When did this happen? The devaluation of the degree, the evaporation of job prospects? I've been thinking about this a lot lately but quickly realized all of my notions would be pure speculation. Luckily, Adam Trowbridge contacted me recently with a political cartoon from c. 1930 and a great website on student activism from the same era (run by NYU Professor Robert Cohen). The cartoon is below - over 70 years old and exposing the same issues we're dealing with today. Adam also sent a PDF of an article by Karen Kitchell entitled "The MFA, Academia's Pyramid Scheme." I'll be posting that as soon as I figure out how to get a PDF file up on Blogger - I'll probably have to find a spot to host it first. In the meantime, check out all the great political and educational cartoons on the site, the history of the American Student Union and the National Student League, as well as the poignant essays by Cohen.
Friday, July 25, 2008
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