The End of the English Major

Re:The End of the English Major by bell-cot on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @11:25AM (#34971124)

Important context - that quote is attributed thus: "Amanda Claybaugh, Harvard’s dean of undergraduate education and an English professor".

Harvard's admission standards are seldom criticized for being too low. Though one might ask whether the struggling students were ones admitted on the basis of academic merit, vs. family connections...

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Re:The End of the English Major by modernpink on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @11:28AM (#34971181)

Not to mention __________ ______.

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Re:The End of the English Major by CrazyStat on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @11:31AM (#34971233)

Student athletes?

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Re:The End of the English Major by econonut on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @11:37AM (#34971339)

Affirmative action.

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Re:The End of the English Major by CrazyStat on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @11:44AM (#34971451)

Major donors?

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Re:The End of the English Major by econonut on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @11:57AM (#34971646)

My extensive hangman experience leads me to believe that's not what the commenter is suggesting.

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Re:The End of the English Major by Apocryphon on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @12:35PM (#34972205)

Legacy admissions?

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Re:The End of the English Major by bell-cot on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @12:03PM (#34971733)

Admitting that it's been [cough] decades since I was anywhere near an English Lit. course...even back then, the workloads (hours/week of required reading) were notorious. Similar for the lackluster job market for English Lit. majors. That does not sound like a combination to attract many marginally-qualified students, regardless of affirmative action.

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Re:The End of the English Major by SketchySeaBeast on Tuesday February 28, 2023 @12:12PM (#34971835)

Rorschach tests?

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