The shakeout is starting. "A University of Wisconsin campus pushes plan to drop 13 majors — including English, history and philosophy, adding programs with clear career pathways as a way to address declining enrollment and a multimillion-dollar deficit."https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2018/03/21/university-of-wisconsin-campus-pushes-plan-to-drop-13-majors-including-english-history-and-philosophy/?utm_term=.3d0d2f9a39a7 …
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Replying to @AustenAllred
This is an outrageous development. The primary mission of a university should be to learn how live a life, not just how to make a living.
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Replying to @aloukissas @shericlemons
The classes aren't cancelled, just the major
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Replying to @AustenAllred @shericlemons
My main problem is with the ”clear career pathways”. Not the mission of a research university like UofW. Somehow I don’t see Cambridge going this direction.
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Replying to @aloukissas @shericlemons
You should ask the students attending and see how many are planning on being employable afterwards. According to the sharply declining enrollment numbers in those majors, it's most students.
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Replying to @AustenAllred @shericlemons
It's a philosophical issue (pun kinda intended): do we want universities to produce employable people or academics that move their respective fields forward? I'd like to think it's the latter.
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If it's the latter then enrollment should literally be 1/10 what it is
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Replying to @AustenAllred @shericlemons
I’m with you on that. We do need more career-focused programs like lambda, so universities can do what they’re supposed to (with way smaller classes).
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