And according to an in-depth study conducted back in 1999, those with Ph.D.s in the humanities had the highest debt and lowest income of all students in all disciplines.What, nobody is paying for their in-depth knowledge of all matters concerning gender identity, Marxism and gay sex? How is that possible?
I've been in a whole lot of meetings since I've started working professionally. I've heard the following statement innumerable times: "If only we had one more doctor/nurse/instructor/tech/engineer/electrician/plumber/contractor/etc, we could get this project finished."
I've never - ever - heard the statement: "If only we had one more Women's/Latino/African/Asian/QueerTheory Studies major....."
To me anyway, this says something about the difference between people to do things, and the people who study things.