Axing languages and linguistics at West Virginia University
From M. Paul Shore:
Article that appeared on the Washington Post website this morning (and is therefore likely to appear in tomorrow's print edition) about the recently proposed demise of, among other things, the Department of World Languages, Literatures and Linguistics at West Virginia University's flagship Morgantown campus (note that that department name really should be something like "Department of World Languages and Literatures and of Linguistics", since "World" doesn't really apply to "Linguistics"):
Recently proposed demise of languages, linguistics at WVU (Morgantown)
WVU’s plan to cut foreign languages, other programs draws disbelief
Academic overhaul at West Virginia University, in response to budget deficit, outrages faculty and students
Nick Anderson , WP (8/18/23)
A proposal from West Virginia University would discontinue 32 of the university’s 338 majors on its Morgantown campus and eliminate 7 percent of its faculty. As of 6:30 PM, the article had attracted more than 900 comments, which I'm fairly sure is well above average for the Post website. By 11 PM, it had garnered 1,400 comments.
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