Speculating on Higher Education in 2041—Earthworms and Liminalities

Abstract What if… this chapter asks, might higher education be twenty years from now? This speculates a future that takes place 20 now, acknowledges the challenges of present, as discussed at greater length in earlier chapters. We take up speculative inquiry method to consider where teens 2021 bring their experience living and learning during pandemic time shaping leadership universities 2041. Beginning with what-if scenario reconceived education, we create fiction text—a letter future—around which perform diffractive reading (Barad, 2014). diffraction brings about is imaginary activisms revolts result current tensions research. The does not predict but offers critical lens through make sense present possible futures tied it. In so doing, suggest potentialities practices like elevating decolonised ways knowing engaging geographical, human nonhuman diversities campuses across urban remote areas. Traversing on spanning virtual physical spaces for re-connection research, assessment with, assemblies diverse beings, otherwise. concludes codetta, leaves reader brief account encounter Socrabots they prepare enter teaching profession 2040s.