I have a BA in History (UWa 78) and an MA (actually a MSSM) in Systems Management (not IT-related) (USC 88). The history degree taught me to research and write at the college level. The masters degree introduced me to analytical approaches and tools. So I benefitted - to a degree - from the college education experiences at the time. At. The. Time.
But times change.
Academic institutions, like large institutions everywhere, are thoroughly infected with Woke, LGBT+, and CRT ideologies. These infections, as the article implies, are hosted and nurtured in the administrative superstructure of the colleges and universities. Specifically in the Human Resources Department Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) sections.
As the old saying goes: “The fish rots from its head.”
And, to be frank, I can understand why increasing numbers of middle and lower class high school graduates are choosing to forego the debt incurred and time lost that a college degree represents today. Scientific fields and engineering fields are still worth taking degrees in even thought the DEI rot has infected them as well. But the liberal arts, which were sort of limited from a jobs standpoint to begin with, are simply schools of indoctrination. Other than producing caretakers and curators for their libraries and collections, society has no need and does not benefit from what their woke, SJW graduate has to offer.
Burn it all down. Then rebuild it to serve genuine societal interests.
I use to supervise intern engineers and new engineers in a drafting / design department. For the most part they were pretty good. However, that led to a lot of ‘meetings’ with MBA types and HR types who knew every BS buzzword and knew NOTHING about the product we manufactured. At one company I contracted for there was an entire department of ‘diversity’ engineers who were literally kept designing things just to keep them busy and the company could show off how many ‘diverse’ engineers they had. They couldn’t do basic math let alone design a complicated mechanical assembly BUT they had a degree from prestigious colleges. I assume it has only gotten worse since the 15 years I have been running my own company. One rule I have is I will not hire anyone with a college degree. If I need someone that educated I source it out. I would rather take a high school grad and train on the job ,even for advanced engineering projects. That, and the local prison provides a steady source of good welders for the fabrication side of things.