<div dir="ltr">Well, fewer people going to college (right away), yes (for a variety of reasons), but also fewer people doing the "go to a distant college, live on campus, and immerse in the campus culture." Many are still getting degrees, but not in the "traditional," on-campus way.  Also, many have realized "Prestigious U" doesn't always translate to Prestigious Pay.<div><br></div><div> - Jon</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Sep 24, 2023 at 12:37 PM Bill Conner via Stagecraft <<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Well, I went to a NY state school, and it's clear which party is in power - I believe the Dems overwhelming control all branches of state government. Guessing not what you thought.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I don't know exact numbers but this particular college was running like a $10m deficit for some years with a total budget of $25m or so.  Their also cutting iirc physics, computer science, Spanish, .... a total of 14 programs.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">At least 2 other colleges that closed their doors in NY this year and more expected.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">It's not so much political as financial and fewer people going to college.  Such a mistake - in hindsight - to have eliminated vocational ed at the high school level and tell everyone to go to college.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Sep 24, 2023, 1:49 PM Phil Johnson via Stagecraft <<a href="mailto:stagecraft@theatrical.net" target="_blank">stagecraft@theatrical.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">It would be interesting but not surprising to see what political party is in power in those states where arts are being chopped. (Probably not surprising though)<br>
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