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One of the comments at the bottom of the NYT article points to the real issue at stake: "If you want more humanities majors, ask colleges to charge less tuition
by otoburb 13y ago
One of the comments at the bottom of the NYT article points to the real issue at stake: "If you want more humanities majors, ask colleges to charge less tuition that doesn't require going into debt."
Although, another way of looking at the situation is that the difficult economic situation combined with large expected debt load post-graduation acts winnows out humanities students who just aren't serious about their studies. Hopefully this translates into more passionate and eager students for professors to teach amongst the diminished ranks.
- gutnor 13y agoActually it is more "If you want more humanities majors, find some way a humanities education can be turned into money in the real world after graduation." This was this nice previous generation dream that productivity would create a Star Trek society where people can spend their time in non-profit occupations. Did not turn out that way. Every minute you study must have a ROI in dollar because the world is a harsh place if you do not have the right set of skills.