Developing faculty in liberal arts colleges : aligning individual needs and organizational goals / Vicki L. Baker, Laura Gail Lunsford, Meghan J. Pifer. by Baker, Vicki L., 1978-, Lunsford, Laura Gail, Pifer, Meghan J., 1978-

Table of Contents: “…Foreword: Life at a Small Liberal Arts College / Michael Reder -- Introduction: Developing Faculty Members in Liberal Arts Colleges: Aligning Individual Needs with Organizational Goals -- Part One: Contexts of Academic Work in Liberal Arts Colleges: Inside Institutions and Departments -- Institutional Structures, Support, and Evaluation -- Academic Departments -- Part Two: Understanding Faculty Members: What They Do and What They Need -- A Holistic View of Faculty Work Lives in Liberal Arts Colleges -- Aligning Faculty Needs with Institutional Priorities -- Part Three: Aligning Resources: Supporting Faculty Members and Academic Work -- Mentoring and Key Relationships -- Trends and Exemplars -- Part Four: At the Intersection: A Space for Innovation and Competitive Advantage -- The Alignment Framework for Faculty Development in Liberal Arts Colleges.…”
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Remaking college : innovation and the liberal arts college / edited by Rebecca Chopp, Susan Frost, Daniel H. Weiss.

Table of Contents: “…Remaking, renewing, reimagining: the liberal arts college takes advantage of change / Rebecca Chopp -- Challenges and opportunities in the changing landscape / Daniel H. …”
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Teacher education, diversity, and community engagement in liberal arts colleges / Lucy W. Mule. by Mule, Lucy W., 1966-

Table of Contents: “…Educating teachers for diversity through community engagement: reflections on the small liberal arts college -- Community-based field experiences in preservice teacher education -- Can the village educate the prospective teacher? …”
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Call to Purpose : Mission-Centered Change at Three Liberal Arts Colleges. by Hartley, Matthew

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Crisis in higher education : a plan to save small liberal arts colleges in America / Jeffrey R. Docking with Carman C. Curton. by Docking, Jeffrey R., 1960-, Curton, Carman C., 1962-

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Coaching copyright / edited by Kevin L. Smith and Erin L. Ellis.

Table of Contents: “…Copyright services at a liberal arts college /…”
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Pathways, potholes, and the persistence of women in science : reconsidering the pipeline / edited by Enobong Hannah Branch.

Table of Contents: “…Potholes and Detours on the Road to Full Professor: A Tale of STEM Faculty at Two Liberal Arts Colleges /…”
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Culturally responsive strategies for reforming STEM higher education : turning the TIDES on inequity / edited by Kelly M. Mack, Association of American Colleges and Universities, U...

Table of Contents: “…Equity through access to computer science learning at a small liberal arts college /…”
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The future of library space / edited by Samantha Schmehl Hines, Peninsula College Port Angeles, Port Angeles, WA, USA, Kathryn Moore Crowe, University of North Carolina at Greensbo...

Table of Contents: “…Library Spaces Redefined: A Case Study At A Liberal Arts College /…”
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Removing barriers : women in academic science, technology, engineering, and mathematics / edited by Jill M. Bystydzienski and Sharon R. Bird.

Table of Contents: “…Creating academic career opportunities for women in science : lessons from liberal arts colleges /…”
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The library's role in supporting financial literacy for patrons / edited by Carol Smallwood.

Table of Contents: “…MoneyFitness: one academic library's experience of building a financial literacy program at a small liberal arts college /…”
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Liberal arts at the brink / Victor E. Ferrall, Jr. by Ferrall, Victor E., 1936-

Table of Contents: “…Liberal arts colleges and why we should care about them -- The economic health of liberal arts colleges -- The declining demand for liberal arts education -- Competing -- Cooperating -- Recruiting -- Liberal arts teachers: a profile -- Employing and deploying faculty for teaching excellence -- Tenure -- Curriculums -- At the brink.…”
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Alternative universities : speculative design for innovation in higher education / David J. Staley. by Staley, David J., 1963-

Table of Contents: “…Platform university -- Microcollege -- The humanities think tank -- Nomad university -- The liberal arts college -- Interface university -- The university of the body -- The institute for advanced play -- Polymath university -- Future university.…”
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Alternative universities : speculative design for innovation in higher education / David J. Staley. by Staley, David J., 1963-

Table of Contents: “…Platform university -- Microcollege -- The humanities think tank -- Nomad university -- The liberal arts college -- Interface university -- The university of the body -- The institute for advanced play -- Polymath university -- Future university.…”
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Doing Liberal Arts Education The Global Case Studies / edited by Mikiko Nishimura, Toshiaki Sasao.

