The a manifesto for reinvention Volk, Steven Saul 1946- creator Hawkins Benedix, Beth 1971- ohu Cleveland, OH Belt Publishing 2020 eng 158 pages : illustration ; 19 cm. "Private liberal arts colleges have been struggling for decades; now, as the COVID-19 pandemic widens cracks latent in many American institutions, they are facing a possibly mortal crisis. 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"--Back cover Steven Volk & Beth Benedix. Educación superior Fines y objetivos Estados Unidos Educación humanística Universidades privadas Estados Unidos LB 2328.32 V916p 2020 9781948742849 1948742845 201024 20241119105730.0 eng