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Entry: Higher education's crisis of confidence Link: http://www.takimag.com/sniperstower/article/higher_educations_crisis_of_confidence#24754 Post contents: I do believe that humanities departments have become more politicized, the literature worse, and the forest of theory impenetrable. I don't believe we are in particularly anti-intellectual age. Americans have always had a commercial spirit, and the expansion of college to people of sub-par IQs in the post-war era did much to expand offerings in business and even such lame majors as communications and "packaging." That said, my understanding is that some other theory-laden nonsense like sociology has declined, while interest in history and philosophy is expanding. This is a sign, to me at least, that rigor and grappling with the big question of life remains appealing, as it always will, to sharp minds seeking wisdom and answers, viz.: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/education/06philosophy.html?_r=1&em;&ex;=1207&oref=slogin Sent at: 2008 05 16