Table of Contents: “…1 Liberal arts education: Changes, challenges and choices -- Part I: Interdisciplinary approaches to curriculum development -- 2 The core curriculum: An analysis of liberal arts colleges in Asia, North America and Europe -- 3 Implementing “Week 7” at Yale-NUS College, Singapore: A pedagogical experiment beyond disciplinary boundaries -- 4 Interdisciplinary curriculum and leadership education: The case of Flame University, India -- Part II: Creative ways to integrate key values of liberal arts across subject areas -- 5 Theme-based teaching and interdisciplinary learning: A case study at Amsterdam College, the Netherlands -- 6 Technology-enhanced approaches to the development of intercultural sensitivity in a collaborative language program: A Japanese-Korean Case -- 7 The role of English language teaching for liberal arts education in non-English speaking countries -- 8 Promoting intercultural communication and critical thinking: The impact of intergroup dialogue (IDG) courses at Hope College, USA -- Part III: Diversity and inclusion -- 9 Policies and practices of diversity and inclusion in liberal arts colleges -- 10 Policies and practices of diversity and inclusion in liberal arts colleges -- 11 Meeting strategic gender needs: The case of Asian University for Women, Bangladesh -- 12 Cross cultural learning within a counseling program: The case of Handong Global University, South Korea -- 13 Liberal arts education based on the Jesuit Catholic mission: The case of Sophia University, Japan -- Part IV: Research, evaluation and evidence-based policy making -- 14 Evidence-based policy and decision making at liberal arts colleges: What are they measuring up? …”
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The Knowledge Most Worth Having. by Booth, Wayne

Table of Contents: “…; RETURNING COALS TO NEWCASTLE; THE INSTRUMENTS OF MENTAL PRODUCTION; A TRANSATLANTIC VIEW OF "WHAT KNOWLEDGE IS WORTH HAVING"; UNDERGRADUATES AND THE SCIENTIFIC ENTERPRISE; DIVERSITY; EDUCATION AND THE CONTEMPORARY WOMAN; PLATONIC EDUCATION; THE BATTLE OF THE BOOKS; THE ROLE OF A LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE WITHIN A UNIVERSITY.…”
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Milwaukee's Jesuit University : Marquette, 1881-1981 / by Thomas J. Jablonsky. by Jablonsky, Thomas J.

Table of Contents: “…The Jesuits come to Milwaukee : 1844-1880 -- A Jesuit liberal arts college : 1881-1906 -- Great transformations : 1906-1916 -- Milwaukee's University : 1917-1928 -- Troubled times : 1928-45 -- Postwar adjustments : 1945-54 -- Transition to prominence : 1954-62 -- New directions and powerful disruptions : 1962-71 -- Search for a new order : 1960s-1981.…”
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Liberal arts education in a changing society : a new perspective on Chinese higher education / by You Guo Jiang, S.J. by Jiang, You Guo, 1977-

Table of Contents: “…Liberal Arts Education in the Twentieth CenturyResearch on Liberal Arts Education in China; Conclusion; 4 Fudan University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, and East China Normal University: Background and Context; Fudan University; The Jesuit and Catholic Context; The Founding of Fudan; Fudan in the Post-Revolution Period; Curriculum Development at Fudan; Fudan Liberal Arts College; Structure of Fudan Liberal Arts College; Liberal Arts Education Core Curriculum Modules; Life and Culture of Residential Colleges; Conclusion; Shanghai Jiaotong University; Historical Background.…”
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Founders : Innovators in Education, 1830-1980. by Stabler, Ernest

Table of Contents: “…Grundtvig: The Danish Folk High School; 2 Horace Mann: The American Public School System; 3 Mary Lyon: The Liberal Arts College for Women; 4 James Tompkins and Moses Coady: The Antigonish Movement in Nova Scotia; 5 Kurt Hahn: International Schools and Colleges; 6 Harold Wilson, Jennie Lee, Peter Venables, and Walter Perry: The British Open University; 7 The Dynamics of Innovation; Notes; Bibliography.…”
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Point of View : Talks on Education. by Levi, Edward H. (Edward Hirsch), 1911-2000

Table of Contents: “…1 The University and the Modern Condition; 2 The Responsibilities of the Educated; 3 The Choices for a University; 4 The University and the Community; 5 The University, the Professions, and the Law; 6 General, Liberal, and Specialized Education; 7 The Role of a Liberal Arts College within a University; 8 The Seminary and the University; 9 The Law School within the University; 10 The Shape, Process, and Purpose of the University of Chicago; 11 Unrest and the Universities; 12 Values in Society: Universities and the Law; 13 The Purposes of a University; 14 The Strategy of Truth…”
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