HomePublicationsConnections Are Everything About the Authors Book MenuConnections Are Everything SectionsSection 1Section 2Section 3ChaptersIntroductionChapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8Chapter 9ConclusionAbout the Authors Articles and Media Research Details Resources Buy in PrintISBN: 9781421443126Johns Hopkins University Press, July 2023 The four authors of this book—Isis, Leo, Oscar, and Peter—have a wide range of experiences in colleges and universities (below you can find a short biography and picture of each of us). We have worked and studied at community colleges, state universities, small private colleges, big research universities, and the Ivy League. Two of us are first-generation college graduates. We have had a variety of job titles from president to assistant director, professor to tutor; beyond higher education, we also have been bartenders, truck drivers, ice cream scoopers, tree nursery workers, and magazine writers. We are from small towns and big cities, and we range from millennials to baby boomers, and we grew up in low to middle-income families. Two of us are bilingual, three of us are parents, one of us is an immigrant, and one is a grandparent. But beyond all these traits, we were also students, and our careers have been dedicated to supporting and challenging students to achieve their dreams for higher education. Peter FeltenPeter Felten is the executive director of the Center for Engaged Learning, the assistant provost for teaching and learning, and a professor of history at Elon University. Leo M. LambertLeo M. Lambert is president emeritus and professor at Elon University. Felten and Lambert are coauthors of Relationship-Rich Education: How Human Connections Drive Success in College. Isis Artze-Vega Isis Artze-Vega is the college provost and vice president for academic affairs at Valencia College. She is a coauthor of The Norton Guide to Equity-Minded Teaching. Oscar R. Miranda Tapia Oscar R. Miranda Tapia is pursuing his doctoral degree in Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development at North Carolina State University. Share: