Why the traditional college major may be holding students back in a rapidly changing job market

Why Some College Subjects Are Harder—And What Students Are Doing About It — Minding The Campus

For many college students, course difficulty doesn’t always reflect effort or intelligence. An English major might breeze through novels but panic during a chemistry midterm. A biology student may ace molecular pathways but dread every writing assignment. These struggles aren’t signs of inadequacy—they reflect the mental pivot students must make between disciplines. What seems “hard” […] The post Why Some College Subjects Are Harder—And What Stu…

Why the traditional college major may be holding students back in a rapidly changing job market

Rethinking the college major could help colleges better understand what employers and students need. Westend61/Getty ImagesColleges and universities are struggling to stay afloat. The reasons are numerous: declining numbers of college-age students in much of the country, rising tuition at public institutions as state funding shrinks, and a growing skepticism about the value of a college degree. Pressure is mounting to cut costs by reducing the t…