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...arts, Ginn says, are also not "as happy an area as they used to be." Art philanthropists can't afford to be as philanthropic as they once were...
Richard Nixon, and the atmosphere of his presidency, Ginn says, "nailed mental health" for the classes of the mid-seventies. The attitude of "middle-America" toward mental health, he says, has unfortunately reduced not only the number of mental health jobs available, but also the number of students interested in psychology...
...Ginn sees management training as the biggest employer of Harvard graduates this year. Management training trains and pays those interested in banking, accounting, and related fields. There are also a sizable number of Harvard graduates whose job futures are so well-established that they never have to go seek counseling--students who are already secure in the arts or theater, or those who are independently wealthy or have family connections...
Students this year have come to the OGCP mostly for counseling for law, business and medical careers, and for miscellaneous jobs and leaves of absence. Many students, more than usual are looking for and finding jobs with the government. Ginn says that most students this year have been undecided among three or four career options, while in the late 60s graduating classes were totally undecided...
...general, there are more students this year who feel that they are leaving Harvard with no skill specialized enough to land them a desirable job. By taking leaves of absence before graduation or before graduate school, these students are recognizing that the United States is what Ginn calls "a credential-oriented society." Students who take short-term jobs in a field related to the one that interests them have a better chance of eventually finding a full-time long-term...