
The University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point said Wednesday that a highly controversial plan to cut six academic programs is now off the table.
In March 2018 the university proposed cutting 13 majors, primarily in the liberal arts, while adding 16 vocational programs. The plan was announced in the face of declining enrollment and a $4.5-million budget deficit. The cuts could have led to layoffs for tenured professors and other faculty members.
Following widespread criticism, the number of proposed program cuts was scaled down in November to six, with art, French, geography, geoscience, German, and history remaining on the chopping block.
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