This story is about the New College of California, located in San Francisco, which has recently started:
. . . offering bachelor's and master's humanities degrees with a concentration in "activism and social change."
At a tuition of about $6,000 per semester, students will be taught by:
. . . a progressive all-star team that includes tree-sitting environmentalist Julia "Butterfly" Hill, "ecofeminist witch" and author Starhawk and San Francisco Supervisor Chris Daly.
For those who don't meet the course prerequisites of a high school diploma and 45 units of college credit, life experience will be considered. Administration officials do not want to see just a rap sheet. Some community work is recommended.
My comment is just what type of job or profession requires the services of a degreed activist. And what kind of bonehead is there that would actually put it on his or her resume?
[Update] The Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler addresses this story with a link to Number 2 Pencil and a number of comments. Go visit.
[Update 02/28/08]
New College loses accreditation.
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