Steve Fortunato presents The Urgent Recovery of Hospitality: How Rediscovering Generosity Restores a Civil World

Are we losing the art of hospitality in an age dominated by entitlement and transactional relationships?

In The Urgent Recovery of Hospitality, award-winning experience specialist Steve Fortunato illuminates how our modern interactions have been tainted by competition and celebrity culture, leaving us feeling isolated and undervalued. Driven by his own personal confessions, he implores us to rediscover the essence of true hospitality—where each interaction is rooted in authenticity and connection. Join Fortunato on this urgent journey to recover true hospitality, where valuing others creates a virtuous cycle of generosity and understanding that enriches our communities and transforms our lives.

Nika Hogan presents Breakthroughs in College Reading: The Promises and Tensions of Disciplinary Reading Apprenticeships

How do we help college students become independent learners in their disciplines? In this collection, the editors and contributors argue that we do so by supporting students in learning from texts, which entails recognizing reading as a problem-solving process, supporting students to take responsibility for the intellectual work in their classes, and creating strong classroom communities that help students develop identities as scholars.

Andy Lower presents I Gave Away All My Clothes: Living Out Values Through Social Entrepreneurship

Through personal reflection, the Andy’s honestly discuss the challenges and opportunities in the ethical clothing sector and directly address the popular reasons that Western consumers often don’t align their purchasing decisions with their values. Sharing the story of their company, Visible Clothing, a social enterprise, they illustrate that where and who we buy from does indeed make a true difference.