Over the next few years, as labor markets struggle, the humanities will probably continue their long slide in succession. There already has been a nealy 50 percent decline in the portion of liberal arts majors over the past generation, and it is logical to think that the trend is bound to continue or even accelerate. Once the dominant pillars of university life, the humanities now play little roles when students take their college tours. These days, labs are more vivid and compelling than libraries. - 替你完成这门课