Has the time of the public ivy passed?

[bluebayou]

The problem arises later at the bottleneck to the desirable (STEM) majors, when no one shifts to psychology, anthropology, or communication.

btw: If a Department Chair is turning away students every semester, why wouldn’t s/he be badgering the Admin for more resources. Sure, its a zero sum game, but the Dept Chair would have to have some hard data to support his/her case.