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West Virginia

appalachiablue

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18. Extremists have been after the humanities & liberal arts for decades,

Reply to róisín_dubh (Reply #17)

Sun Aug 13, 2023, 10:36 AM

Aug 2023

and are aggressively destroying studies now. I feel for you, your colleagues, the students and all. The country is going to ruins, on this front and many others. Hell to see, but we have to still fight for honest education and democracy. Take care.

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WVU: West Virginia Univ. Recommends Cutting 169 Faculty Positions, 32 Majors. More Schools [View all] appalachiablue Aug 2023 OP

Football cuts? yankee87 Aug 2023 #1

You bet and no way! appalachiablue Aug 2023 #3

Why would there be? Football is self sustained jimfields33 Aug 2023 #6

Hey, Hey, Ho, Ho, all that gol' durned fancy learnin: has got to go? czarjak Aug 2023 #2

No more of that fancy, liberal learning that puts dangerous ideas in young 'folks heads.. appalachiablue Aug 2023 #4

Hefty salaries aside, thousands of faculty cuts highlight financial vice squeezing US colleges and jimfields33 Aug 2023 #8

$76,000 is a hefty salary? czarjak Aug 2023 #16

Stunning. badhair77 Aug 2023 #5

Huge cuts in faculty all over the country. jimfields33 Aug 2023 #7

Tks for posting, what an eye opener. These severe changes will have deep, lasting impacts - more... appalachiablue Aug 2023 #12

Isn't West Virginia near the bottom of states when ranked by college degree? dem4decades Aug 2023 #9

It's all over the US, see #7, 12. appalachiablue Aug 2023 #14

Just another example of the Repukes' effort....... MyOwnPeace Aug 2023 #10

Absolutely, it's all over the country, more see #7, #12.. appalachiablue Aug 2023 #13

Not at all BlueIn_W_Pa Aug 2023 #19

The base salary of WVU President Gordon Gee is $800k. Tanuki Aug 2023 #11

For sure. appalachiablue Aug 2023 #15

It's so grim. I resigned in December from a humanities department there... róisín_dubh Aug 2023 #17

Extremists have been after the humanities & liberal arts for decades, appalachiablue Aug 2023 #18