Fifth Avenue Forum

I was taking a look at our graduates for Saturday. We have one Visual Arts major (a painter) who graduating with honors. She's active on campus and is going to graduate school to become an art teacher.

By far our biggest major are the various business concentrations. From data I got last year, this major has the lowest GPA - usually around a 2.4 or so. Most of these are athletes who think they will end up playing professionally (they don't) and will more than likely end up coaching. We have a lot of Phys Education majors who are athletes - K-12 gym teachers in training. Lots of meatheads in this group.

Our teacher education program had waiting lists for years and had to cap the cohort size because of faculty limitations. Even with a teaching shortage K-12, this program has hit hard times over the last few years. We have 3 (!) graduates, down from 30-40 just a few years ago. One of the graduate programs was phased out for lack of interest due to alternative credentialing through the local school districts.

Source of the post Both will put you in over 100k of debt which is disgusting, especially for a state school.

Which is why I have no idea if my 529 plan for my daughter is enough. I'm trying to ensure that she doesn't wind up in that sinking ship.

Having worked in higher Ed recruiting and financial aid I can tell you that a lot of colleges make costs based on what will use the most aide. Then you have bigger name schools that cost way more than aide can cover so that leads to private loans. All that for what? An entry level job that if you’re lucky is going to start at 40k. My hope is this bubble bursts in the next 5 years so that when Pavel Jr and Pavel Jr Jr get to college age their 529 plans will actually help them.

There’s also the dependent vs independent borrower stays that only functions to limit the amount of Pell Grant and gov loans a student can get. And the insanity that is bankruptcy not discharging the loans.

At what point does someone become independent of their parents when it comes to federal loans and grants?

The law prohibits teaching that is designed to make one race, gender, etc. feel superior to another or guilt over what past members of their demographic have done historically.

Like... does paying for an Art History degree at Duquesne vs Cal U do anything for you besides cost you a **** ton more money

Both will put you in over 100k of debt which is disgusting, especially for a state school.

The law prohibits teaching that is designed to make one race, gender, etc. feel superior to another or guilt over what past members of their demographic have done historically.

"Yeah, so this group of..... let's call them 'people'...... used bombs and airplanes to commit mass murder on a neighborhood that was populated almost exclusively with...... let's call them 'different people'." "Why did they do that?" "I'm sure they had their reasons. Moving on!"

The law prohibits teaching that is designed to make one race, gender, etc. feel superior to another or guilt over what past members of their demographic have done historically.

"Yeah, so this group of..... let's call them 'people'...... used bombs and airplanes to commit mass murder on a neighborhood that was populated almost exclusively with...... let's call them 'different people'." "Why did they do that?" "I'm sure they had their reasons. Moving on!"

I don't think anyone is arguing against the study of history, with all its warts. The issue is that critical race theory pretty plainly points at the white person (specifically, the white male) as the root of 99.9% of all evil that has ever been committed in the world. And it pushes a worldview that the modern "oppressed" should get back what is "theirs". It's dangerous, and it certainly shouldn't be taught in schools.

Like... does paying for an Art History degree at Duquesne vs Cal U do anything for you besides cost you a **** ton more money

Both will put you in over 100k of debt which is disgusting, especially for a state school.

Can't speak for Duquesne, but people that go to Cal tend to not be people who have to incur a lot of debt to pay for their education, if you know what I mean.

Lock him up

how did Cuomo survive the allegations (in terms of not having to resign)? it seems like that's all over now