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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it’s partly that academia no longer seems like a viable path. It used to be that if you majored in anthropology or comparative lit or philosophy you could get a PhD and teach (or it seemed like you could). But now almost everyone knows those jobs don’t exist.

But also—I was a humanities major and believe the humanities are dying in part because of the orientation of the disciplines themselves. Where is the study of English going? Literary theory is not a productive direction, imo. What exciting new developments are on the horizon? [/quote]
Related to this is the administrative bloat at colleges and universities. They've become money grubbers run by lawyers. They hire teaching assistants and adjuncts rather than expanding faculties. They take advantage of all those who learn out of passion. I agree with OP, but don't blame it on the students. The colleges have turn themselves into certification mills by not themselves valuing learning and passion.[/quote]

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