re: LSU Removes Requirement That The Chief of Police Have a College Degree

couldn't disagree more
that may the case in the future but definitely not now.
what I want as an employer is a deep thinker who is determined and organized
there are dozens and dozens of fields of study and degrees that can hone those skills including many many liberal arts and non STEM degrees

that's just for hiring young people though
Once you get enough experience and technical know how a degree means nothing as I suspect is the case with the LSU chief

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I don't care what you learned as a liberal arts student. At least you've spent a few years around other moderately successful people and at least some intellectual pursuit you set out to achieve.

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As someone who has obtained a stem degree and a liberal arts degree… something needs to be cleared up. It is a common misconception that a liberal arts degree does not teach you anything. While the material is essentially worthless, the degree does impart something of value. Reading comprehension and critical thinking. The average senior level class will require 30-40 pages of reading per night. The ability to process extremely large volumes of information, filter the chaff, and categorize the remainder is a skill, I say, is invaluable.

It isn’t uncommon for the owner of our company to drop in and hand us details for a new company we have a contract with. Whereas the other guys are bumbling through page by page looking for what’s important, I’ll quickly pound through the packet while he’s introducing it, pull out exactly what I need, and start asking questions about the company before the others are into it. When they hand in audits and findings, I can quickly review and amend things without getting bogged down in their fluff.

It sounds silly, but that particular degree taught me to read. If you see the average resumé, that isn’t a bad skill to have.

That tells me they have picked the next chief.

Bill Gates
Dave Thomas
Steve Jobs
Richard Branson
Paul Allen
Michael Dell
John Mackey
Mark Zuckerberg
Larry Ellison
Jack Taylor
Daniel Ek
David Neeleman

I could go on

So, let me get this straight...

If liberal arts degrees are pretty much worthless and non-STEM degrees are basically high school diplomas, then why doesn’t the acting police chief just go and get one of those, so he can fulfill the requirement of the job?

I mean, it’s easy, right? Wait... this guy isn’t smart or disciplined enough to get even one of those worthless degrees, and you’re okay with him being police chief?

I know Bart Thompson and he is a good man with more law enforcement experience than anyone on this board. He was the assistant chief there for a good while after retiring from BRPD. He will do a good job and he's honest to boot.

WOW

they really dumbing it down.