One of the indirect impacts of the Great Recession has been the slow collapse of hiring prospects for humanities majors. Prior to 08, classics / English / history / what have you students from top schools were not uncommon hires at banks and consulting firms. As far as I can tell that’s pretty much ended, and many schools have drastically cut back on their humanities budgets as the departments have lost students.
While I realize your route took a detour through law, as a fellow humanities major now working in finance, any thoughts on the impact of the professionalization of college and what it means for careers, students, and society going forward?
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One of the indirect impacts of the Great Recession has been the slow collapse of hiring prospects for humanities majors. Prior to 08, classics / English / history / what have you students from top schools were not uncommon hires at banks and consulting firms. As far as I can tell that’s pretty much ended, and many schools have drastically cut back on their humanities budgets as the departments have lost students.
While I realize your route took a detour through law, as a fellow humanities major now working in finance, any thoughts on the impact of the professionalization of college and what it means for careers, students, and society going forward?
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