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Chace, "The Decline of the English Department"

During the last four decades, a well-publicized shift in what undergraduate students prefer to study has taken place in American higher education. The number of young men and women majoring in English has dropped dramatically; the same is true of philosophy, foreign languages, art history, and kindred fields, including history. As someone who has taught in four university English departments over the last 40 years, I am dismayed by this shift, as are my colleagues here and there across the land. And because it is probably irreversible, it is important to attempt to sort out the reasons--the many reasons--for what has happened. --William M. Chace, The American Scholar

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Josie Rush said:

Here's a humor column that deals with complaints of college students. They specficically mention English majors and their future careers in a very funny and very true way. http://www.pointsincase.com/columns/emmanuel/2-29-04.htm

Aja Hannah said:

Josie, I love Points in Case. Hilarious!

Can you guess the next lyrics? (And how it relates to my blog?)

One Thing I Can Tell You
http://blogs.setonhill.edu/AjaHannah/2009/11/one_thing_i_can_tell_you.html

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