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Getting Texas A&M Back on Track
Kathy Banks brought sweeping changes to Texas A&M University. Now, following her abrupt exit in July, a new report calls for a slate of course corrections.
Despite National Pushback, West Virginia Will Cut Faculty, Programs
A month of intense public and on-campus pressure did not dissuade the Board of Governors from siding with the administration to slash programs and positions.
West Virginia Students, Faculty Cry Out on Final Day Before Vote on Deep Cuts
At a raucous public comment session Thursday, the WVU Board of Governors heard final pleas to reject university administrators’ proposed cuts. But state politicians and university leaders aren’t expected to heed the protests.
WVU Faculty Overwhelmingly Votes No Confidence in Gee, Calls for Freeze in Cuts
West Virginia faculty members approved two resolutions Wednesday, condemning the university’s president along with the layoffs and cuts to academic programs that he has backed.
WVU Still Proposes Nixing Math Grad Degrees, but Floats Replacements
A Flagship Research University… Without Language Degrees or Math Ph.D.s?
Some of West Virginia University’s proposed program cuts appear unprecedented, or close to it, for an institution of its kind. Department appeals and student protests seem to be having little effect so far.
WVU Proposes No Language Degrees, Just Chinese and Spanish Courses
University Says It Won’t Charge for Textbooks. Professors Ask How.
West Texas A&M's Faculty Senate voted no confidence in its president last spring, partly for his talk of a “textbook-free” campus. Now he's doubling down.