THE DECAY OF HIGHER EDUCATION IS COMPLETE.

Two colleges in Massachusetts are announcing massive employment cuts amid plans for closure. This is not a financial correction. It is the planned obsolescence of public trust. The fallout alone involves nearly 350 layoffs across campus.

These announcements strip away decades of perceived academic value. What remains is a hollowed structure designed only to service immediate capital needs. The institutions treat their employees as line items to be liquidated. They do not view their staff as professionals.

The casualty list exposes a systemic failure of value. These brutal cuts show the disposable nature of academic labor. The process is simple. It is brutal and entirely devoid of pretense.

The depressing reality of this educational sector is clear. It includes the constant threat of structural adjustment. It means replacing tenure with temporary contract work. It prioritizes endowment return over actual teaching.

This entire affair confirms the system’s true purpose. It is not enlightenment. It is resource extraction. Human effort is just another commodity to be managed down. They will cut costs until the labor no longer justifies the overhead. The pattern is undeniable. The only thing being preserved here is the profit margin.