This article is just one further piece of evidence that the quaint old 19th-century Progressive-era college education distribution structure we all presume to be eternal is headed for the ash heap of history.
Ward Churchill is even more evidence.
My long-held prediction: "College" as that term is understood today, will not exist as a dominant education modality after 2015.
I think the expense will force the change. Since most people go to college not for the love of knowledge but to learn a profession, colleges will become like vocational schools. If plumbing students don't have to take electives in literature, why should a chemistry major? I'll bet a lot of 4 year programs could be whittled down to 2 or 3. A huge cost savings.