Should US politicians be cutting humanities courses?

Amid concerns about value for money and the supposed liberal bias of certain humanities and social science subjects, conservative politicians are increasingly intervening in curricular decisions. Do such subjects still have a place at public universities – and who should get to decide, asks Paul Basken

Published on
October 12, 2023
Last updated
June 7, 2024
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#1 Submitted by m.... on October 12, 2023 - 6:13pm
It's not up to politicians to decide what everyone should choose to study... And Ron DeSantis' undergraduate degree was in History, before he went to law school with an eye to a highly paid career.

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