WVU Axes 28 Majors and 140 Faculty Jobs Despite Outcries
Sources
WVU board approves cuts in academic programs (Washington Post)
Despite National Pushback, West Virginia Will Cut Faculty, Programs (Inside Higher Education)
West Virginia University Slashes Majors and Cuts Staff Despite Protests (Wall Street Journal)
SUNY Potsdam looks to eliminate 14 more programs to close $9M deficit (Higher Ed Dive)
Vermont State unveils faculty buyout plan in hopes of avoiding layoffs (Higher Ed Dive)
Further Reading
West Virginia Students, Faculty Cry Out on Final Day Before Vote on Deep Cuts (Inside Higher Ed)
West Virginia Budget Cuts Are a Taste of Higher Ed’s Future (Wall Street Journal)
SUNY Potsdam May End 14 Degree Programs (Inside Higher Ed)
Cuts Follow Consolidation at Vermont State (Inside Higher Ed)
‘Massive reputational damage’: WVU faculty register alarm over school’s future as cuts take shape (Charleston Gazette-Mail)
Sudden Closure of Art Institutes Leaves 1,700 Students Adrift (New York Times)
West Virginia’s Gee: leading a university ‘hand-to-hand combat’ (Times Higher Education)
Vermont State expects only 1 faculty layoff, but deepens program cuts (Higher Ed Dive)
Vermont State unveils administrative and staff cuts to save $3.1M (Higher Ed Dive)
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Shake Up the Boards (City Journal)
The Need for Adult Supervision of Universities (NAS Minding the Campus)
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US campuses confront extent of donor influence after Israel rows (Times Higher Education)
Serve Students, Not Institutions (City Journal)
The Ever-More-Corporate University (Chronicle of Higher Education)
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Columbia University postpones major fundraiser amid tensions over Israel-Hamas war (CNN Business)
Harvard, Penn lose major donors after botching response to Hamas invasion of Israel (The College Fix)
US campuses confront extent of donor influence after Israel rows (Times Higher Education)
The Billionaire Donor Taking On His Alma Mater Over Antisemitism (Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street titans help to fuel Ivy League donor revolt (CNBC)
What Do Universities Owe Their Donors? (Inside Higher Ed)
How Donors Can Help Fix Our Broken Campuses (National Review)
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Angry Penn Alumni: Where Have They Been All This Time? (American Conservative)
Who Decides Penn’s Future: Donors or the University? (NY Times)
Who is Liz Magill, the University of Pennsylvania’s embattled president? (CNN Business)
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Northwestern Commits $100M to Evanston (Inside Higher Ed)