If the book is too gentle, then so is this review.
The problem is not how universities handle “unpopular ideas”. The problem is universities being dead wrong when their one job is trying to be right.
Right now we are witnessing hearings about a guy who lied about an illness that killed millions while associated bad policies blighted many lives. Everyone who attempted to point out the lies and the bad policies was VILLIFIED by university faculty and administrators, effectively universally. It happened within the past decade while everyone watched.
It is not the curtains that are on fire it is the building.
Because they are not college graduates. These so-called “graduates” are products of a new program that awards certificates of completion for non-academic subjects. Not the equivalent of actual earning degrees in academic subjects.
All of the statistics I have seen on underemployment refer specifically to college graduates with degrees, not "certificates of completion" for non-academic subjects.
I was using a glib term. I accept that these graduates hold so-called degrees, but if you look closely at those degrees what do they actually represent in terms of education? I think you will find little to be impressed with. I’m not just talking about degrees in the “study of ….[insert nonsense here!]. I’m also talking about English majors and other real subjects that, without a PhD, offer future employers little of substance of value.
A good example of what you're talking about is the fact that the major with the highest rate of underemployment is Criminal Justice. A degree in that subject isn't required to become a policeman but a lot of college graduates with it become policemen. Hence, a high rate of underemployment.
Exactly. However, one could argue that a candidate with a degree in criminal justice would have a better shot at being considered for advancement in a police department (upon successful completion of the police academy) even though they were over educated initially.
On the other hand, many school districts require advanced degrees beyond a BA to be considered for employment. Where my children attended high school most of their teachers had PhDs. This is an extreme case of excessive certification (not education because these teachers do not have actual degrees in subjects like English literature or theoretical physics). In many poorer districts throughout the country college graduates with STEM degrees can become teachers without any “education” instruction.
If the book is too gentle, then so is this review.
The problem is not how universities handle “unpopular ideas”. The problem is universities being dead wrong when their one job is trying to be right.
Right now we are witnessing hearings about a guy who lied about an illness that killed millions while associated bad policies blighted many lives. Everyone who attempted to point out the lies and the bad policies was VILLIFIED by university faculty and administrators, effectively universally. It happened within the past decade while everyone watched.
It is not the curtains that are on fire it is the building.
@theivyexile
Why are 40% of college graduates underemployed?
Because they are not college graduates. These so-called “graduates” are products of a new program that awards certificates of completion for non-academic subjects. Not the equivalent of actual earning degrees in academic subjects.
All of the statistics I have seen on underemployment refer specifically to college graduates with degrees, not "certificates of completion" for non-academic subjects.
I was using a glib term. I accept that these graduates hold so-called degrees, but if you look closely at those degrees what do they actually represent in terms of education? I think you will find little to be impressed with. I’m not just talking about degrees in the “study of ….[insert nonsense here!]. I’m also talking about English majors and other real subjects that, without a PhD, offer future employers little of substance of value.
A good example of what you're talking about is the fact that the major with the highest rate of underemployment is Criminal Justice. A degree in that subject isn't required to become a policeman but a lot of college graduates with it become policemen. Hence, a high rate of underemployment.
Exactly. However, one could argue that a candidate with a degree in criminal justice would have a better shot at being considered for advancement in a police department (upon successful completion of the police academy) even though they were over educated initially.
On the other hand, many school districts require advanced degrees beyond a BA to be considered for employment. Where my children attended high school most of their teachers had PhDs. This is an extreme case of excessive certification (not education because these teachers do not have actual degrees in subjects like English literature or theoretical physics). In many poorer districts throughout the country college graduates with STEM degrees can become teachers without any “education” instruction.