Andrew Hunt-Furuyama
@ahunty.bsky.social
Ed Policy PhD Student at Vanderbilt.
Researching the intersection of social policy and college access with a focus on low-income adults.
MA in Human Rights from Uni Wien.
Proud queer redneck. 🌈✨👨🏼🌾
Researching the intersection of social policy and college access with a focus on low-income adults.
MA in Human Rights from Uni Wien.
Proud queer redneck. 🌈✨👨🏼🌾
Reposted by Andrew Hunt-Furuyama
I was trying to think about what has shifted since I went to college 25 years ago. There was definitely cultural pressure to get "a degree would lead to a job" and intense mockery of liberal arts/"useless degrees".
What's changed is that now that mockery comes from the president, provost, & dean.
What's changed is that now that mockery comes from the president, provost, & dean.
I also think the drumbeat of anti-intellectualism/anti-academia a lot of these kids grew up with (along with changes in higher ed itself) has probably understandably made them more likely to go to college but see it as strictly transactional and not be particularly inclined to struggle.
January 31, 2026 at 3:50 PM
I was trying to think about what has shifted since I went to college 25 years ago. There was definitely cultural pressure to get "a degree would lead to a job" and intense mockery of liberal arts/"useless degrees".
What's changed is that now that mockery comes from the president, provost, & dean.
What's changed is that now that mockery comes from the president, provost, & dean.
This felt like a good first share to the Sky. Therapy meets education—two of my favorite things. Let me know what you think if you listen!
You and Me and Mr. Self-Esteem
Podcast Episode · Radiolab · 01/23/2026 · 1h 18m
podcasts.apple.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:11 PM
This felt like a good first share to the Sky. Therapy meets education—two of my favorite things. Let me know what you think if you listen!