Fostering the Liberal Arts in the 21st-Century Community College (PDF)

Liberal arts education is one of the founding missions ofcommunity colleges. However, it has drifted toward vocationaltraining to such an extent that the dominant narrative of the21st-century community college portrays a job (re)training centermore than an educational institution.

This volume offers a timely, much-needed, and persuasiveargument for the importance of a liberal arts education,particularly in the humanities, for all students attending apublic, comprehensive community college.
* The Landscape of the Liberal Arts
* What Happened to the Liberal Arts?
* Two-Year Humanities
* A President's View on the Importance of the Liberal Artsin Community Colleges
* Why Community College Students Need Great Books
* Discovering History at the Community College
* Why Community Colleges Need the Academic Study of Religion
* How Interdisciplinary Liberal Arts Programs Prepare Studentsfor Workforce and Life
* A 21st-Century Humanities for the Community College
* Sources on Liberal Arts in the Community College
This is the 163rd volume of this Jossey-Bass higher educationquarterly report series, an essential guide for presidents, vicepresidents, deans, and other leaders in today's open-doorinstitutions, this quarterly provides expert guidance in meetingthe challenges of their distinctive and expanding educationalmission.