Late last year, the University of Vermont announced it will shut down two dozen academic programs with low enrollment. Geology, religion, and Asian studies are on the chopping block, along with several language programs–Greek, Latin, and German. At least three departments will close Religion, Classics, and Geology. Some minors are being eliminated–Theatre and Vermont Studies. … Read more
As reported by the Star Tribune a couple of weeks ago, the University of Minnesota will not accept new students into many of its liberal arts programs in the fall of 2021. The university is stopping admission in twelve programs, including history, political science, theater arts, and gender studies. New enrollments will be limited to … Read more
James Howard Kunstler wrote somewhere that in the coming age, carpenters will be more valued than people who design video games (or words to that effect). Kunstler’s observation worried me because I have no mechanical skills at all, although I am a pretty good gardener. Kunstler is right, and the coming age is now. Coronavirus … Read more