This New Directions in Teaching and Learning issue has focused on rehumanizing higher education. Authors have highlighted a wide array of important topics that are relevant to ensuring the humanizing purposes of higher education are met by today's and tomorrow's colleges and universities. The author highlights reminds us that higher education is part of a larger system, including communities near and far that shape and are shaped by tertiary institutions. The author highlights central principles and practices (Mutuality, Asset-based, and Relationship Stewardship) that should inform humanizing work. The author highlights also includes an admonishment for members of the higher education communities to recognize and embrace the wisdom that exists outside of the ivory tower.