in college by looking to the history of American invention.
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With a decades-long career in higher education, experience co-founding and advising at multiple ed-tech organizations, and a leadership role at a top university, Dr. Levander enjoys speaking about emerging trends and innovations in the academic landscape. Her insights reflect a deep understanding of institutional strategy, digital communications, and the evolving challenges facing universities today.
About Caroline
Author
As the author of six books, five edited collections, and numerous articles on transnational and hemispheric American culture, I have deep expertise on the long history and politics of American life.
Professor
I hold the Carlson endowed chair in the humanities, which acknowledges and supports a senior faculty member whose scholarly collaborations, research accomplishments, and publications exemplify innovation and entrepreneurial leadership and whose research is building important new fields of humanistic inquiry.
Vice President and Academic Thought Leader
I serve on Rice University’s senior leadership as Vice President for Global Strategy and am responsible for expanding the university's global impact through the development of new international campuses, academic programs, partnerships, and research collaborations. My administrative leadership focuses on educational innovation, strategic growth, and institutional transformation, all with a focus on global impact.
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“A dazzling, carefully crafted, and beautifully written book, full of original insights”
- Howard Gillette
“Written in a lively, conversational tone, this is that rare work of criticism that manages to be at once illuminating and pleasurable to read”
- Rachel Adams
“Imaginatively combining history, literature, politics, visual culture, and transnational American studies,” Levander ..offers intriguing insights into race, nation, and belonging”
- Shelley Fisher Fishkin
Nominated for American Studies Association John Hope Franklin Prize and for the Modern Language Association James Russell Lowell Prize.
(Choice Essential Book)
“These superb essays represent cutting edge contributions to the burgeoning field of transnational and hemispheric studies.”
- Emory Elliot
“Essential for all students in all disciplines of the liberal Arts”
Choice Recommended Book