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Kathleen Fitzpatrick
A leading voice in digital humanities, her work explores how technology, publishing, and academic communities can become more open, collaborative, and humane. She writes about the future of higher education with an eye toward generosity, shared knowledge, and practical change.
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The Weans at Rowallan
by Kathleen Fitzpatrick
About the author
Kathleen Fitzpatrick is an American scholar of digital humanities and media studies who serves as Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies in the College of Arts & Letters and University Distinguished Professor of English and Digital Humanities at Michigan State University. She has also led digital humanities and scholarly communication initiatives through roles at the Modern Language Association and other academic institutions.
Her books include Leading Generously: Tools for Transformation and Generous Thinking: A Radical Approach to Saving the University, along with earlier work on publishing, media, and the future of the academy. Across her writing, she is known for asking how institutions can better support collaboration, public trust, and thoughtful change.
In addition to her books, she has been active in building projects and communities centered on open knowledge and new forms of scholarly communication. That mix of practical leadership and big-picture thinking gives her work a clear, inviting style for listeners interested in education, technology, and cultural change.