Universities today are increasingly plagued by ideological nihilism, bloated costs, and the growing infantilization of students, he says.
Thousands of students are preparing to begin their job searches with newly earned STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) degrees in hand, eagerly waiting to use the logical, analytical and practical skills they’ve acquired.
Today it is hard to imagine that the national government would spend millions of dollars to put unemployed artists to work for the good of the country.
What does all this mean for higher education? Why have the humanities undergone a crisis of legitimacy? And why does this matter?
Universities today are increasingly plagued by ideological nihilism, bloated costs, and the growing infantilization of students, he says.
Thousands of students are preparing to begin their job searches with newly earned STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) degrees in hand, eagerly waiting to use the logical, analytical and practical skills they’ve acquired.
Today it is hard to imagine that the national government would spend millions of dollars to put unemployed artists to work for the good of the country.
What does all this mean for higher education? Why have the humanities undergone a crisis of legitimacy? And why does this matter?