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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Middlebury is currently shrinking the humanities: "With several English Department faculty on leave, on associate status or recently retired, the department is facing staffing concerns, and no replacement positions have been approved by the Educational Affairs Committee (EAC). According to Professor of American Literature Brett Millier, who retired last spring, the department’s proposal for her replacement was denied.

These vacancies are occurring at a time when the value of an English degree is being questioned more broadly, a concern that Millier and Professor Emeritus of English and Creative Writing Jay Parini share as they retire alongside Professor of English Cates Baldridge. In the past two decades, many U.S. liberal arts colleges and universities have shifted focus towards STEM subjects."[/quote]

That's sad. Middlebury's "Bread Loaf" department of English is literally I know about Middlebury's rep and I'm in a field outside humanities. It used to be their crown jewel and most famous dept so I'm surprised they're shrinking English dept at all.
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