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HeartachesNhangovers

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7. The article "blames" demographics and the students themselves

Reply to slightlv (Reply #4)

Tue Aug 13, 2024, 03:41 PM

Aug 13

There are simply not enough college-age bodies to fill all the available seats, and the students that are enrolling are less likely to study liberal arts. Students are understandably reluctant to study subjects that typically don't lead to stable, well-paying jobs. Also, their parents are probably also pointing them away from majors that are going to see them living in their old bedrooms after they graduate.

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Higher Education: US Colleges Cutting Majors, Slashing Programs after Years of Putting It Off 📚 [View all] appalachiablue Aug 12 OP

I wonder how this will shake out in the long term. Jim__ Aug 12 #1

I agree, some of these studies have to retained, absolutely. Thanks for posting Jim. appalachiablue Aug 12 #2

A few years ago, I was buying a book in one of the shops at Chicago O'Hare... 3catwoman3 Aug 12 #3

I used to know a PhD-holder in Germanic folklore. HeartachesNhangovers Aug 13 #6

I wondered too, but I took it for midlife joy. However my classmates were already in careers... Hekate Aug 13 #8

When the "conservatives" are in charge, slightlv Aug 13 #4

All very well said and the sorry truth. For years cons have been shaping appalachiablue Aug 13 #5

The article "blames" demographics and the students themselves HeartachesNhangovers Aug 13 #7