Thank you to the authors for this timely and powerful contribution to higher education. The book strikes a rare and effective balance of sophistication in its research and framing, yet practical and actionable for educators and leaders. By illuminating the essential value of high-impact practices and experiential learning, it provides both vision and tools to create transformative educational experiences for students. A must-read for anyone committed to meaningful student success and institutional innovation.

Trevor M. Bates, DHSc, MS, AT

Fmr. President

Mercy College of Ohio and Wilmington College

This collection presents a fresh perspective on high-impact and experiential education that begins with useful project summaries based in personal experience and reflection but goes beyond typical educational practice books by engaging with pedagogical history, providing cautions and limitations that are informed by this history, and outlining how programs and practices have been structured in different circumstances. In this way, it provides a highly useful introductory pedagogical toolkit—and sense of context—for those new to university instruction while also providing engaging pointers and familiar ‘ah ha’ and ‘oh no’ moments for those already well-versed.

Dr. Daniel Shtob

Brooklyn College

Reading this book provides myriad creative examples of experiential learning initiatives across a diverse spectrum of higher educational institutions. Small colleges, public and private institutions, and larger universities represented showcase programs aligned with mission and/or strategic plans to meet contemporary ideals of education. What is exemplary about this text and the examples provided is their grounding in theory and well-researched scholarship.

Karen Ristau. Ed.D.

Former president,

National Catholic Educational Assocation;

Full professor. Retired,,

University of St. Thomas. St. Paul, MN