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We learn from history we learn nothing from history, so the University of Wisconsin's dropping it. And English. And Philosophy. And Sociology. Y Español.
This post was deleted for the following reason: This is framed in a way that obscures what is actually happening - drop us a line to discuss whether it's fixable. -- restless_nomad
Union Busting and Randian Studies, I guess.
posted by entropicamericana at 4:47 PM on March 21, 2018 [8 favorites]
posted by entropicamericana at 4:47 PM on March 21, 2018 [8 favorites]
Dropping Humanties but keeping Marketing? If there's a better distillation of the downfall of human society I can't think of it.
posted by downtohisturtles at 4:50 PM on March 21, 2018 [11 favorites]
posted by downtohisturtles at 4:50 PM on March 21, 2018 [11 favorites]
For heaven's sake, if this isn't the last push anyone needs to join a revolutionary socialist party, I don't know what is. Time to organize or shut up.
posted by Krawczak at 4:53 PM on March 21, 2018
posted by Krawczak at 4:53 PM on March 21, 2018
Sounds about Wisconsin.
posted by brook horse at 4:56 PM on March 21, 2018
posted by brook horse at 4:56 PM on March 21, 2018
Every day Wisconsin disappoints me more and more.
Oh and in case you missed it, a fire fighter was arrested for "threatening" Bad Scott Walker on Facebook.
Here's some Good Scott Walker - Montague Terrace (In Blue)
posted by elsietheeel at 4:56 PM on March 21, 2018
Oh and in case you missed it, a fire fighter was arrested for "threatening" Bad Scott Walker on Facebook.
Here's some Good Scott Walker - Montague Terrace (In Blue)
posted by elsietheeel at 4:56 PM on March 21, 2018
In the interest of accuracy, this article details potential changes to the majors offered at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. When most people use the phrase "University of Wisconsin" as used in the OP, they mean the flagship school at University of Wisconsin-Madison.
posted by Kibbutz at 4:58 PM on March 21, 2018 [12 favorites]
posted by Kibbutz at 4:58 PM on March 21, 2018 [12 favorites]
Feom the article:
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.
From UWSP’s website:
Established in 1894 as a teacher's college, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point ranks among the best colleges in the nation when it comes to quality education and job placement.
[...]
91% of alumni report starting careers or graduate school, from studies conducted in 2015
The career pathways seem pretty clear already, no?
posted by Sys Rq at 5:00 PM on March 21, 2018
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.
From UWSP’s website:
Established in 1894 as a teacher's college, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point ranks among the best colleges in the nation when it comes to quality education and job placement.
[...]
91% of alumni report starting careers or graduate school, from studies conducted in 2015
The career pathways seem pretty clear already, no?
posted by Sys Rq at 5:00 PM on March 21, 2018
I object to the way this post is written. It should be clarified that we're talking about the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, a medium-sized regional campus, and not the entire University of Wisconsin system or the institution's flagship university in Madison (which is what I think most people mean when they say "University of Wisconsin"). I think it's important to be clear about which institution we're talking about and note that the politics and finances of one campus, including a regional campus, can be very different than those at other campuses, the flagship campus, and the system as a whole.
But a discussion of whether this is a good idea at this particular institution and whether it's being done in accordance with accepted practices is entirely in order.
posted by ElKevbo at 5:02 PM on March 21, 2018 [6 favorites]
But a discussion of whether this is a good idea at this particular institution and whether it's being done in accordance with accepted practices is entirely in order.
posted by ElKevbo at 5:02 PM on March 21, 2018 [6 favorites]
The plan to cut the liberal arts and humanities majors (see full list below) is in line with a failed attempt by Republican Gov. Scott Walker in 2015 to secretly change the mission of the respected university system — known as the Wisconsin Idea and embedded in the state code — by removing words that commanded the university to “search for truth” and “improve the human condition” and replacing them with “meet the state’s workforce needs.”That idea sounds like it came from a bad dystopian novel.
posted by nirblegee at 5:02 PM on March 21, 2018 [6 favorites]
Stevens Point graduates people in fields other than natural resources? Who knew.
posted by fshgrl at 5:08 PM on March 21, 2018
posted by fshgrl at 5:08 PM on March 21, 2018
Obama Photographed Kissing Boyfriend At Harvard Game
posted by theodolite at 5:14 PM on March 21, 2018
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