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Devac · 910 days ago · link · · parent · post: Cornel West: Howard University’s removal of classics is a spiritual catastrophe
I think I read it in Who Killed Homer? that in the USA, out of a million graduates, only about 600 were Classics majors. There are allegedly more professors than students in many places, and the story isn't much different in my corner of the world. And it's a shame, but after dipping my toes into Greek and Latin, it's as lonely and thankless as physics while lacking the (worn-out if comparatively more accessible) argument that it has real-world applications. It's also as fulfilling as physics, though, which makes the current state that much more regrettable.