"College is the 'first real space where they're allowed to figure out who they actually are.' They deserve the opportunity to find the path in life that will best suit them, rather than limit themselves to typically high-earning majors."
"College is 'white-collar trade school' and she was unwilling to pay for a degree that wouldn't set her children up for success. The four permissible fields were nursing, accounting, engineering or computer science—though computer science would no longer make the cut due to artificial intelligence."
A therapist's TikTok video limiting her children's college majors to nursing, accounting, engineering, and computer science sparked debate about higher education's purpose. Rasheem Rooke, assistant vice president of scholarships at the United Negro College Fund, responded by arguing that college serves as a crucial space for first-generation, low-income, and historically underrepresented students to discover who they are and find suitable life paths. His counterargument gained significant traction with nearly 300,000 views and widespread support from commenters defending humanities and non-STEM degrees. Rooke continues advocating for broader perspectives on return on investment and college value, addressing misinformation about career readiness in higher education during a period of increased scrutiny regarding college's worth.
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