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Experts say data show Florida's "stand your ground" law, a flashpoint after Trayvon Martin's 2012 killing, has led to increased violence.
Experts say data show Florida's "stand your ground" law, a flashpoint after Trayvon Martin's 2012 killing, has led to increased violence.
University administrators say no. Staff fear more cuts to come. //end headline wrapper ?> Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee Looking west down W. Wells St. at Marquette’s Campus Town Apartments. Campus Town East is the most visible. File photo by Jeramey Jannene. Marquette University laid off 39 staff members last month as part of a yearlong effort to close a $45 million budget deficit brought on by COVID-19 financial losses including a drop in enrollment. The budget-cutting process has sparked fear on campus among some students and faculty who worry the university ...
iStock/Getty Images Plus The College of Saint Rose, located in Albany, N.Y., is cutting 16 majors and six master’s degrees, including programs in chemistry, math and music. The University of Evansville, in Indiana, has proposed eliminating 17 majors and three departments: philosophy and religion, music, and electrical engineering and computer science. Finally, Marquette University, in Milwaukee, is planning to terminate 225 faculty and staff positions this year. The three religiously affiliated institutions are just the latest to take a paring knife to their academic programs. An unsparing ...