{"product_id":"the-post-pandemic-liberal-arts-college-a-manifesto-for-reinvention","title":"The Post-Pandemic Liberal Arts College: A Manifesto for Reinvention","description":"A succinct and impassioned call to reimagine and revive the small liberal arts college, by two veteran educators.\nPrivate liberal arts colleges have struggled for decades; now, as the COVID-19 pandemic widens cracks latent in many American institutions, they are facing a possibly mortal crisis.\nIn The Post-Pandemic Liberal Arts College: A Manifesto for Reinvention, Steven Volk and Beth Benedix call for small colleges to seize this moment and reinvent themselves. With the rise of rankings that set peer institutions against each other, tuition that outpaces income, creeping pre-professionalism, and a race to build student “customers” the splashiest new amenities, many private liberal arts colleges have strayed from their founders’ missions. If they could shed the mantle of exclusivity, reduce costs, facilitate true social mobility, and collaborate with each other, the authors argue, they might both survive and again become just, equitable, accessible institutions able to offer the transformative and visionary education that is their hallmark. Educators, students, parents, and anyone invested in the future of higher education should read this book.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1948742845\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1948742845.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Volk, Steve|Benedix, Beth\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43332319510589,"sku":"BVV.1948742845.G","price":5.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1948742845-0.jpg?v=1783578791","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-post-pandemic-liberal-arts-college-a-manifesto-for-reinvention","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}