Jacksonville University cutting majors, laying off 40 faculty members

Jacksonville University cutting majors, laying off 40 faculty members

The changes will affect the declared majors of about 100 of JU’s nearly 4,200 students as it seeks to cut costs.

JU cuts 40 faculty and ends music and theater programs

Jacksonville University will cut music and theater programs from its curriculum in a reorganization that will affect about 100 students and cost 40 faculty members their jobs. The cuts, an effort to save $10 million, are intended to align the university’s courses with the needs of today’s working world. They were announced to the affected students Tuesday morning. Some students appeared angry or crying as they left the meeting. Teachers had thei…