─ The Decline of the English Department ─
During the last four decades, a well-publicized shift in what undergraduate students prefer to study has taken place in American higher education. The number of young men and women majoring in English has dropped dramatically; the same is true of philosophy, foreign languages, art history, and kindred fields, including history.
All of my friends that love English and history did not go for it because it means no money. Maybe there was a time when you can make money by reading philosophy, but definitely not anymore. I would love to make money reading books.
