FROM INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION: Almost a year since the West Virginia University Board of Governors voted to eliminate 143 faculty positions and 28 academic programs, about 8 percent of WVU’s majors disappeared in that vote. Dozens of tenured professors were among the employees forced out, and it became clear those wouldn’t be the only losses. More professors announced they were departing, but more are still on their way out, including administrators who engineered/implemented the cuts. Read more here.
PERSPECTIVES: Massive Austerity Move Has Continuing Consequences at West Virginia University
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