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Remember when people were showing how 'educated' people were not voting for Trump how they voted fro Republicans in the past

What a silly argument
 
thethe said:
Remember when people were showing how 'educated' people were not voting for Trump how they voted fro Republicans in the past

What a silly argument
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The jobs are still there for lots of degrees. The problem is universities pretending that the history of music genres, queer art in medieval Britain, or oppression of lgbtq+ aborigines in 19th century Australia are as important as STEM fields, and their students buying into it.
 
Jaw said:
The jobs are still there for lots of degrees. The problem is universities pretending that the history of music genres, queer art in medieval Britain, or oppression of lgbtq+ aborigines in 19th century Australia are as important as STEM fields, and their students buying into it.
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I recall in my response to aces when he brought this is up is that I’d want to see a bifurcation of who is voting for who by area of study. That would be enlightening on the educated nature of the Democrat voter.
 
Jaw said:
The jobs are still there for lots of degrees. The problem is universities pretending that the history of music genres, queer art in medieval Britain, or oppression of lgbtq+ aborigines in 19th century Australia are as important as STEM fields, and their students buying into it.
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I always enjoy counting majors on graduation programs. The number of majors in the first group of categories you listed is vanishingly small (at least where I teach). The number of majors in computer science and finance is enormous.

People focus on the shiny object of their choice and miss the real picture.
 
nsacpi said:
I always enjoy counting majors on graduation programs. The number of majors in the first group of categories you listed is vanishingly small (at least where I teach). The number of majors in computer science and finance is enormous.

People focus on the shiny object of their choice and miss the real picture.
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It certainly varies by the school. Realistically there just isn’t a constant need for knowledge in those things that justifies most of them being a focus for a bachelors degree.

I had a coworker with a degree in the History of Ideas. It wasn’t as ridiculous as it sounds, world history focus with a lot of philosophy thrown in. Functionally it only let him get past 4 year degree filters when he was job searching.
 
There are some majors out there that sound odd but have solid career paths.

We try to go where the interest is. Earlier this week the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee that I chair put the finishing touches on a Cybersecurity Management major. We're working with the School of Engineering to put together a five year program that will give students a Masters in Data Science, with emphasis on Big Data and AI tools.
 
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