硕士学位即将过时了吗？
<p>乔治·华盛顿大学</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="laying">laying</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 50 <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="costs">costs</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="university">university</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="president">president</span>, <span word="Steven">Steven</span> <span word="Knapp">Knapp</span>, <span word="blamed">blamed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="enrollment">enrollment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="graduate">graduate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="programs">programs</span>.</p><p>上周，乔治华盛顿大学宣布，将解雇近50名职工，以减少开支。校长史蒂文·纳普称，因硕士及职业教育学生人数下降，不得已做出此决策。</p><p><span word="Graduate">Graduate</span> <span word="degrees">degrees</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="certificates">certificates</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fastest">fastest</span>-<span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="segment">segment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="improves">improves</span>, <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="credentials">credentials</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="instead">instead</span>.</p><p>近几年来，考取硕士学位及职业证书的人数持续上升。而公众一直以来都认为，经济繁荣的时候找工作更容易，所以很少有人返校继续求学。</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="GW">GW</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="universities">universities</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="mistaken">mistaken</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="downward">downward</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="graduate">graduate</span> <span word="enrollment">enrollment</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="temporary">temporary</span> <span word="blip">blip</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="improving">improving</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>. <span word="Rather">Rather</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="happening">happening</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="permanent">permanent</span> <span word="shift">shift</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="today">today</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="acquire">acquire</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lifetimes">lifetimes</span>.</p><p>但若乔治华盛顿大学和其他高校因此便以为，研究生人数减少是经济增长导致的暂时性现象，那就大错特错了。恰恰相反，目前的变化将成为长期的发展形势——今日的上班族终生都在追求教育。</p>
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