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Americans' confidence in higher education has taken a nosedive
According to a new Gallup poll, Americans are losing the thread with higher education. Confidence in college has taken a nosedive, with one out of three poll responders claiming they have “li…
Perhaps this news won’t shock you to your socks, considering the interlocking crises of 1) un-affordability, 2) fresh light on the scam that is student loans, 3) an unpromising job market with diminishing returns for un-STEM professions and 3) the many tortured varietals of “free speech” discourse. In a 2020 piece for The New Republic, Dr. Wim Wiewel of Lewis & Clark University outlined three core goals of a liberal arts education: “to encourage lifelong exploration of the self and one’s own values; to develop the skills needed to embark on meaningful careers; and to prepare for full, and civil, participation in public life.” This rubric surely conveys the enlightenment-era tea yours truly was sipping, when I elected to take on a BFA for a six figure ticket price. Ad hoc classes plus robust hobbies plus library creepin’ plus learning a trade with a strong union looks more and more reasonable to me, as a life plan.
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