Colleges firing humanities professors

[Anonymous]

Lesley U fired 28 professors—most in liberal arts.

Some professors found out the news from their students when learning their majors were discontinued.

The college president earns $500,000.


https://www.cambridgeday.com/2023/10/04/lesley-restructuring-will-cut-four-programs-refocusing-on-education-mental-health-arts/

[Anonymous]

What a worthless institution

[Anonymous]

What is Lesley U?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What a worthless institution

This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is Lesley U?

I don't know but a number of schools, Goucher and West Virginia U, are doing this because they can't afford to keep so many profs around. Covid hit a lot of these colleges hard. Note in the article this was union-arranged.

[Anonymous]

Responding to all the people who think college is job training and general education in the liberal arts is a waste of time. They’re all over this forum.

[Anonymous]

Colleges that let profs go back in June. WVU mentioned. https://www.chronicle.com/article/heres-what-happened-after-3-colleges-announced-cuts-to-the-liberal-arts

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Responding to all the people who think college is job training and general education in the liberal arts is a waste of time. They’re all over this forum.

Exactly this. Sad.

[Anonymous]

I wonder if the hate against liberal arts is not a bug but a feature of a system that more and more seems to be capitalizing on people’s fears so the status quo isn’t challenged. And I say this as someone who works in a science based/“practical” field.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wonder if the hate against liberal arts is not a bug but a feature of a system that more and more seems to be capitalizing on people’s fears so the status quo isn’t challenged. And I say this as someone who works in a science based/“practical” field.

? the status quo would've been keeping liberal arts degrees.

[Anonymous]

I went to a college fair this week. Ivys and public schools had long lines. Many small private colleges without name recognition had nobody showing interest. I'm not sure how they will survive but they will probably need to start by cutting programs that don't make money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I went to a college fair this week. Ivys and public schools had long lines. Many small private colleges without name recognition had nobody showing interest. I'm not sure how they will survive but they will probably need to start by cutting programs that don't make money.

100% correct.

Families cannot pay outrageous costs of attendance for a four year humanities degree without decent employment prospects.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I went to a college fair this week. Ivys and public schools had long lines. Many small private colleges without name recognition had nobody showing interest. I'm not sure how they will survive but they will probably need to start by cutting programs that don't make money.

100% correct.

Families cannot pay outrageous costs of attendance for a four year humanities degree without decent employment prospects.

In state schools cost more than those small liberal arts colleges after FA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I went to a college fair this week. Ivys and public schools had long lines. Many small private colleges without name recognition had nobody showing interest. I'm not sure how they will survive but they will probably need to start by cutting programs that don't make money.

100% correct.

Families cannot pay outrageous costs of attendance for a four year humanities degree without decent employment prospects.

In state schools cost more than those small liberal arts colleges after FA.

Many, many, many potential college students are price sensitive but don’t qualify for FA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wonder if the hate against liberal arts is not a bug but a feature of a system that more and more seems to be capitalizing on people’s fears so the status quo isn’t challenged. And I say this as someone who works in a science based/“practical” field.

Side note: Why is this phrase so popular now? Within the past year or two, everything is said to be "not a bug but a feature."

The status quo would be to keep the liberal arts departments, wouldn't it? They're eliminating departments that fewer students are majoring in bc they don't need as many profs to teach those classes, since not as many students are taking the classes.