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The Times Here:

Nationally, there is a similar trend. The Computing Research Association's annual survey of more than 200 universities in the United States and Canada found that undergraduate enrollments in computer science and computer engineering programs were down 23 percent this year.

M.I.T., like other universities, is seeking to counter the trend by emphasizing that computer science is increasingly a collaborative discipline, involving work with experts in other fields of business and science to solve all kinds of economic and social problems. "What we have to emphasize is that a good computer science education is a great preparation for almost anything you want to do," Professor [John V. Guttag, head of the university's electrical engineering and computer science department] said. "It's a terrific time to be a computer scientist."

Just what they used to say about a degree in English Literature....

That, and a dime, will get you a cup of (non-Starbucks) coffee...

So, after we export knowledge, what's left?