Private, residential liberal arts colleges have endured significant pressures in recent decades, and have responded to societal, economic, and educational change in various ways. While all higher education institutions should nourish ideals and expand social perspectives and intellectual horizons, this is a particularly important role for liberal…

Describes the linguistic diversity which characterizes the European continent and examines possibilities for political and linguistic integration of nations, a hierarchy among languages, national cultures, nationalism, global culture, and culture based on music and images. (Author/DB)