TO THE EDITOR:
If Gov. McCrory genuinely wishes to eliminate those aspects of college that do not reliably lead to employment, he should begin by eliminating all University athletic programs.
Only a very small percentage of college athletes, both at UNC and elsewhere, manage to secure professional contracts in their sport; for most, athletic training provides no secure path to paid employment whatsoever.
Majors in philosophy, on the other hand, become politicians, novelists, financiers and CEOs, artists and actors, Supreme Court justices and even basketball coaches.
Jessica Wolfe
Associate professor
English and Comparative Literature
