Can art inspire me to think critically about…? is a collection of assignments and essays reflecting on the ways that art intersects with higher education, museums, and social life in the United States. It features assignments co-written between artist Roz Crews and five liberal arts professors who teach in Portland State University’s First Year Experience program as well as ten short essays written by distinguished artists, educators, and curators working in or around the field of socially-engaged art. Essays by: Roya Amirsoleymani, Ariana Jacob, Sheetal Prajapati, Coco Fusco, Hannah Jickling and Helen Reed, Ralph Pugay, Yaelle Amir, Kristan Kennedy, Libby Werbel, and Stephanie Parrish. All the students, professors, and art-workers who participated in making the book received a free copy. It was designed by James Casey.