Wendy Purcell, PhD FRSA, is a full professor at Rutgers University, Academic Research Scholar with Harvard University and former University President (2007-2015). Wendy’s purpose lies in transforming lives through education and research in pursuit of social equity, the knowledge economy, and sustainable development and she takes a keen interest in online education as part of advancing inclusive excellence. Wendy has published over 100-academic peer reviewed papers, is Editorial Board member Advances in Online Education, Editor-in-Chief Merits, series editor Higher Education and the SDGs and co-editor of The Bloomsbury Handbook of Sustainability in Higher Education – An Agenda for Transformational Change.