do we trust the department to decide what earns people money

the “earnings premium” rule is a blunt toolcoil. it tells students that only certain majors will pay off, and says philosophy is just fine. that’s a policy that pushes people toward the money track and away from the humanities. it assumesDirected learning and democratic participation can be handed out by a bureaucrat instead of by choice and community dialogue. if the goal is to reduce student debt, we should design incentives that reward impact and civic engagement, not just market value. let’s question whether a federal rule is the right way to shape a society that values learning for its own sake. the real.urls of the future are built by people, not by a spreadsheet.