ENDORSEMENTS "Invent Ed explores America's innovation legacy--from Franklin to Jobs--and reveals how colleges and universities can reignite creativity. Caroline Levander offers a compelling blueprint for renewing higher education and sustaining the nation's innovative edge for generations." -- Michael M. Crow, President, Arizona State University; coauthor of The Fifth Wave: The Evolution of American Higher Education "Levander makes a compelling case for higher education as an active, deeply engaging process that prepares learners for a life of invention, ingenuity, and inspiration. This is an essential book for our turbulent times." -- Jamie Merisotis, President and CEO, Lumina Foundation; author of Human Work in the Age of Smart Machines and America Needs Talent " Invent Ed links historical narrative to an actionable guide for placing creativity at the center of higher education. This is a spirited call for renewing the university--and the nation itself--through the long tradition of American invention." -- Joseph E.

Aoun, President, Northeastern University; author of Robot-Proof: Higher Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence "Levander issues a compelling call to action to future-proof American higher education and preserve our nation's distinctive culture of innovation and discovery by cultivating inventiveness in every student, from their first to final semester." -- Lynn Pasquerella, President, American Association of Colleges and Universities; author of What We Value: Public Health, Social Justice, and Educating for Democracy "Levander is one of the most creative and innovative leaders in higher education, and Invent Ed provides a visionary and achievable roadmap for transforming universities today." -- Sanjay Sarma, Flowers Professor of Mechanical Engineering, MIT; former President, CEO, and Dean of the Asia School of Business; author of Grasp: The Science Transforming How We Learn " Invent Ed is a timely and significant contribution to our current national debates about the future of American higher education and the public good." -- Neal Lane, Senior Fellow in Science and Technology Policy, Baker Institute for Public Policy; former Assistant to the President for Science and Technology; former Director of the National Science Foundation.