The Liberal Arts College and the Ideal of Liberal Education: The Case for Radical Reform

The American liberal arts college now appears to be in a crisis that threatens its very existence. Critics have charged that the college no longer delivers on its promise of a liberal education and is in a state of ‘moral collapse.’ This book analyzes this crisis and offers a radical proposal for its resolution. Crimmel first explains how a college’s infidelity to the ideals of liberal education adversely affects its relationship to society, its educational program, and its teachers.