Many Universities are belt-tightening (or worse) as a result of cuts at the federal and state level, changes in student interests, and more. One of the latest to announce changes is the University of Connecticut, which recently announced the closure of seven academic programs and a review of dozens of others:
A review of low-enrollment academic programs at the University of Connecticut has so far resulted in seven closures, with dozens more being monitored this coming school year. . . .
So far, seven programs have been approved for permanent closure, three majors are being discontinued and approximately 70 programs are being monitored or expected to have future action as a result of the review, according to the August 5 update. . . .
These seven programs were approved for permanent closure:
Graduate Certificate in Global Health (Institute for Collaboration on Health,
Intervention, and Policy)
Graduate Certificate Obesity Prevention and Weight Management (Institute for
Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Policy)
Graduate Certificate in School Law (Neag School of Education)
Graduate Certificate in Addiction Sciences (School of Medicine)
B.A. and B.S. in Applied Mathematical Sciences, BS in Mathematics-Physics (College of
Liberal Arts & Sciences)
M.A. in Politics and Popular Culture (College of Liberal Arts & Sciences)
MA and PhD in Medieval Studies (College of Liberal Arts & Sciences)
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