Introduction: Rethinking how we design, deliver, and evaluate higher education / Marilee J. Bresciani Ludvik --

Basic brain parts and their functions / Matthew R. Evrard, Jacopo Annese, and Marilee J. Bresciani Ludvik, with review by Mark Baxter and Thomas Van Vleet --

Unpacking neuroplasticity and neurogenesis / Matthew R. Evrard and Marilee J. Bresciani Ludvik, with review by Thomas Van Vleet --

Strategies that intentionally change the brain / Marilee J. Bresciani Ludvik, Matthew R. Evrard, and Philippe Goldin, with review by Thomas Van Vleet --

(Re)conceptualizing meaning making in higher education : a case for integrative educational encounters that prepare students for self-authorship / Emily Marx and Lisa Gates --

Intentional design of high-impact experiential learning / Patsy Tinsley McGill --

Enhancing well-being and resilience / Christine L. Hoey --

Enhancing creativity / Shaila Mulholland --

Enhancing compassion and empathy / Sara Schairer --

Balance begets integration : exploring the importance of sleep, movement, and nature / Bruce Bekkar --

Enhancing and evaluating critical thinking dispositions and holistic student learning and development through integrative inquiry / Marilee J. Bresciani Ludvik, Philippe Goldin, Matthew R. Evrard, J. Luke Wood, Wendy Bracken, Charles Iyoho, and Mark Tucker --

Mindfulness at work in higher education leadership : from theory to practice within the classroom and across the university / Les P. Cook and Anne Beffel --

A mindful approach to navigating strategic change / Laurie J. Cameron --

Afterword: Adoption, adaptation, and transformation / Marilee J. Bresciani Ludvik.