<i>&gt; computer science professors</i><p>generally speaking couldn&#x27;t care less about the marketability of their degree programs among the general public, much less the lower income general public. Enrollment numbers just aren&#x27;t important enough currency in higher ed to devote enough effort to get the president and a bunch of celebrities on board.<p>Deans, maybe. But not run-of-the-mill professors.<p>And even then, almost all CS programs have the exact opposite problem right now -- too many people and too much hype so that it&#x27;s hard to predict the future and grow sustainably.<p>Besides, it is a very well-documented fact that the current push for STEM -- and specifically CS -- education is coming from political types and insdustry folks.