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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was an English major. Admittedly, I chose it because I didn't really have a passion at the time. It taught me to read, write, communicate, and analyze, and I am a better practitioner of what I do now because of it. 90% of my professional accolades and praise come from my ability to communicate, which is much better than my colleagues who are only trained in our field.

The fact that the majority of institutions making these cuts are doing so in a climate of financial hardship on the edge of an enrollment cliff (which is a totally different financial crisis) doesn't convince me they are making the cuts for the right reasons. [/quote]

The New Yorker article had interviews with Columbia and Harvard Faculty about their declining numbers. Schools are cutting in response to student interest. It's hard to justify massive departments when fewer kids are choosing the major year after year [/quote]

This. I was surprised by some of the majors planned for being cut, but if you read the article they are responding to student interest.

If you have zero or just a few people in that major - does it make sense for the school to maintain a whole department for that major?  I would love to see more information about how the schools plan to still (if they do) maintain foundational courses or alternative courses for those areas. Although they may eliminate the "English" major, I can't believe they wouldn't have some other course or majors that develops strong writing skills.

Also, all schools cannot be all things to all people. Not every college will have every major, and that's okay.[/quote]

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