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culturebox Stop Calling Us "Smart Suckers"! Humanities grad students respond to William Pannapacker. Posted Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011, at 2:03 PM ET In his July 27 Slate essay, "Overeducated, Underemployed," William Pannapacker called graduate students in the humanities "smart suckers." An English professor at Hope College in Michigan, Pannapacker argued that "in all likelihood, a humanities Ph.D. will place you at a disadvantage competing against 22-year-olds for entry-level jobs that barely require a high-school diploma." He then outlined a plan for reforming higher education. Pannapacker's essay prompted vigorous debate in the Comments section, and many readers posted lengthy responses on their personal blogs. Slate asked a few proponents of the humanities higher-education track to share their views, which you'll find below. To continue reading, click here. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES Also In Slate Where the Romney Campaign's Mystery Money Is Coming From You Know the Economy Is Bad When Shoppers Can No Longer Afford To Go to Dollar Stores How Jeff Bezos Has Made Amazon a Powerhouse at Everything	Advertisement
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