Anthropology Mocked as U.S. Governors Push for Employable Grads

Republican governors in at least three states are pushing to link funding for universities to graduates’ success finding jobs, saying schools need to provide students with the skills employers demand.

Budgets submitted by governors Rick Scott of Florida and Scott Walker of Wisconsin propose tying some higher education funding to post-graduation employment. North Carolina’s Pat McCrory, whose budget is due this month, said he wants to support universities based “not on butts in seats, but on how many of those butts can get jobs.” All three have questioned the economic value of certain majors.