Portending the Apocalypse or a Brave New World?

More evidence that American higher education is in disarray comes in this item from the Chronicle of Higher Education about a major strategic move by the University of Akron, a STEM-focused public research university in Ohio. As the university phases out 80 degree programs, it will add a number of esports majors (read e-sports; i.e., gaming) largely  to generate demand from students not wanting more conventional academic majors.Whether this is a sign of the academic apocalypse or just an inevitable change given then emergence of new fields (remember, biomedical engineering only became a major in the last 50 years) remains to be seen. But as evidence that many schools in crowded higher ed field are struggling to find solid footing is unmistakable. Stay tuned.

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