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Emporia State Cut Tenured Faculty. Enrollment Plunged.
Correlation doesn’t equal causation, but the Kansas university’s head-count troubles have worsened. Might other institutions following its example see a similar fate?
![Commencement at Dickinson State University, with blue-robed graduates sitting on the left side of the photo and an array of flags up on the dais behind a speaker in academic regalia.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_205_x_203/public/2023-09/Dickinson%20State.jpg?itok=NbLvMJLh)
Dickinson State President Picks Degrees to Ax, Spares Others
Math, communication and political science are among those on the chopping block; English, chemistry and environmental science get a reprieve.
SUNY Potsdam May End 14 Degree Programs
![Dickinson State University musicians performing on their instruments, with "Welcome to Dickinson State University" and a hawk painted on the wall.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_205_x_203/public/2023-09/Dickinson_State_University_Band%20%281%29.jpg?itok=emJuOnlC)
A Tenure Critic May Cut Faculty—by Ending Their Programs
Dickinson State University in North Dakota could lose its undergraduate degree offerings in English, math, music and other areas.
![Four mascots—a knight, a badger, a hornet and a hawk—pose next to one another in identical shirts in a college building.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_205_x_203/public/2023-08/VSU%20combined%20mascots_edit%20%281%29.jpg?itok=QtLlv8ri)
Praying for a Merger Miracle
Vermont State University, a union of three struggling colleges, welcomed its first class last week. But with enrollment flagging, the impact of the merger remains uncertain.
Ex-Professor's Clown Fetish Led to Police Reports, Harassment Claims
![A photo illustration of a sticker saying "FREE 2024 Fall Special" on a textbook with a $99.99 price tag.](/sites/default/files/styles/image_205_x_203/public/2023-08/Free_Textbooks%281%29.jpg?itok=1CFLP9sJ)
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.
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Popular Chancellor Is Ousted, and No One Is Saying Why
After 10 years as chancellor, Nancy Cantor of Rutgers-Newark will not have her contract renewed next year. Faculty and local leaders are angry.
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