[joebadmo]

The effects of this vocationalization of the university extend beyond school, too. It used to be that just having a college degree meant a good chance of getting a job in a wide range of fields. Now, though, if you don't specialize or target your degree at a specific field, you're out-competed by people who did.

(Yes, I'm whining about my Comparative Literature degree again, but I pursued that field seriously and rigorously, unlike many of my colleagues, and I feel like I'm being judged unfairly because of it.)