'My colleagues and I are still in shock.' 32 majors marked for elimination at WVU

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32. Vocational school for the ruling class's workers

Who needs language or graduate-level math to work in a mine? Including engineering, instrumentation and control, and other "technical" vocations. This is the new proletariat. It's not a "career"; it's a "trade".

The spawn of the rich don't go to State U. They'll buy a "name" diploma that gets them a seat in the executive suite, while they enjoy the frat-boy lifestyle. They get a "career", complete with golden parachutes.

The notion of higher education used to be to make a person broader and richer, not the equivalent of a welder. For decades, majors in teaching and the humanities have suffered because the squeeze is on: no one can afford to make a living (and pay off outrageous debt) with a degree in literature or languages.

This is not an accident or "the invisible hand of the market". It's been planned since at least 1971. The idea is to create a caste system in the US. Only "fortunate sons" (thank you CCR) get ahead of the pack.

I say this as someone with blue collar and State U. credentials.

edit: the provost said this gutting will allow the University to be releant to "today's students".