We really are coming to a crossroads in higher ed. A few decades ago, the possibility that a whole department, based on an entire academic subject, would be tossed as “not useful knowledge” would be considered inconceivable.
But today, in the
United States, this sort of thing is common. Shakespeare
is being tossed in exchange for a lesbian author. Computer
science departments are being shut down, leading to a shortage of computer
scientists where the world really needs people who understand computers. Even
mathematics is turning into a boiler room operation on many campuses, focusing
on passing students over academics.
With all the
academics being removed from campus, what to replace it with?
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Some of these Eastern European countries can see the writing on the walls. They have been there and NEVER want to return to communism. They aren't listening to the madness coming from Germany, France and other EU lapdogs.
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