For the Public Good

Reviews / Votes

"For The Public Good] is the kind of quietly good book we need to see more of.... This book provides a very solid description of the process of defining and developing excellent, sustainable arts programs that serve students rather than academics. And not only is it dead-on in terms of its recommendations about how to design and evaluate programs, it has a lot of helpful matrices and worksheets to help those who are put in positions requiring them to do exactly that.... More like this, please." Alex Usher, Higher Education Strategy Associates, June 11, 2024 [Full review at https://higheredstrategy.com/early-2024-book-reviews/] "Authored by Canada's foremost experts on postgraduate career planning and professional development, For the Public Good addresses the challenges of the declining academic job market and aligns graduate education with the evolving Canadian labour market, offering pragmatic solutions and transformative visions." Rachel Berger, Associate Dean, School of Graduate Studies, Concordia University "This book is provocative enough, honest enough, and practical enough to do what it intends: that is, encourage hard conversations about the potential of graduate education in Arts disciplines, the remaking of programs to meet their potential, and the proposition that enrollment growth is always the solution, whatever the problem." Roger Epp, Interim Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies & Research, University of Alberta "For the Public Good offers a practical blueprint to redefine success in Arts graduate education in Canada. Focused on essential skills and knowledge for solving complex problems, the book re-imagines the way we approach our master's and doctoral programs. The authors issue an important wake-up call to leaders throughout civil society-particularly in the public, private, and knowledge sectors-to re-think and expand what we expect from graduate studies." Jared Wesley, Professor and Associate Dean (Graduate Studies), University of Alberta "Offering a unique set of arguments, an assessment tool, and actionable recommendations, For the Public Good advocates for the recognition of arts graduates in addressing societal challenges and contributing to cultural inspiration." Naomi Krogman, Dean, Faculty of Environment, Simon Fraser University