An overwhelming number of universities have been scrapping their most valuable courses after many suffer from underfunding and budget deficits.
These financial problems are causing universities to try and cut costs, and this has resulted in the ending of many English, history, languages, film, arts and music undergraduate and master’s courses.
Even more shockingly, many are also cutting courses in African history and Black British literature.
I believe it is extremely insensitive and ignorant for these universities to see such key aspects of our culture, heritage and humanity as disposable - as the easiest to discard when things go wrong.
Not only does this show that many educational institutions interests lie in the viability of job prospects and monetary or corporate desires, but it also erases what makes our society human.
Our purposes and interests as people should not be reduced to our job capabilities or corporate position, but by removing courses that aren’t immediately assumed to generate income, these ideas are instead perpetuated.
These cuts not only damage the future of our cultures and our students, but also, staff are heavily affected.
Those who would have previously worked in humanities or arts courses as professors or staff are being sacked as a result.
Unfortunately, skilled and throughly educated people now have their talents wasted as universities try to save money.
This all can create a damaging idea for young people, that their beloved subjects and interests are abandoned and useless.
How much further can this erasion of our literature, history, art and languages go?
Something must be done.
There must be some change in how we view education and its purpose, for young people and all those whose passions are being challenged.
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