AAUP to Investigate Decision to Close Programs at SUNY-Albany

The American Association of University Professors announced today that it was appointing a committee to investigate the decision by administrators at the State University of New York at Albany to suspend admissions to five degree programs—in classics, French, Italian, Russian, and theater—as the campus deals with budget cuts. The AAUP said the decision to close the programs, and to notify 14 tenured faculty members that their appointments would be terminated within two years, raised concerns about academic freedom, tenure, and governance.