More evidence, if any were needed, that "the humanities" does not even come close to covering everything that is being assaulted in universities now
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/20/universities-humanities-programs
‘Just not monetizable’: humanities programs face existential crisis at US universities
Fears over the future of humanities spread amid layoffs and restructurings at scores of public and private universities
what the assassinated programs have in common is that (at a state U) they mainly ARE preprofessional degrees…for lower-paid, feminized caring professions (English is too, btw: for K-12 teaching).
Bosses don't see any reason why you'd need secure faculty with research credentials to teach peons how to make life in perennially unraveling capitalism slightly more livable for other peons.
Andrew Goldstone