Call it just succumbing to the reality of supply and demand, or just plain old short sightedness, across the U.S., Europe and Japan universities are cutting back their programs in humanities and social sciences in favor of STEM (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics). While students majoring in humanities and social sciences find it difficult to find high paying jobs to repay their college loans, other students on campus reap the benefit of the "culture bonus" available to them through the existence of humanities and social sciences activities on campus. Their cutbacks and eliminations leave the educational experience as a whole for most students on campus none the more diminished.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/22/business/a-rising-call-to-promote-stem-education-and-cut-liberal-arts-funding.html?_r=0

The most extreme example is in Japan:
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/social-sciences-and-humanities-faculties-close-japan-after-ministerial-intervention

The most surprising example is in Denmark:
http://universitypost.dk/article/minister-cut-4000-study-places-danish-universities

and particularly at University of Copenhagen:
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/university-copenhagen-cut-more-500-jobs


Kam Y. Lau, Professor Emeritus,
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences,
253 Cory Hall, U.C. Berkeley, Berkeley, CA94720