Phi Beta Cons  The Right take on higher education.  Half of New
College Grads Jobless or Underemployed   A new AP story suggests
generation Hope & Change is looking more like generation Hope &
“Can you spare some change?”       The good news is: For
students of science and engineering, the employment prospects
are much better. But why is it that so few students are aware of
the vast differences in employability and earnings between
various majors? Why do so many liberal-arts graduates seem
utterly surprised that there are no jobs out there for them
after graduation? Colleges ought to educate their students on
the economic consequences of choosing one major over another.
Wikimedia Commons)  When colleges publish all those glossy
brochures, meant to attract new students willing to shell out
tens (or even hundreds) of thousands of dollars for a degree —
photos replete with smiling co-eds sharply dressed for the
business world — they ought to include a photo of a guy standing
beside an espresso machine, wearing