<p>I think professors being known is more of an issue for LACs in the sciences than in the humanities or social sciences. My husband swears that there is no one doing respected published research and attending the major conferences in his field (cancer research now, before that research involving e coli and dictiostylium dischordium (may have spelled the latter wrong!) at any LAC.</p>
<p>I loved my small department at a medium size university - but it was small not tiny. And because of the way it was set up I had access to a bunch of grad school professors.</p>