Janet Neo-dorko is an ignorant...
As such, she is serving in a fitting position.
Why, oh why, do the STEM deoartments of these universities not split so that they are not embarassed by the third grade idiots running the place.
Face it, take away the true academic departments and what funds the sewage that remains?
Here’s an idea: How about a school for those interested in STEM subjects with ZERO requirements in the liberal arts. If students need to learn about literature or philosophy or non-rigorous subjects, they can take those classes somewhere else. That would have been my dream school when I was a student! I think it would make a lot of sense. You can have one school that focuses on STEM and another that focuses on other subjects.
As an employer, I don’t care if my scientists and engineers know about French literature or music or Impressionist art and I certainly don’t care about gender studies or ethnic studies. Yes, it’s nice to know about things outside your area of expertise and work, but you can pick those up easily just by reading, being observant, going to a few museums, etc. Passing classes in those squishy fields is most often an exercise in shoveling BS (that the professor agrees with) into a long paper.