https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/12/22/the-higher-education-bubble-is-very-very-real/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 02:32:07 -0400<![CDATA[As the number of university graduate programs in, say, medieval literature declines, the number of PhDs needed to staff those positions will decline as well, leading to a further reduction in departments, repeat ad nauseum. (We select this field because we hold it in very high esteem here at Via Meadia; we don’t want to confuse a discussion over the fate of academia with a discussion about the value of particular subjects or approaches.)]]>Sat, 22 Dec 2012 13:00:14 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/12/22/the-higher-education-bubble-is-very-very-real-n98524