Leader: Bob Cape
Book: The Small College Imperative: Models for Sustainable Futures
Author: Mary B. Marcy
Description: As faculty at a small liberal arts college (SLAC), we share concerns of the general populace—and have our own—about the place of SLACs in the higher education landscape, about their relation to the world our students/alumni live in, and about their continued viability. Mary Marcy’s “The Small College Imperative” addresses these issues and offers possible models to consider as we go forward.
Information from the Group Leader: As faculty at a small liberal arts college (SLAC), we share concerns of the general populace—and have our own—about the place of SLACs in the higher education landscape, about their relation to the world our students/alumni live in, and about their continued viability. Mary Marcy’s “The Small College Imperative” addresses these issues and offers possible models to consider as we go forward. There is another book that asks what will SLACs look like post-pandemic, and that is a question that would be good to discuss, but Marcy’s book seems better suited for a larger discussion with different models to consider, and our faculty have enough experience to look ahead at what AC needs to consider post-pandemic. This book group could also be open to staff and administrators, to get different perspectives.