Posted on 11/13/2019 6:35:05 AM PST by karpov
There may not be enough cadre to bootstrap teaching of traditional Liberal Arts remaining in the system. I know a guy who bailed out of an English PhD program at a major, semi-“conservative” Southern university around 15 years ago. He came to realize that as a white male his career prospects were non-existent. He re-tooled and was very successful in business. But to the original point, they had already run off most who weren’t pushing the gender/racial BS that long ago.
See my previous post. VDHs and Larry Sinclairs are few and far between. I don’t have an answer, other than perhaps true university level Prager U courses.
Funny: in 1994 I was finally asked to be a part of a panel at the university about improving education at the University of Dayton.
I used the “Contract with America” to present a “Contract with UD,” which caused everyone to squirm. I said almost what you said:
*Cut all administrators by 30%
*ALL administrator (i.e., deans, provosts) must publish at least one article or book per year.
*ALL administrators must teach at least one class, preferably freshman level.
Needless to say, I was never again invited to speak to the faculty.
Larry SINCLAIR?
I think you mean Larry Schweikart. I’m not aware that Larry Sinclair did anything except fondle Zero’s flute.
Help and guide young people to the truth, purpose and beauty in literature, architecture, history and philosophy.
Then they can ask and find answers to life and work.
Or is that too radical?
Mea culpa fine sir! I’ll claim posting while distracted (I’m at an event) + damn you autocorrect + cerebral flatulence. Or something!
Suck it up Lefties.
All those third and fourth trimester abortions left their mark . . . on your jobs.
Don't let him buffalo ya, Lar. He was calling you a fayg.
O, I do SO like provoking a fight between my good friends. :) :) :)
There are too many private liberal arts colleges. Probably up to 50% of them will close. The surviving ones will get bigger. Harvard and the like will not suffer at all.
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