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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm sure they'll resolve it soon. They had a CS crisis a few years ago and things are back to normal now.

This is an ongoing issue at many top LACs where career-minded students are largely looking at ~6 fields of interest: [b]CS/cognitive science[/b], economics, math/data science, physics, political science/IR (pre-law), and biology/biochem/neuroscience (pre-med). Most other departments, especially those in languages and humanities, are struggling with major enrollment despite having substantial faculty. Tenure track faculty cannot be removed easily to help a needy department, and hiring faculty is largely dependent on accreditation recommendations rather than short-term demands. The consequence is that when an unexpected wave of popularity happens, especially coupled with tenure track professors on sabbatical or administrative duties, it can create problems.

Research universities have plenty of graduate students to shoulder the burden of advising and mentoring students, even with surges in popularity. Liberal art colleges emphasize the exclusive faculty-student advisor relationship. In order to provide that experience to their majors, some schools will have to use lotteries to limit enrollment to prevent overburdening professors. It sucks but it's usually temporary. [/quote]

Why are "CS/Cognitive science" listed together I wonder?  Are they at all related to each other?
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