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Pandemic presents an opportunity for small liberal arts colleges to change

  • Written by Beth D. Benedix, Professor of World Literature, Religious Studies and Community Engagement, DePauw University
imageColgate University is a small liberal arts college in upstate New York.John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images

In their newly released book, “The Post-Pandemic Liberal Arts College,” Steven Volk, emeritus professor of history at Oberlin College, and Beth D. Benedix, professor of world literature, religious studies and community...

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