The Introduction situates the book’s contribution within broader anticolonial thought and praxis by articulating an intellectual and political framework of connectivity and anticolonial solidarity – one that neither collapses the differences between decolonization and other political projects nor loses sight of the importance of coalition-building across fields, approaches, and geographical regions. It positions decolonization and social justice within contemporary higher education and advances the case for anticolonial synergy as a shared intellectual and political project for making sense of the diverse practices, struggles, and lived experiences of resistance to colonialism and imperialism worldwide. It is argued that anticolonial synergies in higher education (and beyond) cannot be universalized, but must be carefully attuned to specific historical, political, and institutional conditions. The Introduction concludes by outlining the book structure and introducing the chapters, highlighting how each contributes to the book’s overarching commitment to context-sensitive and politically grounded anticolonial synergies in higher education.