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[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 32 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yes, it's gonna get bad. Jobs in both the private sector, and public sector, universities, etc, we are all feeling the heat right now.

[–] LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Why are universities suffering?

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

research grants, and funding grants are being cut. so scientists are fleeing the states, some of them. this only works if you have phd or MD in a specialty that europe wants.

What kind of specialities do they want?

[–] RagnarokOnline@programming.dev 2 points 15 hours ago

I heard universities have been closing entire staff departments because of the DEI cuts. Business schools all over the country do DEI research with government grants. That money is gone now.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 20 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Because enrollment is in structural decline due to demographic shift.

Bad reputation among working people due to cost and dubious results for about half of graduates.

Student loans reform is gonna hurt them the most though.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

my former state uni was suffering enrollment so bad that they reached out to HS students(not yet graduated) to give them a guaranteed enrollment if they do these kinds of requirements, when it was the usual : sat scores, 3.0etc.

before that happened they wre slashing classes, instructors(non tenured) raising tuition to cover the loss of thier cash cow, freshmans. the reason is combination of lack career help, and job prospect out of earning said degree.

[–] HalifaxJones@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I’m assuming international students are staying far away from American universities at the current enrollment periods as well

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 5 hours ago

it was bad before trumps win, for state unis in cali.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 1 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

To some degree sure but Foreign Nepo babies going to haaavard and other elites schools ain't changing.

At best state and mid grade private schools targeting the foreign "Middle" class will take a hit as these people go to other Anglo countries

As with everything, there is a club

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 5 hours ago

our CC and state uni had alot of ME students, who often come from wealth, plus alot of soccer/football students tend to be from other countries too.

[–] LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yep degrees aren't worth what they used to be. I regret mine really not worth it

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

biotech is pretty bad back 2016-present, i can imagine it worst for other stem degrees, Tech was flourishing around that time before covid. our school strangely hid "lab experience, under an obscure category so people wouldnt notice, and try to badger the PIs for seats in thier labs, apparent it was the most important part of your DEGREE before graduation.

and employers in the industry dont want to train a person at all, so they expect years of experience under your belt already.

i think cs majors have one of the highest unemployment amongst stem. biology/bio seems halfway, but i suspect its heavily skewed because people go into nurisng or another healthcare field.

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

NSF funding cuts, declining enrollment bcz of the ICE crap (people are afraid to come to the U.S.), covid funding issues still being felt, lots of government employees vying for university positions, attacks on science across the board forcing experts to leave the U.S., or go to the private sector. Its bad, and it'll probably get worse.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 6 hours ago

i like to add college enrollment was down right around election year , it was bad before he wa s elected and instituted cuts, i imagine its going to get worst.