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genxlib

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Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 10, 2025, 09:19 AM

Jan 10

He wants to show that women gender studies has a different outcome from other programs that are considered direct-to-career pathways.

Civil Engineering is one of those degrees that has a pretty well defined cost benefit ratio in that there are numerous jobs every year waiting specifically for that degree (I hire a number of them)

In other words, a high return on investment (ROI)

The grouping is specifically chosen to make the liberal arts choice look bad.

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Florida officials have given DeSantis and his allies a new way to attack women's studies [View all] William769 Jan 10 OP

"Computer science, civil engineering, finance, nursing and women/gender studies programs at various Florida schools." Irish_Dem Jan 10 #1

No genxlib Jan 10 #4

So everything is about money now. Irish_Dem Jan 10 #5

I am not saying its right genxlib Jan 10 #6

It doesn't matter atreides1 Jan 10 #2

It's much easier to attack education than real problems like climate change disaster, out-of-control development, Timeflyer Jan 10 #3