University In Wisconsin Wants To Drop Liberal Arts Majors For Programs With More “Clear Career Pathways”
7 years ago

Choosing a major can be a difficult decision. In fact, some people might change their mind about it multiple times over the course of their college career. I initially tried history, then I decided maybe English was more my lane, then I finally came to grips with the fact that I want my parents to be proud of me, and got a business degree.

But for students at the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point, help is on the way. School officials are proposing that we cut all of those senseless liberal arts majors, and just offer up the ones that actually provide a future.

From Washington Post:

The University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point has proposed dropping 13 majors in the humanities and social sciences — including English, philosophy, history, sociology and Spanish — while adding programs with “clear career pathways” as a way to address declining enrollment and a multimillion-dollar deficit.

Wait, so you’re really going to sit there and tell me that the Philosophy of Film class I took freshman year isn’t going to help me get a job someday? Excuse me sir, but understanding the philosophical dilemma Neo faces when debating hopping into the Matrix is of paramount importance.

Don’t worry, though. In true liberal arts fashion, students are staging a protest to fight this atrocity.

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Students are planning a sit-in at the campus administration building on Wednesday in a demonstration called Save Our Majors. The Stevens Point Journal said students will then deliver a list of demands and requests to school officials. The school is one of 11 comprehensive campuses in the University of Wisconsin system.

Kind of a tough look when you are protesting to keep your cupcake majors and the best slogan you can come up with is “Save Our Majors.” Maybe one of the marketing students will be nice enough to help you out with refining that.

I don’t hate colleges doing away with majors that they deem to have no long-term viability, really I’m just surprised it took them this long.

[via Washington Post]

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  2. thevaginator

    Business degree huh? See you on interview day small fry. Please dress professionally and bring a copy of your resume

    7 years ago at 2:12 pm
    1. Fratty McFratFrat

      Sounds like you have a job lined up in HR. Good for you. It doesn’t pay shit, but you get to hear the details of everyone’s sexual harassment complaints.

      7 years ago at 5:55 pm
      1. thevaginator

        Sounds like your looking to get your ass beat, chief. Shut the fuck up before you get hurt kid

        7 years ago at 9:57 pm
    2. Wraith

      Some of these kids’ idea of dressing professionally is to upgrade their jorts to khakis while still sporting sandals and a #MeToo t-shirt.

      7 years ago at 9:40 am
  4. Wraith

    Imagine that, people complaining because moves meant to increase enrollment and relevance at the school would force them to instead go to one of the 10 other UW campuses. And if the kids protesting had bothered to read the literature, they’d see that this move wouldn’t occur before 2020 and all current enrollees would be allowed to finish their literature/history/barista degree.

    7 years ago at 9:36 am