tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584861835606857635.post2000006260450898467..comments2023-05-04T05:30:52.090-04:00Comments on Third Floor Republic: What Would George Eliot Do?strayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109343770835869181noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584861835606857635.post-43992205612106996052012-03-19T23:36:32.096-04:002012-03-19T23:36:32.096-04:00No doubt people will try, and many column inches i...No doubt people will try, and many column inches in the Chronicle will be sacrificed in the attempt. And it will fail as it always has whenever this comes up, because every university is now a trade school, and "empathy" and "understanding" are not skills that serve the bottom line. <br /><br />As I said to my Greek prof a couple of years ago, soon this will all be just a hobby.strayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109343770835869181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2584861835606857635.post-46490651729420785202012-03-19T14:29:49.620-04:002012-03-19T14:29:49.620-04:00I wonder if this finding can be turned into an arg...I wonder if this finding can be turned into an argument for funding the humanities? My cynical side says probably not - either that or given the way people often think about university education, maybe it's the only way to do so.Charlottehttp://baltimoreandme.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com