of Expertise” is now a cultural norm in some quarters. What started as a small pile of rocks sliding down a hill is now a moderate avalanche. And it’s not done growing.
For certain professions, an undergraduate degree is absolutely necessary for the post-grad training needed. But a “Studies” Bachelor is much worse than useless–of no value and bought at a HUGE price. A debt that will never sleep, but keep adding interest minute by minute by minute, along with the “opportunity cost” of having spent 4+ years barely employed (maybe) and in college rather than out earning money!
The results not only demonstrate a significant decline in national confidence since the 2023 Gallup poll, but that this decline was especially severe among young people ages 18 to 34, Democrats, and women, with those demographics showing the largest drops, FIRE researcher Nathan Honeycutt wrote in a news release.
What’s more, the drop in confidence from FIRE’s February to May polls shows the unrest and pro-Palestinian protests that have engulfed campuses in recent months has hurt higher education’s reputation further.
This poll showed over 70% who either had only “some” or no confidence at all in Universities. 70%! THAT, my friend, is an avalanche!