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Should Colleges Replace or Enhance Unpopular Majors?

Should Colleges Let  Ailing Majors Die or Revamp Them? 3
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Assumption College is doing the former; U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the latter. Idea Lab looks at why, how, and what’s at stake.

Curriculum
By Bianca Quilantan
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has combined liberal-arts majors with computer science, while Assumption College has cut shrinking majors as it gambles on new career-focused programs.
The Review
The taxonomy of academic majors that broadened significantly over the past hundred years can no longer keep pace with the churn of knowledge needed to compete in nearly every profession.