No more ethnic, women and gender studies at WSU as state-mandated budget cuts start

No more ethnic, women and gender studies at WSU as state-mandated budget cuts start

Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. (Photo by Darren Cooper/Getty Images)The legislative-mandated search for efficiency in Utah universities is already changing how campuses are conducting work and the faces in their staff and faculty rosters.  The budget cuts have also led one institution to part ways with programs that have lately been controversial in academia, including ethnic studies, women and gender studies, and queer studies. Gearing …

800 combined jobs to be cut at WSU, UTS - Campus Review

Western Sydney University (WSU) is expected to cut up to 400 jobs to help cope with an almost 80 million deficit in 2026 amid a “large deterioration” in student numbers. It comes after the University of Technology Sydney announced last week it could axe 400 jobs as part of a plan to cut $100 million. Western Sydney University vice-chancellor George Williams said the university had “no choice” but to reduce staff numbers, with an estimated $6.5 m…