The State Capitol Report continues when WPR’s Superior-based reporter Danielle Kaeding brings us up to speed on new program cuts at the University of Wisconsin-Superior.
9 majors, 15 minors and one graduate program will be suspended due in part to low enrollment, according to a university official. Affected majors include sociology, theater, journalism and political science. Some faculty members said they were blindsided by the announcement and upset that they weren’t consulted.
More than a dozen academic programs were suspended at UWS in 2014 to help address a $4.5 million budget shortfall. Since then, the university’s budget has been reduced to $2.5 million.
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Episode Credits
- Kate Archer Kent Host
- Bill Martens Producer
- Danielle Kaeding Guest
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